210 W. Temple St · Civic Center, Los Angeles
Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center
The county's primary criminal courthouse — 20 floors of felony and misdemeanor calendars in the Civic Center, a short walk from the Bauchet Street jail complex. Licensed agents post bonds 24/7, whether or not court is in session.
Table Of Contents
Everything on this page is built around one question: what has to happen before someone walks out — and what a hearing at Foltz Criminal Justice Center actually decides.
Courthouse Overview
What Foltz Criminal Justice Center actually handles, and which cases land here.
Hours of Operation
Court hours and jail bond hours are two different clocks.
Our Reviews
What families say after a bond actually got posted.
Bail Options & Charges We Handle
All 19 California charge pages and all 9 payment structures.
Parking & Directions
Getting there, where to park, and what screening looks like.
Departments & Case Types
The calendars actually heard at this courthouse.
How To Post Bail Here
The statutes behind the number, and what a judge can change.
Nearby Jails & Detention Centers
The county facilities whose bookings feed this calendar.
Related Courthouses & Cities Served
Where cases go next, and every city that routes here.
Bail FAQs
Real questions about venue, timing, and overnight bonds.
Courthouse Overview
The Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center is the county's primary criminal courthouse — 20 floors and roughly 850,000 square feet, opened October 26, 1972 as the Criminal Courts Building. In 2002 it was renamed for Clara Shortridge Foltz, the first female lawyer on the West Coast and the person credited with first proposing the public defender system that now operates out of this same building.
This is where most downtown felony matters land after Central Arraignment. The two courthouses are a short distance apart, and cases routinely move from one to the other as they progress: the first appearance and initial bail determination happen at Bauchet Street, and the preliminary hearing, motions, and trial happen here on West Temple Street.
For families, the most useful thing to know is that the courthouse named on booking paperwork is often not the courthouse where the case is actually resolved. If a downtown arrest has moved past arraignment, this is usually the building to check for the next date — and the notice to appear is always the authoritative answer.
Nothing about a court date has to be waited out in custody. When bail has already been set at the county schedule amount, a bond can be posted at the jail at any hour, and the defendant appears here from home instead of from a custody bus.
Court date coming up at Foltz Criminal Justice Center?
(213) 510-2764Give us a full legal name and date of birth. We confirm the booking, the current bail amount, and which facility is actually holding the defendant before anyone drives anywhere.
At A Glance
Courthouse
Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center
Address
210 W. Temple St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Court
Los Angeles County Superior Court — Central District
Building hours
7:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Monday–Friday
Clerk's office
8:30 AM – 4:30 PM, Monday–Friday, except court holidays
General information
(213) 628-7700
Hours Of Operation
Court hours and jail release timing are two different clocks. Foltz Criminal Justice Center runs on a weekday court calendar; the jail holding your family member runs 24 hours a day, every day.
Courthouse Schedule
Court calendar vs. bond window
Building open
7:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Monday–Friday
Clerk's Office
8:30 AM – 4:30 PM, Monday–Friday
Court holidays
Closed
Saturday & Sunday
Closed
Downtown jail bond window
Open 24 hours, every day
The Bail Network
Open 24 hours, every day
Courthouse Phone Lines
- General information(213) 628-7700
- Felony Service / Intake(213) 893-0751
- Misdemeanor Service / Intake(213) 974-1568
- File section(213) 974-5261
- Criminal Records(213) 974-6141
Posting a bond does not wait for the courthouse to open. When bail is already set at the county schedule amount, the bond goes to the jail, not a courtroom.
Release is a queue, not a switch — Inmate Reception Center processing commonly runs several hours after a bond is accepted, longer on weekends and holidays.
This is a trial courthouse, not an intake building. Someone in custody is transported here for appearances and returned to the jail afterward until a bond is posted.
Our Reviews
Real reviews from the families we’ve helped — pulled straight from Google.
Bail Options & Charges We Handle
Every charge type and every payment structure available for a case calendared at Foltz Criminal Justice Center, in one place.
California Charge Pages
DUI / DWI Bail Bonds
24-hour bail for drunk-driving arrests under Vehicle Code §23152.
View pageDomestic Violence Bail Bonds
Bail and protective-order guidance for PC §273.5 and §243(e)(1) cases.
