Long Beach Superior Court
The Criminal Division of the Court is no doubt the bulk of the caseload.  
The criminal Divisions of the Court are Division 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12,
C, D, E and F, K, J and M.  The Criminal Cases are divided between
misdemeanors, DUI or Drunk Driving, Domestic Violence,  traffic, Felony
cases, and Substance Abuse or Proposition 36 cases.

Most in custody misdemeanor cases are heard in Division 2.  Most in
custody Felony cases are heard in Division J.  Most Drunk Driving or DUI
cases are heard in Division 3 of the Long Beach Court.  All Domestic
Violence cases are handled in Division 8 of the Court by Long Beach
Superior Court Judge Deborah Andrews.  The Domestic Violence Court
cases are mostly misdemeanors and are comprised of charges such as
spousal abuse, stalking, spousal battery and assault, criminal threats,
child abuse and child endangerment cases originating from the Long
Beach area, San Pedro Criminal Cases and Signal Hill.

Custody Felony arraignments are heard in Department J at 1:30 p.m.
Nearly all felony preliminary hearings are heard in Division 6.  When a
defendant is arraigned from jail they can request to be released on their
"own recognizance" which means they will be allowed to go home and
return back to Court on a promise to appear for all future Court dates.  
Should O.R. be denied, the Judge will set Bail.  An attorney can file a
motion at any time to reduce Bail or request an O.R. release

The Juvenile Criminal Delinquency Court is in the same building as the
adult Court and is comprised of Divisions 245 and 246.  These
Courtrooms are located on the 5th floor of the Long beach superior
Court.  The Juvenile Court is presided over by Superior Court Judge
Gibson Lee and Superior Court Commissioner  John Ing.

The parking structure is located across the street from the courthouse at
101 S. Magnolia Avenue. Parking costs $6.00 per entry into the parking
structure, except for jurors.

Criminal courtroom hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00
p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. If you have a scheduled court date you
may report directly to the courtroom. Otherwise, you must report to the
Criminal Clerk’s Office, Room 401, no later than 8:30 a.m.

   Numbers to Know

Long Beach Superior Court
(562) 491-6201
www.lasuperiorcourt.org
http://www.lasuperiorcourt.org/Locations/LongBeach.htm

Long Beach Criminal Case Information
(562) 491-6226
www.lasuperiorcourt.org/onlineservices/criminalIndex/index.asp

Long Beach Traffic Court Information
Automated Information Processing Center for Los Angeles
(213) 742-8809

Long Beach Juvenile Criminal Court
(562) 491-5922

Long Beach City Prosecutor
Prosecutes all Misdemeanor Criminal cases occurring within the city
limits of Long Beach
(562) 570-5600
www.ci.long-beach.ca.us/citypros/

Long Beach Criminal Defense Attorney
www.LawyerinLongBeach.com

Los Angeles County District Attorney, Long Beach Branch
(562) 491-6301
da.co.la.ca.us/lbeach.htm

San Pedro Criminal Defense Lawyers
Long Beach Superior Court
Long Beach Law Office
444 West Ocean Avenue
Long Beach CA 90802