S an Diego
Central Courthouse:
The first permanent courthouse was built in San Diego in 1870. Over the years, the courthouse has been reconstructed and expanded. The 1889 building was finally torn down in 1959 to make way for the present courthouse, completed in 1961. The Main Courthouse is occupied by the Superior Court's Criminal Courts, Family Support, and the Sheriff's Office.
Phone Numbers
(619) 531-4420 : Information Desk
(619) 531-3244 : Central Records
(619) 531-3040 : Criminal Records (General)
(619) 531-3040 : Criminal Records (Limited)
(619) 515-8849 : Family Support Division
(619) 531-3234 : Family Law Facilitator
(619) 531-3144 : Appeals (Unlimited Jurisdiction only)
(619) 531-3820 : Executive Office
(619) 531-3390 : 24-hour job line (recording)
Take Interstate 5 north. Then exit Sixth Avenue. Proceed west on Elm to Fourth Avenue and turn left on Fourth to Broadway. Turn right on Broadway.
From Interstate 5 northbound
Exit Sixth Avenue and proceed west on Elm to Fourth Avenue and turn left on Fourth. Proceed to Broadway and turn right.
From Interstate 5 southbound
Exit on Front Street (Civic Center) and proceed to Broadway.
From Highway 163 southbound
Exit on Ash Street and proceed westbound. Turn left on Front Street to Broadway.
Parking
Public parking lots are available around the courthouse. These public parking lots charge a fee.
Metered parking is also available on the streets surrounding the courthouse.
Limited number of disabled street parking is also available.
H all of Justice Courthouse
The Hall of Justice is the newest facility in San Diego County, completed in March, 1996. It is occupied by the Superior Court's Civil Independent Calendar courts, the Sheriff's Court Services Bureau, Probation, and the District Attorney's Office. The Downtown Jury Lounge and Jury Services are located in the Hall of Justice.
Phone Numbers
(619) 531-3239 : Administrative Services
(619) 531-3141 : Civil Business Office (Unlimited Civil, Unlimited Unlawful Detainers, and Limited Civil)
(619) 615-6358 : Civil (Limited Unlawful Detainers and Dept. 5 matters)
(619) 531-4460 : Civil Court Support
(619) 531-3331 : JCCP Unit
(619) 685-6109: Construction Defect E-file Unit
(619) 531-3976 : Independent Calendar
(619) 531-3818 : Small Claims Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation
(619) 531-4053 : Personnel
Take Interstate 5 north. Then exit Sixth Avenue. Proceed west on Elm to Fourth Avenue and turn left on Fourth to Broadway. Turn right on Broadway.
From Interstate 5 northbound
Exit Sixth Avenue and proceed west on Elm to Fourth Avenue and turn left on Fourth. Proceed to Broadway and turn right.
From Interstate 5 southbound
Exit on Front Street (Civic Center) and proceed to Broadway.
From Highway 163 southbound
Exit on Ash Street and proceed westbound. Turn left on Front Street to Broadway.
Parking
Public parking lots are available around the courthouse. These public parking lots charge a fee.
Metered parking is also available on the streets surrounding the courthouse.
Limited number of disabled street parking is also available
F amily Law Courthouse
The Family Court has jurisdiction over all cases involving dissolutions of marriage, child support and child custody/visitation issues filed in the San Diego area proper. The Family Court downtown is made up of six Superior Courts, an independent calendar section, business office and records section.
Phone Numbers
(619) 236-0189: Family Law Business Office
(619) 236-2681: Family Court Services
(619) 531-3234: Family Law Facilitator Recorded Information Line
Important Domestic Violence support numbers.
Family Law Self Help numbers.
Directions
The Family Law Court for the Central Division is located at:
1555 Sixth Avenue San Diego, California 92101
From Highway 94 westbound
Take Interstate 5 north.
From Interstate 5 northbound Exit Sixth Avenue. Turn left on Sixth Avenue and continue to Cedar Street.
From Interstate 5 southbound
Take the Front Street (Civic Center) exit. Stay in the left lane of the exit (the sign points to Second Avenue). Continue straight ahead (you are on Cedar Street) to Sixth Avenue.
From Interstate 5 northbound
Exit on Sixth Avenue (San Diego). Turn left on Sixth Avenue and continue to Cedar Street.
From Highway 163 southbound
Exit on Ash Street. Turn right on Fifth Avenue. Turn right on Cedar Street and continue to Sixth Avenue.
From Interstate 8 (either direction)
Take Highway 163 south. From Highway 163 southbound Exit on Ash Street. Turn right on Fifth Avenue. Turn right on Cedar Street and continue to Sixth Avenue.
Parking
Public parking lots are available around the courthouse. These public parking lots charge a fee.
Metered parking is also available on the streets surrounding the courthouse.
M adge Bradley Courthouse :
Probate and Domestic Violence cases are heard at the Madge Bradley building.
Exit Sixth Avenue. Proceed west on Elm to Fourth Avenue and turn left on Fourth.
From Interstate 5 southbound
Exit 10th Avenue south to Ash Street. Turn right on Ash. Located at the corner of Fourth and Ash.
From Highway 163 southbound
Exit Fourth Avenue. Turn left on Fourth.
Parking
Public parking lots are available around the courthouse. These public parking lots charge a fee.
Metered parking is also available on the streets surrounding the courthouse.
K earny Mesa Courthouse :
Traffic, Small Claims and Juvenile Infractions are in this facility. Office hours for Traffic matters are 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. and the business office hours for Small Claims are 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m Monday through Friday excluding court holidays.
