Central Justice Center (CJC)
700 Civic Center Drive West
Santa Ana, CA 92701
(657) 622-6878
Criminal/Traffic/Minor Offenses
P.O. Box 1138
Santa Ana, CA 92702-1138
General Administration
P.O. Box 1994
Santa Ana, CA 92702-1994
Your case will likely be here if your offense occurred in: Orange, Santa Ana, Tustin, or Villa Park
This is the 11 story building in the Civic Center Complex in downtown Santa Ana. It contains both Central Justice Center and Central Superior Court. Central Superior Court is the term used for the most serious of Felony cases from throughout Orange County that are handled at this facility. It is a large Full Security Building and with screening all people at the entrances, it is important to allow adequate time so you are not late for court. Remember, everyone has court starting at essentially the same time so the early morning rush can be overwhelming.
Facility Guide
General Parking: Santa Ana has metered parking in the Civic Center Area. Paid parking lots are conveniently located.
Elevators: Public elevators are located on all floors in both the East and West Wings.
Public Restrooms--West Wing: Public restrooms are located adjacent to the elevators.
Public Restrooms--East Wing: First and second floor restrooms are located on the east wall of the lobby area. The third floor restroom is located between the escalator and the elevators. Fourth through eleventh floor restrooms are located to the west of the elevators.
For Persons with Disabilities
Information directly from the Court’s website: http://www.occourts.org/directory/ada/cjcada.html
Services
Food: The Courthouse Cafeteria is open to the Public and is located on the third floor, East Wing.
Public Telephones are located on the west side of the lobby area on the first three floors. All other floors possess a telephone directly to the east of the elevators.
Court Hours:
| Criminal-K100 | Monday – Friday | 7:30am to 5:00pm |
| Traffic/Minor Offenses | Monday – Friday | 7:30am to 5:00pm |
Full security building. WARNING. This Justice Center is a FULL SECURITY facility. All persons entering the building will be required to pass through a weapons screening device and have all hand-carried objects x-rayed.
Weapons of any type will not be permitted into the Justice Center. Items such as: knives, including pocket knives, scissors, corkscrews, mace, pepper spray, knitting needles, etc., which may be deemed potentially offensive and dangerous by the Sheriff's Department will not be allowed in the building.