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Los Angeles County Courthouse Directory
36 courthouses across 12 judicial districts — from downtown's Stanley Mosk to Catalina Island's own courthouse. Where a case actually gets heard depends on where the arrest happened, not where the jail is. Here's every real courthouse, organized the way the Superior Court itself organizes them.
Part of the California Courthouse Directory · Paired with the LA County Jails & Detention Centers Directory
How LA County Decides Which Courthouse Hears A Case
The Los Angeles Superior Court is the largest single unified trial court in the United States — 36 courthouses spread across 12 judicial districts, each covering a defined set of cities and unincorporated areas. Which courthouse hears a case is determined by where the arrest happened, not by which jail the defendant ends up in — someone booked downtown at the Inmate Reception Center could still have their case heard in Pomona, Torrance, or Lancaster, depending on the arresting agency's district.
That's the opposite of how most people assume it works, and it's exactly why a family can find the jail easily but still not know where to actually show up for arraignment. This directory is built the same way the court itself is organized — by district — so the right courthouse is easy to find once you know where the arrest happened.
Official Sources Used On This Page
LA County Jails DirectoryTable Of Contents
Four sections: how the court's districts work, every courthouse in the county, what this directory covers, and the questions families ask first.
Los Angeles County's 12 Judicial Districts
How the Superior Court divides the county, and which courthouses sit inside each district.
Full Courthouse Directory (36 Courthouses)
Every courthouse in the county, grouped the same way the court itself groups them.
What This Directory Covers
Addresses, case types, and why the jail and the courthouse are often different places entirely.
FAQs
District assignment, juvenile courthouses, Catalina, and confirming a venue without a trip downtown.
Los Angeles County's 12 Judicial Districts
The Superior Court organizes its 36 courthouses into 12 geographic districts. Each courthouse below links to its own full page — real address, real contact information, which case types it handles, and which cities and jail facilities route there.
Central District
Downtown Los Angeles and the immediate core — the county's highest-volume criminal filings, plus the specialized arraignment, children's, and civil courthouses.
- Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center
- Central Arraignment Courthouse
- Stanley Mosk Courthouse
- Edmund D. Edelman Children's Court
- East Los Angeles Courthouse
- Hollywood Courthouse
- Spring Street Courthouse
- Metropolitan Courthouse
East District
The eastern San Gabriel Valley — El Monte through Pomona and the Los Angeles / San Bernardino county line.
- El Monte Courthouse
- Pomona Courthouse South
- West Covina Courthouse
North District
The Antelope Valley — Lancaster, Palmdale, and the high desert communities north of the mountains.
- Michael D. Antonovich Antelope Valley Courthouse
- Alfred J. McCourtney Juvenile Justice Center
North Central District
Burbank and Glendale — two independent police departments, each with a courthouse inside its own city.
- Burbank Courthouse
- Glendale Courthouse
North Valley District
The north and west San Fernando Valley, plus the Santa Clarita Valley.
- Santa Clarita Courthouse
- Chatsworth Courthouse
- San Fernando Courthouse
- Sylmar Juvenile Courthouse
Northeast District
The western San Gabriel Valley and the Pasadena foothills.
- Alhambra Courthouse
- Pasadena Courthouse
Northwest District
The San Fernando Valley — Van Nuys West for criminal calendars, Van Nuys East for civil.
- Van Nuys Courthouse East
- Van Nuys Courthouse West
South District
Long Beach, Signal Hill, and Santa Catalina Island.
- Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse
- Catalina Courthouse
South Central District
Compton and the surrounding communities served by the LASD Compton and Century stations.
- Compton Courthouse
Southeast District
The Gateway Cities corridor along the 5 and 605 freeways.
- Downey Courthouse
- Bellflower Courthouse
- Norwalk Courthouse
- Huntington Park Courthouse
- Whittier Courthouse
Southwest District
The South Bay and the Inglewood corridor.
- Inglewood Courthouse
- Torrance Courthouse
- Inglewood Juvenile Courthouse
West District
The Westside, the beach cities north of the airport, and Beverly Hills.
- Airport Courthouse
- Santa Monica Courthouse
- Beverly Hills Courthouse
Full Courthouse Directory (37 Courthouses)
Every courthouse in the county, grouped by district. Addresses shown here were verified against official court and city sources during the city, jail, and station research already published on this site — anything not independently confirmed says so rather than showing a guessed address.
Central District
Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center
210 W. Temple St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
The county's primary criminal courthouse and the venue for the most serious downtown felony filings.
Central Arraignment Courthouse
429 Bauchet St, Los Angeles, CA 90012 · (213) 974-6531
First-appearance courthouse for downtown bookings, directly across from the Bauchet Street jail complex. Bail is addressed by a judicial officer here for the first time.
