Central Justice Center
700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701
General phone number: 657-622-6878
Cases handled: Civil, small claims, appeals, probate, criminal felony, criminal misdemeanor, and traffic cases
*Also maintains a small claims advisory program
Hours are 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Monday through Friday for most departments, but self help service hours are 8:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. Monday through Thursday and 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Friday
Cities served: Orange, Santa Ana, Tustin, and Villa Park; all of Orange County for certain civil, unlimited civil, and small claims cases; all of Orange County for certain felony and mental health hearings
Community Court
909 North Main Street Santa Ana, CA, 92701
Phone number for most court needs: 657-622-8459
Cases handled: Drug court, DUI court, homeless outreach, recovery court, veteran’s court, Whatever It Takes “WIT” Court”, and Co-Occurring Disorders Opportunity Court
*This court is primarily used for collaborative court alternative programs to help those who have ended up in the criminal justice system
Only open for specific hours to accommodate the set schedule of each voluntary collaborative court program
Costa Mesa Justice Complex
3390 Harbor Boulevard Costa Mesa, CA 92626
General phone number: 657-622-6878
Temporary courthouse for small claims and probate cases until the Central Justice Center in Santa Ana is finished with safety renovations
Civil Complex Center
751 West Santa Ana Boulevard Santa Ana, CA 92701
Cases handled: Complex civil matters, including antitrust and trade regulation, construction defect claims, securities claims, investment losses, environmental claims, mass tort claims, class action suits, and any cases with numerous predial motions that raise difficult legal issues, management of large number of witnesses, management of a large number of separately represented parties, and coordination with action pending in one or more other courts
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
Department CJ1, Orange County Men’s Jail
Building 50, 550 North Flower Street Santa Ana, CA 92703
General phone number: 657-622-8459
Cases handled: Misdemeanors, felonies, and probation violations
Arraignment and probation violation hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
Harbor Justice Center—Newport Beach
4601 Jamboree Road Newport Beach, CA 92660
General phone number: 657-622-5400
Cases handled: Criminal and traffic
Traffic court hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
Cities served: Aliso Viejo, Balboa Island, Capistrano Beach, Coto de Caza, Corona del Mar, Dana Point, Irvine, John Wayne Airport, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Lido Isle, Mission Viejo, Newport Beach, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana Heights, Trabuco Canyon and surrounding unincorporated areas
Lamoreaux Justice Center
341 The City Drive South Orange, CA 92868
General phone number: 657-622-6878
Cases handled: Juvenile, traffic, and family law
*In addition to hearing family law cases, this court also houses the Family Law Facilitator program, which offers no-cost information and assistance with certain family law tasks and forms
Family court services hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. and 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M.
Family law hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
Family Law Facilitator hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
Juvenile Court: Monday through Friday, 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
Self-Help Center: Monday through Thursday, 8:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. and Friday, 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M.
Cities served: All Orange County cities and unincorporated areas
North Justice Center
1275 North Berkeley Avenue Fullerton, CA 92832
General phone number: 657-622-5600
Cases handled: Criminal and traffic
*Also provides self-help legal services
Criminal and traffic court hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
Self-help hours: Monday through Thursday, 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. and Friday, 8:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M.
Cities served: Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Cypress, Fullerton, La Habra, La Palma, Los Alamitos, Placentia, Stanton, and Yorba Linda
West Justice Center
8141 13th Street Westminster, CA 92683
General phone number: 657-622-5900
Cases handled: Criminal and traffic
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
Cities served: Costa Mesa, Cypress, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Los Alamitos, Seal Beach, Stanton, Westminster
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