Compton Courthouse

First time here:
Dropping off some bills. I don’t wanna be charged a $ 4 credit card fee just to pay my bill over the phone. That’s dirty. When there’s retail places that charge 0.50c

Um! Its court, lol … I hate it. Most employees and deputy’s are friendly and decent. Clerks are ok. Parking is $ 6 for all day which is not to bad compared to other parking structures. Taking care of family crap. Its not so fun …

I had to serve Jury Duty here it was my first time serving and it went well. I came here at 9:30. The security check went fast. The left line was for jurors and the right was for staff. There werent any lines for the elevator. The jury room was big and the seats were comfy. They did roll call and they released us for lunch around 11. I brought my own lunch. They do have snack and drink machines and of course a cafeteria. You’d have to be back in the jury room at 1:30 and then they do roll call again. And then bam everyone was released. I was happy. I waited 5 hours and you leave your jury badge in a basket and get your completed service form.

Worst, ruddiest, staff here. Came here for Jury Duty and got no respect. I had a couple of questions and I polity went to ask one of the gentlemen working their and he answered me so rude. if I give respect I think i deserve respect back. I would give no stars to this courthouse but to be able to comment i had to give one at least.

I wish I would stop getting sent here for jury duty. Although it’s convenient, I’d rather go elsewhere. It’s a rather small courthouse with 12 floors. The line to get in is always ridiculously long and wrapped around the building. The left is for jurors and you can walk right up. Along the process, you unfortunately have to endure homeless people begging for money, hustlers trying to sell you garbage, and a slew of improperly dressed people going to appear before judges.
The good thing… the juror room is quite big. The process is thorough and Mr. Chaney makes it as swift and comical as possible. Take a book, crossword, iPad, iPod, or something to occupy your time. Snacks will help too. You may be sitting for a while.

As far as jury service goes… Not bad. The parking is clearly marked. The security goes fast. When you go to the second floor it’s easy to find. The guy talking is hilarious. The cafeteria is a few steps from the jury room. The waiting area was a bit warm but the seats are comfortable. A thousand percent better than downtown. I would actually request to come here even if it is a bit further from my house

I had to come here to take some of some rather silly business.
As silly as it is, I am going to court.
So when I got up in the morning.
I dressed for friggin court.
Slacks, dress shirt, and tie. I didn’t bring my coat since it was too hot for that.
I meant to bring my dress shoes, but it was 5am, I was tired, so I forgot. I had my very, eh, broken in tennis shoes. They were at least somewhat clean.
I also called before, so I would know how to take care of the business at hand. I was polite, joked a bit, said «please» and «thank you» often, and generally behaved in a professional but friendly manner.
I also behaved the same way in person.
Lo and behold, the clerks, staff, and judge were all very nice and helpful. A couple clerks went out of their way to help me, and likely saved me two or more hours of waiting in lines.
It turns out that if you show respect, courtesy, compassion, and gratitude to other people, they tend to show the same to you. This is especially true here, where the job is usually thankless and they have been seriously understaffed for several years.
I knew this, of course, because my mother taught me a great deal on how to make it in the world.
Thanks Mom!
Sadly, almost everybody there thought I was an attorney. Most folks don’t seem to get it. If you’re going to some place important, especially one where the possibility exists of paying fines or going to jail, show some respect and dress appropriately. I saw plenty of people going to court looking like they were going to their buddy’s house to smoke dope and play X-​Box for 12 hours. They were showing off their tats, showing off nose rings, and showing off their disrespect for common courtesy.
And they were probably wondering why their cases don’t go as well.
Some of you may be saying «But wait, it’s only traffic court» or «I don’t want to be there, I shouldn’t have to dress up» or «I don’t have a lot of money to spend on fancy clothes.»
Bullshit on all of that.
Court is court. Lawyers dress in a suit and tie. The judge wore a dress shirt and a tie. Your ass can wear a dress shirt and a tie.
And I’ve seen plenty of both at yard sales and thrift stores. It doesn’t have to be perfect. Nobody asked me where I got my clothes. Nobody even noticed my shoes, or if they did, they kept it to themselves.
Everybody working there noticed I did my best to show respect. They also appreciated being treated like people who work for a living.
Something to think about folks.
They did make me throw away my lighter at security. I liked that lighter, even though it was cheap and disposable. I was almost sad about that, but quickly rose from my grief.
I suggest you bring matches, or hide your lighter somewhere on the grounds. I did try the latter, but the groundskeepers tossed it. Just don’t bring a Zippo or other fancy lighter.
If you commit a crime and have to go to court, I highly recommend you do so in Compton’s jurisdiction. And wear a nice shirt and tie when you go to court.