8950 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. San Diego, California 92123
From Highway 15
Take the Clairemont Mesa Blvd. West off ramp.
From Highway 163
Take the Clairemont Mesa Blvd. East off ramp.
Parking
Parking is available around the courthouse. Please park in designated 'public' areas.
J uvenile Court :
Juvenile Court is responsible for adjudicating matters regarding minors. Juvenile Traffic Hearing Officers also hear matters regarding misdemeanor traffic offenses. The judicial officers assigned to Juvenile Court hear a variety of cases involving minors such as: dependency matters involving abuse or neglect to determine whether a minor should be made a ward of the Court; delinquency cases where the offense would be considered a misdemeanor or felony if committed by an adult.
Juvenile traffic infractions are heard at the Kearny Mesa, East County, South County and North County branches.
Phone Numbers
(858) 694-4601 : Central Business Office
(760) 940-6640 : North County Business Office
(619) 441-4250 : East County Business Office
(619) 691-4678 : South County Business Office
Merge onto GENESEE AVE. GENESEE AVE becomes STARLING DR.
Turn LEFT onto MEADOW LARK DR.
Parking
Parking is available around the courthouse. Please park on designated 'public' areas.
E ast County Regional Center:
The East County Regional Center is a facility occupied by the Superior Court, Sheriff, Probation, District Attorney, Revenue and Recovery, and the Board of Supervisors. The East County Regional Center hears Civil, Criminal, Family and Juvenile Dependency cases. The court is supported by calendar, jury services, arbitration, exhibit, and business office sections.
Phone Numbers
(619) 441-4336 : Administration
(619) 441-4461 : Civil and Small Claims Filing/Records
(619) 441-4342 : Criminal Filing/Records
(619) 441-6770 : Family Law Filing/Records
(619) 441-4461 : Small Claims Advisor
(619) 441-4465 : Traffic Court Information
A public parking structure is available in front of the courthouse.
N orth County Regional Center
The North County Regional Center is a facility shared by the Superior Court, Sheriff, Probation, District Attorney, Revenue and Recovery, and the Board of Supervisors. The North County Superior Court is a full service branch court. Currently the Court hears Criminal, Civil, Family Law, Probate, Small Claims, Appeal, Adoption, Traffic and Minor Offense cases. This branch court has a venue encompassing most of Northern San Diego County.
Most operations and departments which are functional at the main courthouse in downtown San Diego are also operating at this branch. There is a business office handling all filings and records, Arbitration Department, jury facilities, Family Court Services, Probate Examiners, Legal Research Department, and an Older Records and Exhibits Office. Court Reporters and Judicial Secretaries round out the support for this branch.
Listen to the menu and select the office or area of law you need. Instead of listening to the entire menu, you can enter a "shortcut" number to go directly to a menu item. The shortcut numbers are listed next to the office or area of law below:
Accounting: (760) 726-9595; during the message, enter: 16420 Administration: (760) 726-9595; during the message, enter: 123 Adoptions: (760) 726-9595; during the message, enter: 1410 Appeals: (760) 726-9595; during the message, enter: 17120 Civil: (760) 726-9595; during the message, enter: 150 Criminal: (760) 726-9595; during the message, enter: 160 Family: (760) 726-9595; during the message, enter: 140 Jury: (760) 726-9595; during the message, enter: 130 Juvenile: (760) 726-9595; during the message, enter: 1420 Probate: (760) 726-9595; during the message, enter: 1823 Small Claims: (760) 726-9595; during the message, enter: 1510 Traffic: (760) 726-9595; during the message, enter: 1
Directions
The North County Regional Center is located at:
325 South Melrose Vista, California 92081
From Interstate 5
Exit the freeway at Highway 78 and drive East approximately 7 miles. Exit Highway 78 at Melrose Drive and turn right. Proceed approximately 1/4 mile to County Complex Way. Turn right into the parking lot.
From Interstate 15
From Interstate 15 take Highway 78 west to Vista Village Drive (approximately 12 miles). Exit Highway 78 at Vista Village Drive. Turn left on Vista Village Drive and then right on Hacienda. Turn left on South Melrose. Proceed approximately 1/8 mile to County Complex Way. Turn right into the parking lot.
Parking
The public parking lot is located in front of the courthouse.
S outh County Regional Center:
The South County Regional Center is a facility occupied by the Superior Court, Sheriff, Probation, District Attorney, Revenue and Recovery, and the Board of Supervisors.This branch hears Criminal, Civil, Family Law, and Juvenile Dependency cases.
Phone Numbers
(619) 691-4775 : Accounting
(619) 691-4770 : Administration
(619) 691-4726 : Criminal/Traffic/Minor Offense Filing/Records
(619) 691-4439 : Civil, Small Claims Filing/Records
(619) 236-2681 : Family Court Services
(619) 531-3234 : Family Law Facilitator (Recorded Information) (619) 691-4875 : Family Law Filing/Records
(619) 691-4678 : Juvenile Dependency
Public parking lots around the courthouse are highlighted in yellow.
Metered parking is also available on the streets surrounding the courthouse.
F Ramona Branch:
A branch court is located in Ramona for Traffic, Minor offenses, Civil and Small Claims cases occurring in the north-eastern area of San Diego County.
(760) 738-2435
Directions
The Ramona Branch is located at:
1428 Montecito Road Ramona, California 92065
From CA-67
Turn onto 16TH STREET
Parking
Public parking is available in front of the courthouse.
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