View pageDrug Possession & Drug Charge Bail Bonds
Bail for possession, sales, trafficking, and prescription-related cases.
View pageTheft Bail Bonds
Bail for petty theft, grand theft, shoplifting, and receipt of stolen property.
View pageBurglary Bail Bonds
Bail for first-degree, second-degree, and auto burglary under PC §459.
View pageRobbery Bail Bonds
Bail for armed and unarmed robbery charges under PC §211.
View pageWarrant Bail Bonds
Clear bench warrants and arrest warrants fast without unnecessary jail time.
View pageElder Abuse Bail Bonds
Bail for financial, physical, or neglect-based elder abuse charges.
View pageManslaughter Bail Bonds
Bail for voluntary, involuntary, and vehicular manslaughter under PC §192.
View pageMurder Charge Bail Bonds
Bail for first-degree and second-degree murder charges under PC §187.
View pageMisdemeanor Bail Bonds
Bail for misdemeanors with quick release and flexible payment plans.
View pageFelony Bail Bonds
Bail for felony charges and serious criminal allegations.
View pageTraffic & Vehicle Code Bail Bonds
Bail for reckless driving, hit-and-run, and suspended-license arrests.
View pageAssault & Battery Bail Bonds
Bail for simple battery, assault, and aggravated assault cases.
View pageFailure To Appear (FTA) Bail Bonds
Bail for FTA warrants and missed court dates.
View pageProbation Violation Bail Bonds
Bail for technical and substantive probation violations.
View pageWeapons Charge Bail Bonds
Bail for illegal firearm, concealed carry, and weapons allegations.
View pageFederal Charge Bail Bonds
Bail for federal court charges and pretrial release.
View pageImmigration Bonds
Bonds for ICE detainers and immigration court proceedings.
View pagePayment & Financing Options
1% Bail Bonds
Start the bail process for a fraction of the standard premium.
View page1275 Hold Bail Bonds
Specialized bonds for PC 1275 holds requiring a source-of-funds hearing.
View page2% Bail Bonds
Low down-payment option for qualified cosigners and collateral.
View page24-Hour Bail Bonds
Bonds posted any time, day or night, including weekends and holidays.
View pageAffordable Bail Bonds
Payment plans designed to fit most budgets and credit profiles.
View pageCosigner Bail Bonds
Use a qualified cosigner to strengthen the application and lower upfront cost.
View pageNo-Collateral Bail Bonds
Signature-release options when qualifying employment and residence criteria are met.
View pageNo Money Down Bail Bonds
Deferred-down arrangements that let release move forward immediately.
View pageOnline Bail Bonds
Complete paperwork, payment, and signatures digitally from any location.
View pageParking & Directions
Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center is at 210 W. Temple St, Los Angeles, CA 90012. Plan the trip around the courthouse itself — the jail holding the defendant is usually somewhere else entirely.
Getting There
210 W. Temple Street sits in the Civic Center, between Broadway and Grand Avenue, across the 101 freeway from the Bauchet Street jail complex. It is a separate trip from the jail — plan for Civic Center traffic and midday congestion.
Public Transit
Metro B (Red) and D (Purple) Lines stop at Civic Center/Grand Park Station, roughly a two-minute walk. Bus lines 2, 4, 10, 30, 40, 45, 78, 92, and 96 stop within a block.
Parking
The Music Center Garage (135 N Grand Ave) and Walt Disney Concert Hall Garage (111 S Grand Ave) are the closest structures — roughly $9 flat in the evening and around $20 during the day. Rates change; confirm at the gate.
Street Parking & Screening
Metered street parking on Broadway and Spring Street runs a strictly enforced two-hour limit. All visitors pass through a metal detector; lines are longest at the start of the morning calendar.
Departments & Case Types
The calendars actually heard at Foltz Criminal Justice Center, and where a bail decision fits into each one.
Felony Trials
The county's main venue for felony trials filed by the Los Angeles County District Attorney, including the most serious downtown filings.
Misdemeanor Trials
Misdemeanor matters filed by the District Attorney and the Los Angeles City Attorney are heard and tried here.
Preliminary Hearings
The hearing where the court decides whether there is enough evidence to hold a felony defendant to answer — a frequent point where bail is revisited.