I was pretty nervous to be summoned to this courthouse, but it wasn’t as bad as I envisioned it to be. The parking attendants are very nice, and I saw a few Sheriff’s walking around which was comforting. The best part was the two men in charge of the jurors. They are both nice, to the point, and really funny. because of them I’d be happy to go back to this courthouse, at least I’d know I’d be somewhat entertained.:) It also helped that most of us potential jurors were released at 11am! Nice surprise!

None of the water fountains work, everyone is angry here. Toilets don’t flush, so much for birthing a new Compton.

Shitest court ever if you have a court time and date plan to wait to hours before even begin seen its such a waste since cops are giving so many tickets they need to hire more people that’s why there so many failure to appears. Who wants to wait all that time to pay a fucking ticket we didn’t ask for the ticket so damn ridiculous. I hope I never have to come back to this place again. Take the day off if you have a tickets at the court. My appointment was at 8am and its 10:26 am right now and haven’t even been seen smh. Why must y’all waste people time like this to see a judge why can’t we just pay the fine. This world is fucked up

Came here to visit a relative who works as a public defender for this courthouse. Honestly, growing up in LA, I think this was my first time driving through Compton and I was a bit scared. They have parking on the street but I opted for security and parked in the lot which is a flat rate of 6 bucks.
All in all, it was a pleasant experience. Everyone was really nice and the line to enter the courthouse was a lot less hectic than the dtla courthouse (being that it is a smaller courthouse).

Small parking garage that only accepts cash in front, otherwise good luck finding street parking. After, a long walk, you’re taken to a long line filled with people lost and confused where to go. Overall, it’s just a crappy building filled with people with traffic tickets with overpriced parking.

Got called here for jury duty, so this revue is from a juror perspective. Parking is easy and everyone from the lot to the folks working inside were very very nice. The facilities were clean and the 2 computers I used in the jurors room worked just fine. All in all a good experience… if you have to do Jury duty. Got out in 1 ½ days… Yippeee!!!

Not much to say. It’s a crappy courthouse in a crappy neighborhood. I don’t know why I keep getting jury summons for this location when my mailing address is so much closer to Norwalk. I need to change my address so I never have to come here again.
First time I got summoned for jury duty at this location I thought I was going to get mugged just coming back from my lunch break. Some dude asked me if I can spare him some change. I didn’t know if the guy had a gun so I just gave him few bucks so he would leave me alone.
The courthouse itself is very outdated and décor is very depressing. The worst part is it doesn’t have stairs for public access so you are forced to take the elevator. This place has 12 floors plus a basement so you can end up waiting for quite a long time to catch an elevator since everyone has to take it. I am claustrophobic so this did not sit well with me.
Parking structure is just south of the courthouse on Acacia Avenue. Parking is free for jurors as long as you show your jury badge. I think it’s $ 6 for general public. Parking for jurors is on 4^th and 5^th level.
Entrance to the courthouse is on north facing Compton Blvd. There are two lines. Left side is for jurors and employees, and right side is for general public. You have to go through a metal detector at the entrance, obviously.

those sheriff’s in the front are everythang. …especially officer jackson! she so sweet and treated everyone like humans even the woman of the night! yes waiting was somewhat lenghty but i felt safe and confortable. because of her. …thanks ms. jackson!

Wow how dumb! So if you have an extension apparently it doesn’t mean u have court anymore, u just have to make an appointment by that date to go to court. I swear everything is SO BACKWARDS AND NONSENSICAL in LA county! They also fail to tell you this of course, so I called into work sick for NOTHING! Ughhh wow and RUDEST, most unprofessional girl clerk ever! Bahahaha she should be fired!!!

