Loading…
The Presiding Judge's designation of where cases are heard and tried: limited and unlimited civil, small claims, unlawful detainer and civil harassment at the Central Justice Center; complex civil at the Civil Complex Center; probate, mental health and elder and dependent adult abuse restraining orders at the Costa Mesa Justice Complex; juvenile, family law and domestic violence at the Lamoreaux Justice Center; and, city by city, the justice center designated for criminal and traffic cases.
California > Fourth Appellate District > Orange County > Superior Court of California, County of Orange
Court Designation List (Effective June 30, 2025) The Presiding Judge has designated cases to be heard and tried according to the following matrix below. In order to expedite the processing of your case documents please file them at the assigned justice center. (Local Rule 365) Limited Civil, Unlimited Civil cases will heard/tried at the Central Justice Center (CJC). Complex Civil cases will be heard/tried at the Complex Center (CXC). Probate, Mental Health and Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Abuse Restraining Orders cases will be heard/tried at the Costa Mesa Justice Complex (CMJC). Small Claims cases will be heard/tried at the Central Justice Center (CJC). All Filings for Small Claim cases will be processed at the Central Justice Center. Unlawful Detainer (i.e., landlord-tenant) and Civil Harassment cases will heard/tried at the Central Justice Center (CJC). Juvenile Delinquency, Dependency, Family Law, Domestic Violence will be heard/tried at the Lamoreaux Justice Center (LJC). Criminal cases will be filed according to the matrix below. Unless otherwise designated by the Court, misdemeanor cases will be tried as designated below. Felony trials will be assigned based on availability of open trial courtrooms at any of the justice centers. Traffic cases will be filed and trials heard according to the matrix below. Traffic case payments or other inquiries may be handled at any of the justice centers with a Criminal/Traffic Clerk’s Office. [The matrix's eleven column headings are printed as images: City, Unlimited Civil, Limited Civil, Probate, Mental Health, Small Claims, Unlawful Detainer / Civil Harassment, Family, Juvenile**, Traffic**, Criminal. Each row below gives the city and then those ten designations in that order.] Aliso Viejo CJC CJC CMJC CMJC CJC CJC LJC LJC HJC HJC Anaheim CJC CJC CMJC CMJC CJC CJC LJC LJC NJC NJC Brea CJC CJC CMJC CMJC CJC CJC LJC LJC NJC NJC Buena Park CJC CJC CMJC CMJC CJC CJC LJC LJC NJC NJC Costa Mesa CJC CJC CMJC CMJC CJC CJC LJC LJC WJC WJC Cypress CJC CJC CMJC CMJC CJC CJC LJC LJC WJC WJC Dana Point CJC CJC CMJC CMJC CJC CJC LJC LJC HJC HJC Fountain Valley CJC CJC CMJC CMJC CJC CJC LJC LJC WJC WJC Fullerton CJC CJC CMJC CMJC CJC CJC LJC LJC NJC NJC Garden Grove CJC CJC CMJC CMJC CJC CJC LJC LJC WJC WJC Huntington Beach CJC CJC CMJC CMJC CJC CJC LJC LJC WJC WJC Irvine CJC CJC CMJC CMJC CJC CJC LJC LJC HJC HJC La Habra CJC CJC CMJC CMJC CJC CJC LJC LJC NJC NJC La Palma CJC CJC CMJC CMJC CJC CJC LJC LJC NJC NJC Laguna Beach CJC CJC CMJC CMJC CJC CJC LJC LJC HJC HJC Laguna Hills CJC CJC CMJC CMJC CJC CJC LJC LJC HJC HJC Laguna Niguel CJC CJC CMJC CMJC CJC CJC LJC LJC HJC HJC Laguna Woods CJC CJC CMJC CMJC CJC CJC LJC LJC HJC HJC Lake Forest CJC CJC CMJC CMJC CJC CJC LJC LJC HJC HJC Los Alamitos CJC CJC CMJC CMJC CJC CJC LJC LJC WJC WJC Mission Viejo CJC CJC CMJC CMJC CJC CJC LJC LJC HJC HJC Newport Beach CJC CJC CMJC CMJC CJC CJC LJC LJC HJC HJC Orange CJC CJC CMJC CMJC CJC CJC LJC LJC CJC CJC Placentia CJC CJC CMJC CMJC CJC CJC LJC LJC NJC NJC Rancho Santa Margarita CJC CJC CMJC CMJC CJC CJC LJC LJC HJC HJC San Clemente CJC CJC CMJC CMJC CJC CJC LJC LJC HJC HJC San Juan Capistrano CJC CJC CMJC CMJC CJC CJC LJC LJC HJC HJC Santa Ana CJC CJC CMJC CMJC CJC CJC LJC LJC CJC CJC Seal Beach CJC CJC CMJC CMJC CJC CJC LJC LJC WJC WJC Stanton CJC CJC CMJC CMJC CJC CJC LJC LJC WJC WJC Tustin CJC CJC CMJC CMJC CJC CJC LJC LJC CJC CJC Villa Park CJC CJC CMJC CMJC CJC CJC LJC LJC CJC CJC Westminster CJC CJC CMJC CMJC CJC CJC LJC LJC WJC WJC Yorba Linda CJC CJC CMJC CMJC CJC CJC LJC LJC NJC NJC CJC - Central Justice Center: 700 Civic Center Drive, Santa Ana 92701; CXC/Civil Complex Center: 751 W. Santa Ana Blvd., Santa Ana, CA 92701 Costa Mesa Justice Complex: 3390 Harbor Boulevard, Costa Mesa, CA 92626; HJC - Harbor Justice Center: 4601 Jamboree Road, Newport Beach, CA 92660; LJC - Lamoreaux Justice Center: 341 The City Drive, Orange, CA 92870; NJC - North Justice Center: 1275 North Berkeley, Fullerton, CA 92838; WJC - West Justice Center: 8141 13th Street, Westminster, CA 92683 *Civil and Probate actions must be eFiled. http://www.occourts.org/online-services/efiling/. ** For filing Juvenile citations, Law Enforcement should refer to the Superior Court of Orange County Juvenile Violation Filing Guidelines. Rev. 06/30/2025
Court Designation List (Effective June 30, 2025) The Presiding Judge has designated cases to be heard and tried according to the following matrix below. In order to expedite the processing of your case documents please file them at the assigned justice center. (Local Rule 365) Limited Civil, Unlimited Civil cases will heard/tried at the Central Justice Center (CJC). Complex Civil cases will be hea
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-29 (California T3 Orange build 2026-09-29) from BenchPath custody ca/t3/ca-orange/docs/court-designation-list.pdf (202809 bytes, sha256 5753e33d8bf5b089e8f7af09ce31aaf645ea69ed116361330059fa5c3fc6ea97; 1 page) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow): page numbers and running headers or footers removed as chrome, lines reflowed into the document's paragraphs; proof 1 (whitespace-only) and proof 2 (same character multiset as the text layer minus chrome) both pass. Documented layout steps (whitespace only): line breaks at list items.
9 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1997-10.
6 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1997-13.