Mental Health Court Matters
Specialized calendars for defendants with mental-health issues, coordinated with the county's downtown custody facilities.
Post-Arraignment Calendars
Pretrial conferences, motions, and sentencing for cases arraigned at Central Arraignment and transferred here.
Public Defender Services
The Public Defender's office operates out of this building — the office whose concept traces directly to Clara Shortridge Foltz herself.
How To Post Bail At Foltz Criminal Justice Center
The starting bail figure comes from the Los Angeles Superior Court’s felony and misdemeanor bail schedule, adopted under Penal Code §1269b, and review or reduction of that figure runs under Penal Code §1270.1.
Bail moves in two stages. At booking, the county schedule applies administratively — no judge involved, postable immediately. At the first court appearance, a judicial officer reviews that figure and can leave it, raise it, reduce it, or grant own-recognizance release.
Posting before that hearing isn’t a gamble. If the court later reduces bail, the premium is already earned — but the defendant spent the intervening days at home rather than in custody. If bail is increased instead, having posted early is exactly why they weren’t in custody for the hearing.
The bond itself is posted at the facility physically holding the defendant, not at a courthouse counter. We handle that. What we need to start: a full legal name, a date of birth, and a short cosigner conversation.
Every bond is issued by a California Department of Insurance-licensed agent under Cal. Ins. Code §1800, at the statutory 10% premium — as low as 1% down on approved credit.
If A Court Date Here Is Missed
A missed appearance at Foltz Criminal Justice Center can mean a forfeited bond and a bench warrant the same day, with a limited statutory window to bring the defendant back before forfeiture becomes a judgment against the cosigner.
Failure To Appear Bail BondsNearby Jails & Detention Centers
These are the county facilities whose bookings feed this courthouse’s calendar — and where a bond is actually posted.
Inmate Reception Center (IRC)
450 Bauchet St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
The county's central booking and processing point. Most county custody passes through here before housing.
View facility pageTwin Towers Correctional Facility
450 Bauchet St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
The county's largest downtown custody facility and its primary medical and mental-health housing site.
View facility pageMen's Central Jail
441 Bauchet St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
The other large downtown men's facility, one block from Twin Towers on the same complex.
View facility pageCentury Regional Detention Facility
11705 S. Alameda St, Lynwood, CA 90262
The county's primary women's facility. Women booked anywhere in the county are generally housed here.
View facility pageBail FAQs
The questions families actually ask when a court date is set at Foltz Criminal Justice Center.
Is bail set at the Foltz Criminal Justice Center?
Bail is first set administratively at booking from the county bail schedule adopted under Penal Code §1269b, then reviewed by a judicial officer at arraignment — usually at Central Arraignment for downtown cases. Judges here can revisit bail at later hearings under Penal Code §1270.1.
What's the difference between this courthouse and Central Arraignment?
Central Arraignment at 429 Bauchet Street handles the first appearance only. The Foltz Criminal Justice Center at 210 W. Temple Street handles what comes after — preliminary hearings, motions, and trial for most downtown felony matters.
Can I post a bond here?
No. Bonds are posted at the facility holding the defendant — Twin Towers, Men's Central Jail, or the Inmate Reception Center — not at a courthouse counter. We post at those facilities 24 hours a day.
What are the hours?
The building is open 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM and the Clerk's Office 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday, except court holidays.
Where should I park?
The Music Center Garage at 135 N Grand Avenue and the Walt Disney Concert Hall Garage at 111 S Grand Avenue are closest — roughly $9 flat evenings and around $20 daytime. Metered street parking on Broadway and Spring Street is limited to two hours and strictly enforced.
Why is this courthouse named after Clara Shortridge Foltz?
Foltz was the first female lawyer on the West Coast, admitted to the California bar in 1878, and she first proposed the public defender system that now operates out of this building. The courthouse, opened in 1972 as the Criminal Courts Building, was renamed for her in 2002.
What happens if a court date here is missed?
A missed appearance can mean a forfeited bond and a bench warrant the same day, with a limited statutory window to bring the defendant back before the forfeiture becomes a judgment against the cosigner. Call us immediately if a date is missed.
Post A Bond For A Foltz Criminal Justice Center Case
Licensed agents, 24 hours a day, including nights, weekends, and court holidays. A full legal name and date of birth is all we need to start.