Oh my goodness. What a wait. I took of work to be supportive to my daughter on getting paper work filed. We arrived timely at 8:30 am and court room was locked. It was another lady waiting as well. We waited outside courtroom until l 9:30am and the lady finally let us in. She said, she was wondering why no one was in the courtroom. We told her the door was locked. She was unaware of that.
We went inside courtroom and judge finally comes out an hour later. He was a very nice judge and everything went in our favor. But oh my what a wait.
Compton courthouse is very crowded

No one likes being called up for jury duty. I’ve never served here, so it was going to be a new experience for me. I arrived at 7:15 a.m. (The website says the garage opens at 7:30 a.m., but they let me in anyway and were very nice about it.) I was not too clear about where to check in but went to the front of the building, facing Compton Boulevard and saw that there were two lines — one for employees and jurors, the other for everyone else. The doors were unlocked promptly at the time stated on the door and I proceeded to the second floor to report for jury duty. There were clear directionals for those reporting for jury duty — no question as to where you are supposed to go.
The Jurors Room was large and very clean. The two men who run the Jurors’ Room are hilarious. They are really quite entertaining. It’s nice to see two people who have to deal with the public — a public not wanting to be there — but they have turned everything that is monotonous and boring into something entertaining and funny. Thank you!
Additionally, everybody I encountered who worked there, including the Sheriff’s Deputies, the people at the doors and the cafeteria workers were very pleasant. Nobody seemed unhappy to be working at the Compton Courthouse.
That speaks volumes. Thank you, Compton Courthouse. Someone in charge is doing something right.

I will say this again. YOU DO NOT WANT TO BE HERE. EVER!
If you did something to get hauled to court (or jail), then it’s on your dumb ass. For serious… drugs are bad… mmm’kay. Beatin’ up Tawanda cuz she ate the last biscuit ain’t cool (your side piece gotta eats too). Neglect yo’ kids… well you’re going to hell for that, so if you can bring’em into this world be a damned man (or woman) and raise them. Do the crime… you’re going to end up in the Compton District LA County Courthouse.
Now, onto how I got to this place. 1) I moved to LA (officially) 15 months ago. 2) I already got pulled for Jury Duty. Note I live in Northern VA (both Fairfax and Loudoun County) and I only got JD one time in like 20 eligible years (and I didn’t even have to report). 3) I asked Google maps where the ghetto is, and Google Maps first asked if we really had to go there… then my iPhone reminded me I was a cracker, and told me to leave her at home because she wanted to stay by the beach (and not get stolen).
So…here I am… Jury Duty… Day 1, call in… don’t have to report. Whew! Day 2, call in… don’t have to report. Feelin’ strong, gettin’ cocky. Day 3… You are summoned to appear in the jury pool… awwww crapballs. So I go, and sit, and sit, and sit. Bored. So I play games, read Unilocal reviews, and hope to go home. Annnnnnnd… not. I had to go upstairs to sit on a jury selection, which ran into the next day (so I had to come back to this foul-​smelling hell hole). But thankfully, the trial was waived due to a plea, and I didn’t end up having to send anyone to the electric chair… and that was that. I did my LA County civic duty. Boom, done.
Notes about the Courthouse:
— Parking in the nearby structure is free for jurors. $ 5/​day for everyone else.
— The entire area smells like pee-​pee and despair.
— There is nothing nearby to eat except a McD’s and Roscoe’s Chicken.
— Scummy people all around the block, someone even asked if they could «use» my phone… um no, and I could prob outrun your druggy ass anyway, so don’t be tryin’ fool (that was my answer).
— I wore an I.D.G.A.F. T-​shirt just to look like a hardo. I guess it worked.
— The employees in and around the court are all pissed off, rude, and I don’t blame them. They have shitty jobs, in a shitty, place and should be just that.
— The 2^nd floor cafeteria is beyond disgusting… roaches wouldn’t eat that food.
— The line for people checking in for court dates, etc was cray-​cray. I felt bad for all thems, but they got warrants, they got themselves there somehow.
All-in-all…I think maybe possibly somehow it «could’ be worse… I could have had to come back for more days, I could have been on the other side of the law (though I don’t believe I ever want to be).
I feel bad for humanity that there’s so much pain and wrong-​doing. The case I had to listen in on was sad… makes me glad I strive to live a happier, healthier life. But the legal process is alive and strong, and built to help make the world a safer place… we’re all a part of it somehow… whether or not it’s in Compton.
Peace out Compton… ya’ll fools ain’t gonna see me comin’ round.

Hmm, let’s start from the beginning. I was assigned to this court house for my jury duty. I got put on a 10+ day trial even though my job only pays for 5 days. This courthouse was easy to find and the parking garage is right next door. They do make you feel very safe with the TSA style security in the front with the list of 1001 things you cannot bring in.
I am terrified of elevators and they only have 3 working in the building currently. This leaves you to be squished into the elevators so tightly you can hardly breathe all 12 floors up.
The building itself is older and run down and not super clean so bring your own sanitizer.
I give this place ³⁄₅ stars because it is in Compton, and I wish I could click my heels together 3 times and be back home in my little courthouse on Maple.