Stanley Mosk Courthouse
111 N. Hill St, Los Angeles, CA 90012 · (213) 974-5191
The county's main civil, family, and probate courthouse downtown. Also addressed as 110 N. Grand Ave — the same building's opposite frontage.
Edmund D. Edelman Children's Court
201 Centre Plaza Dr, Monterey Park, CA 91754
Dependency and juvenile dependency matters, not adult criminal filings.
East Los Angeles Courthouse
4848 E. Civic Center Way, Los Angeles, CA 90022 · (323) 780-2025
Misdemeanor, traffic, small claims, and civil calendars for the eastside. Jurisdiction over Commerce, Cudahy, and Maywood is not officially confirmed.
Hollywood Courthouse
5925 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028 · (323) 441-1800
DUI, traffic, and misdemeanor calendars for the Hollywood area.
Spring Street Courthouse
312 N. Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Downtown civil and complex civil calendars, in the National Historic Landmark where Mendez v. Westminster was decided.
Metropolitan Courthouse
1945 S. Hill St, Los Angeles, CA 90007 · (213) 745-3200
High-volume traffic and limited misdemeanor calendars south of downtown.
East District
El Monte Courthouse
11234 E. Valley Blvd, El Monte, CA 91731 · (626) 401-2200
Sits on the same stretch of Valley Boulevard as the El Monte Police Department, minutes from the jail.
Pomona Courthouse South
400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766 · (909) 802-1100
The East District's criminal branch for the Pomona area.
West Covina Courthouse
1427 West Covina Parkway, West Covina, CA 91790 · (626) 430-2600
Confirmed jurisdiction over West Covina and neighboring East District cities.
North District
Michael D. Antonovich Antelope Valley Courthouse
42011 4th St West, Lancaster, CA 93534 · (661) 974-7200
The Antelope Valley's criminal courthouse — Lancaster and Palmdale arrests are heard here, not downtown.
Alfred J. McCourtney Juvenile Justice Center
1040 W. Avenue J, Lancaster, CA 93534
Juvenile matters for the Antelope Valley.
North Central District
Burbank Courthouse
300 E. Olive Ave, Burbank, CA 91502 · (818) 260-8400
Serves Burbank Police Department filings — roughly 5,500 City Prosecutor cases and 12,000–15,000 traffic citations a year.
Glendale Courthouse
600 E. Broadway, Glendale, CA 91206 · (818) 265-6400
A dedicated courthouse in the city itself, minutes from the Glendale Police Department jail.
North Valley District
Santa Clarita Courthouse
23747 W. Valencia Blvd, Santa Clarita, CA 91355 · (661) 253-5699
Criminal and traffic cases from the LASD Santa Clarita Valley Station's service area. Address confirmed.
Chatsworth Courthouse
9425 Penfield Ave, Chatsworth, CA 91311 · (818) 407-2200
Civil limited and unlimited, traffic, adoption scheduling, and DV restraining order information for the northwest Valley.
San Fernando Courthouse
900 3rd St, San Fernando, CA 91340 · (818) 256-1898
Criminal matters exclusively, serving the City of San Fernando and the northeast Valley.
Sylmar Juvenile Courthouse
16350 Filbert St, Sylmar, CA 91342
Juvenile matters for the San Fernando Valley.
Northeast District
Alhambra Courthouse
150 W. Commonwealth Ave, Alhambra, CA 91801 · (626) 308-5525
Confirmed jurisdiction over Alhambra, Monterey Park, San Gabriel, and neighboring west San Gabriel Valley cities.
Pasadena Courthouse
300 E. Walnut St, Pasadena, CA 91101 · Criminal felony (626) 396-3393
Confirmed jurisdiction over Pasadena, Sierra Madre, Altadena, Arcadia, and the surrounding foothill cities.
Northwest District
Van Nuys Courthouse East
6230 Sylmar Ave, Van Nuys, CA 91401 · (818) 901-4600
The civil building — small claims, family law, and unlawful detainer. Not criminal arraignments.
Van Nuys Courthouse West
14400 Erwin Street Mall, Van Nuys, CA 91401
The San Fernando Valley's main criminal courthouse — arraignments and most Valley felony and misdemeanor calendars.
South District
Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse
275 Magnolia Ave, Long Beach, CA 90802 · (562) 256-2310
Confirmed direct jurisdiction over Long Beach and Signal Hill — the South District's main courthouse.
Catalina Courthouse
215 Sumner Ave, Avalon, CA 90704
The only courthouse on Santa Catalina Island, sharing the building footprint with the LASD Avalon Station.
