Santa Clarita Courthouse

This place is a waste of life. Their traffic court is a joke. Chp is a joke. All this place is, is a revenue generator. I’d like to open a court and just make people come in and pay me money for doing nothing.

After my visit to the court, you’ll never see my fucking ass again! The experienced scared the shit out of me. I felt like I was waiting to get ticketed or arrested for standing there. The atmosphere made me uncomfortable, but who wouldn’t be?

Morons!!! Have paid my speeding ticket in person and they cashed the check the next day. Got a letter saying my license will be suspended since I didn’t show up. I figured their system may be behind so I keep calling and they NEVER answer their phones to clear things up. Got a letter this morning that my license is suspended! Now I have to drive there with copy of my cashed check and waste a day because of their incompetence!!! To make matters worse it was a BS ticket but it was my word against the cop with a quota of tickets

I have been here for traffic citations. I am here to clear something that was supposed to be dismissed on my record.
The place is small. Three court rooms. There is a long line here every morning and this crowd is divided on rhe number of judges preciding that day. It can be hectic. House keeping rules are strict here. No cellphones ringing while there is court hearing.
The county clerks are very understanding and helpful. One time they helped me lowering my payment by providing more documents. They can assist you also in dismissing your court cases by filling some forms, this is helpful in background checks if you want to get hired with no hitches at all since you ask for the case to be dismissed. It would take a month to get it cleared out. Hope in the near future, they can modernize the county clerk kiosk and extend more courtroom area to accomodate more people to prevent being packed.

I’m n judge #3 court room, he seems nice n rational, he gives advice n talks a lil too much but he’s ok, the damn pd, s is full of shit, they steadily playing around bs, it was only 14 people to b seen today, n I was one outta 14,. Court didn’t start officialy till 9:30, pd were not ready at all, the judge n his assistant pretty much had to do they job, pd was rude as fuck, one a dem ran off wit my file, lunch was an hour n a half so at 1:30 wen we returned we was n the court room sitting around for another 30min bc a da wasn’t here n a pd wasn’t here… To small n unorganized, the pd need a reality check they should b situated m ready to make the judges job easier…

Wifi is ok but no food, crap for parking, and a complete disregard for the 13^th amendment.

I hate court. I’m allergic to it. I break out in hives when I see the lawyers and judge and even that officer that stands around and says no talking. Our tax dollars hard at work. But people are getting meaningless tickets that cost a fortune. Cops need to give each other tickets. I see them speed and use their little Christmas lights to pass a red light. Ugh, I think I hate cops to. :-/

When I went to see the clerk after I was so unjustly treated by a so-​called provisional judge she was very cold with me I asked for more information on how to appeal the verdict, she said we don’t do that here you need to go to the website and find out where.
After they took all my money and and liaised with the sheriff station next door to them and the corrupt cop who stopped me for going 5 miles over the limit and $ 298 fine they acted as if nothing I had to say merited listening to me.
They have proven once again how corrupted the judiciary system is in this country.

Long story short.
Went to ask for an extension, the clerk was rude. I can hear the traffic clerks laughing and having personal conversations. Our tax dollars hard at work.
I ended up paying for my traffic ticket to request for a trial. Does anyone else see anything wrong with this picture? So in order to have a trial to prove your innocent, you have to pay for the justice system to even consider your case and go to trial? What ever happen to Innocent until proven guilty? The judicial system seems to be a money making machine. Penalties, COURT ASSESSED FEES (what a joke), and then paying the fines up front just to get a case. Our hard earned tax dollars at work.
LA County Court System = Joke

Well I finally had my court trial and was found guilty. The judge sided with his officer. My trial was supposed to be at 9:16 am which I was there at 8:30 and didn’t get heard till 11:00am. I should be paid for hours missed from work. I don’t remember who said this quote but it is so true, «If a snake bites you, why go to the king cobra?» «He will bite you to.» Is there any justice in the state of California?

Compared to the LA and Compton Courthouse, this place is tiny because it only serves Traffic and Criminal cases. Doors don’t open until 8:20 but there’s a lengthy line starting early as 7:45am. Lines are reaaaaallllyy~ long and expect to spend at least 2 hours for an arraignment. But hey, free parking!
Bonus points for the friendly and helpful staff.
Will try not to have to visit again.

Mr. JD is back again on the scene and Santa Clarita is the next stop.
Pros:
Friendly staff
Free parking
Cons:
Very small court house
Long lines
Everyone crowds around the calendar to find their case…
Overall, a chill court house that could use some renovations.