2022 Annual Report

COURT SERVICES & LOCATIONS

Annual Report 2022

RANCHO CUCAMONGA The Rancho Cucamonga Courthouse is dedicated to hearing criminal cases. The 233,721 square foot building houses 20 courtrooms occupied by the District Attorney’s Office, Office of the Public Defender, Sheriff’s Department, and Probation. The Rancho Cucamonga Courthouse is open Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. SAN BERNARDINO JUSTICE CENTER The San Bernardino Justice Center (SBJC) opened in 2014. The courthouse occupies 383,000 square feet on a seven-acre site, consisting of an 11-story courtroom tower and a three-story podium. SBJC serves as the center of operations for civil, criminal, probate, jury, administration, sheriff’s operation and holding, a children’s waiting room, and has 35 courtrooms. SBJC is open Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. JUVENILE DEPENDENCY The Juvenile Dependency Courthouse opened in 2003, housing four courtrooms and permitting all juvenile dependency court services and related support agencies to reside in one building, including the Department of Children and Family Services and the County Counsel’s Office. The Juvenile Dependency Courthouse is open Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

VICTORVILLE COURTHOUSE

The Victorville Courthouse is jointly occupied by the District Attorney’s Office, Public Defender, Sheriff’s Department, and Juvenile Detention. The building houses 15 courtrooms hearing criminal, traffic, and juvenile delinquencymatters. The Victorville Courthouse is open Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

NEEDLES COURTHOUSE Lying on the western banks of the Colorado River, near the borders of Arizona and Nevada, the Needles Courthouse expanded to five days a week beginning in January 2023. Housing a single courtroom, the residents of Needles can file and have their cases heard without commuting long travel times to other courthouses. The Needles Courthouse is open Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ARROWHEAD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Since 1999, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) has housed California’s only in-hospital courtroom serving mental health patients. Cases are heard every Tuesday and Friday at ARMC. Cases at ARMC are generally related to Lanterman Petris Short (LPS) Act, which gives doctors the right to treat patients who cannot make their healthcare decisions due to a severe mental illness.

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