South Central District
Compton Courthouse
200 W. Compton Blvd, Compton, CA 90220 · (310) 761-4300
Confirmed jurisdiction over Compton, Lynwood, Paramount, and neighboring South Central cities.
Southeast District
Downey Courthouse
7500 E. Imperial Highway, Downey, CA 90242 · (562) 658-0500
Confirmed jurisdiction over Downey, La Mirada, Bell, Bell Gardens, and South Gate.
Bellflower Courthouse
10025 E. Flower St, Bellflower, CA 90706 · (562) 345-3300
Confirmed jurisdiction over Bellflower, Artesia, Cerritos, Hawaiian Gardens, and Lakewood.
Norwalk Courthouse
12720 Norwalk Blvd, Norwalk, CA 90650 · Criminal (562) 345-0896
The Southeast District's senior location — serious felony matters from Downey and Bellflower escalate here.
Huntington Park Courthouse
6548 Miles Ave, Huntington Park, CA 90255 · Civil/Small Claims (323) 586-6365
Serves the Gateway Cities cluster — Bell, Bell Gardens, Cudahy, Huntington Park, Maywood, South Gate, and Vernon.
Whittier Courthouse
7339 S. Painter Ave, Whittier, CA 90602
Confirmed jurisdiction over Whittier, La Habra Heights, and neighboring Southeast District communities.
Southwest District
Inglewood Courthouse
One Regent St, Inglewood, CA 90301 · (310) 419-5121
Confirmed direct jurisdiction over Inglewood, Hawthorne, Lawndale, and Gardena.
Torrance Courthouse
825 Maple Ave, Torrance, CA 90503 · (310) 222-8808
The South Bay's largest branch — confirmed jurisdiction across the beach cities and the Palos Verdes Peninsula.
Inglewood Juvenile Courthouse
110 Regent St, Inglewood, CA 90301 · (310) 412-8301
Juvenile matters for the Southwest District.
West District
Airport Courthouse
11701 S. La Cienega Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045 · (310) 727-6010
Criminal matters only. Beverly Hills cases are heard at Beverly Hills Courthouse; West Hollywood and Culver City are not settled — sources conflict between Airport and Beverly Hills, so confirm against the notice to appear.
Santa Monica Courthouse
1725 Main St, Santa Monica, CA 90401 · (310) 255-1840
Civil, family, unlawful detainer, and traffic. Criminal Westside matters are heard at Airport Courthouse.
Beverly Hills Courthouse
9355 Burton Way, Beverly Hills, CA 90210 · (310) 288-1288
West District calendars in Beverly Hills.
What This Directory Covers
Addresses, case types, and courthouse assignments for arrests across Los Angeles County. Where a case is heard depends on which agency made the arrest, not which jail the defendant ends up in — the two are often different buildings entirely, sometimes in different parts of the county. Each page in this directory explains that connection for one specific courthouse.
If a courthouse isn't yet listed, the assignment still follows the same countywide rules — call our office and we will confirm exactly where a case is being heard before anything is signed.
Courthouse FAQs
How does LA County decide which courthouse hears a case?
By where the arrest happened. The Los Angeles Superior Court divides the county into 12 judicial districts, and each district's courthouses cover a defined list of cities and unincorporated areas. The arresting agency's location decides the district, and the district decides the courthouse — the jail the defendant is sitting in has no bearing on it.
Why is my family member's jail in a different area than the courthouse?
Because the Sheriff's custody system is countywide and the court system is geographic. Someone arrested in Pomona or Lancaster can be transported downtown to the Inmate Reception Center — or north to the Pitchess complex in Castaic — while the case itself stays in the district where the arrest happened. Two different buildings, sometimes forty miles apart, both correct.
What's the difference between a criminal courthouse and a juvenile courthouse?
Adult criminal filings are heard at the district's criminal branch. Juvenile matters — delinquency and dependency — are heard at dedicated juvenile courthouses such as the Alfred J. McCourtney Juvenile Justice Center in the North District, Sylmar Juvenile in the North Valley, Inglewood Juvenile in the Southwest, and the Edmund D. Edelman Children's Court downtown. The bail process is not the same, and a juvenile case does not run on the county bail schedule the way an adult case does.
Which courthouse handles Catalina Island cases?
Catalina Courthouse at 215 Sumner Ave in Avalon, part of the court's South District. It is the only courthouse on the island, in the same small civic footprint as the LASD Avalon Station, and everything about scheduling there runs on ferry and helicopter timing rather than freeway timing.
Can everything be confirmed without visiting the courthouse first?
Yes. We confirm the courthouse, the case number, and the current bail amount from the booking record over the phone before anything is signed. Nobody needs to drive to a courthouse to find out where the case is being heard, and nobody should be posting a bond on a guessed venue.