Whittier Courthouse
Orange County and Los Angeles County court information for families trying to work out where a case is heard.
The building
What it looks like when you arrive
Whittier Courthouse is a full security facility. Leave knives, scissors, pepper spray and anything blade-like in the car — there is no property storage at the screening point. Allow extra time for the queue at the entrance.
The Whittier Courthouse is the closest Los Angeles County criminal courthouse to our La Habra office — the two cities border each other, and the drive is a matter of minutes rather than the trek downtown that many Los Angeles County cases involve.
Key details
- Whittier Courthouse — 7339 S. Painter Avenue, Whittier, CA 90602
- Part of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Southeast District
The Southeast District also includes the Norwalk Courthouse and the Downey Courthouse.
Before you assume a bond is needed: since 1 October 2023 the Superior Court’s Pre-Arraignment Release Protocols mean many people arrested in Los Angeles County for non-violent, non-serious felonies and misdemeanours are cited and released, or released on their own recognisance, with no money bail. Money bail still applies to serious and violent felonies, to arrests on a warrant, where a judge sets or increases bail under Penal Code sections 1269c or 1270.1, and where the source of bail is restricted under Penal Code section 1275.1. Our Los Angeles County guide explains it in full.
Which communities feed into it
Whittier runs its own municipal police department, unlike most of its neighbours. The surrounding unincorporated areas are policed differently: south and east unincorporated Whittier by the Sheriff’s Norwalk Station, and the Bassett and North Whittier areas by the Sheriff’s Industry Station. Which of those made the arrest decides where the paperwork sits.
Nearby cities we serve include Santa Fe Springs, Pico Rivera, La Mirada and Montebello.
Where someone is held
Los Angeles County books men and women into different facilities. Men are processed at the Inmate Reception Center in downtown Los Angeles, on a 24-hour intake line of (213) 473-6080. Women are held at the Century Regional Detention Facility at 11705 S. Alameda Street in Lynwood, on (323) 568-4500. Calling the wrong one is the single most common way families lose their first few hours.
Where we work
American Freedom Bail Bonds has no Los Angeles County office. Our three physical offices are Anaheim, Brea and La Habra, all in Orange County. We work Los Angeles County cases from our La Habra office, which sits directly on the county line. Paperwork can be completed electronically and posting happens at whichever facility holds the person, so an agent can meet you at the courthouse or the jail without you travelling to an office first.
Related
- Los Angeles County bail bonds
- Our La Habra office — on the county line, minutes away
- All courthouses and all jails
La Habra office — (562) 690-8303Anaheim office — (714) 520-2002
Please note: American Freedom Bail Bonds is a licensed bail bond agency, not a law firm. Nothing on this page is legal advice, and we cannot guarantee a bail amount, a release time, eligibility for release, or the outcome of any case. Los Angeles County release rules changed substantially in October 2023, and court and jail information can change — always confirm details directly with the facility or the court. California bail licence 1841014.
Our three offices
La Habra, CA 90631(562) 690-8303
Anaheim, CA 92801(714) 520-2002
Brea, CA 92821(657) 286-5038