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Juvenile Justice Courthouses

Approximately 2,000 annual filings are made in Los Angeles County juvenile justice (or delinquency) courts.


Court Address
Alfred J. McCourtney Juvenile Justice Center Courthouse 1040 W Avenue J, Lancaster 93534
Compton Courthouse 200 W Compton Boulevard, Compton 90220
East Los Angeles Courthouse 4848 E Civic Center Way, Los Angeles 90022
Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse 275 Magnolia, Long Beach 90802
Inglewood Juvenile Court 110 East Regent Street, Inglewood 90301
Michael D. Antonovich Antelope Valley Courthouse 42011 4th Street West, Lancaster 93534
Pomona Courthouse South 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona 91766
Sylmar Juvenile Court 16350 Filbert Street, Sylmar 91342


Also see: Juvenile Halls, Secure Youth Treatment Facilities & Camps


In addition to the Juvenile Justice Courts, informal juvenile and traffic courts hear juvenile offense cases throughout the Los Angeles County Superior Court system.


The Office of the Public Defender represents approximately 65-70% of minors who charged with offenses in Los Angeles County. Others are represented by panel attorneys or attorneys contracted for services in the Eastlake, Compton, Sylmar and Pomona Juvenile Courts.