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San Diego County Superior Court - Central Courthouse
220 West Broadway
San Diego, CA 92101
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: 619-450-5700
The Central Courthouse of San Diego County Superior Court hears criminal, family, domestic violence, and juvenile dependency cases.
Online Court Resources
Resources for the San Diego County Superior Court - Central Courthouse as well as online resources applicable to courts generally in San Diego County, California, and resources applicable to all courts in California.
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San Diego County Superior Court Case Records
Search San Diego County Superior Court Register of Actions civil, small claims, and probate case records online. Search is free; case documents may be purchased online.
Dockets, calendars, and other information about court cases
San Diego County Superior Court Calendars
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Published opinions and orders
San Diego County Superior Court Civil and Probate Tentative Rulings
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San Diego County Superior Court Probate Examiner Notes
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Attorney General Legal Opinions
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Forms and related information
San Diego County Superior Court Forms
View and download San Diego County Superior Court forms including civil, criminal, family, juvenile, probate, small claims and traffic.
AOC Records Request Form and Information
The Administrative Office of the Courts offers an online request form and information about how to request records maintained by the Office, the Judicial Council or the appellate courts.
Attorney Complaint Forms and Information
The State Bar of California offers information and resources related to complaints about an attorney, including an online complaint form.
California State Superior Court Forms
View and download California court forms by form name or form number, select a group of forms by type of case, or view a list of recently changed forms.
Interactive Online Forms
Answer a series of questions about your case, and TurboCourt will prepare the appropriate family law, small claims, evictions, domestic violence, guardianship, and child support forms for you to file in California Superior Courts. Registration is required. A convenience fee applies.
Online fine payments
Pay City of Coronado Parking Tickets
Pay City of Coronado parking tickets online. A fee applies.
Pay City of El Cajon Parking Tickets
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Pay City of San Diego Parking Tickets
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Pay or Appeal National City Parking Tickets
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Pay or Contest City of Del Mar Parking Tickets
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Pay or Contest City of La Mesa Parking Tickets
Pay City of La Mesa parking tickets online. A fee applies. Contest parking tickets by telephone or download a form to contest parking tickets by mail.
Pay San Diego County Parking Tickets
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Pay San Diego County Superior Court Fines and Request Traffic School
Pay San Diego County Superior Court fines and traffic tickets, request extensions, or request traffic school online.
Self help, legal research, general information
San Diego County Law Library
View information about the San Diego County Law Library, including locations, hours, an online catalog, descriptions of available materials and resources, and links to additional resources and an online chat with a law librarian.
San Diego County Superior Court Alternative Dispute Resolution
View information about the Civil Alternative Dispute Resolution process in San Diego County Superior Court, which includes arbitration, mediation, and settlement conferences, and can help parties resolve disputes without going to court. Links to forms, locations, a mediator search, and frequently asked questions are provided. There are also links to mediation services for civil harassment, child custody, probate, and small claims actions.
San Diego County Superior Court Juvenile Case Information
View information about juvenile cases in San Diego County, including delinquency and dependency cases, school truancy, traffic and minor offenses, juvenile drug court, and procedural matters. Assistance for low-income families needing representation in dependency cases from the Dependency Legal Group of San Diego is also offered.
San Diego County Superior Court Probate Cases
View information about probate cases in San Diego County Superior Court, including an overview of asset distribution upon death of an individual, wills, trusts, and estate administration, probate mediation, and frequently asked questions.
San Diego County Superior Court Rules
View local rules of the San Diego County Superior Court.
San Diego County Superior Court Self-Help
View the San Diego Superior Court Online Self-Help Center, with information about court procedures, forms, and available assistance. Links to additional self-help services for restraining orders, guardianship, conservatorship, family law, landlord-tenant, small claims, and traffic cases are included.
San Diego County Superior Court Small Claims Information
View information about small claims cases in San Diego County Superior Court, including how to file a case, mediation services, court fees, forms, locations, and services of the Small Claims Advisor.
San Diego County Superior Court Traffic Case Information
View information about traffic cases in San Diego County Superior Court, including fine payments, extensions, traffic school, pleas, appearances, correctable violations, and red light camera tickets. Links to lists of approved traffic schools and an online traffic school request are included.
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
View information about Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) processes, which include mediation, arbitration, neutral evaluation, and settlement conferences, and can help parties resolve disputes without going to court. A link to local Superior Court ADR programs is included.
California Court Rules
View and download statewide California Rules of Court by case type and local Superior Court rules by county.
California Courts - Legal Information and Legal Resources
View California Courts self-help information on court procedure, legal research, lawyers and legal help, small claims, families and children, divorce or separation, abuse and harassment, housing, name change, traffic, seniors and conservatorship, financial issues, criminal law, and appeals. Links to additional online resources and a glossary of terms are included.
California Courts - Small Claims Information
View California Courts information on Small Claims cases, including research and trial preparation, filing or responding to a claim, collection or appeal of a judgment, and judgment payment options.
California Courts - Wills, Estates, and Probate Information
View California Courts information about wills, estates, and probate cases, including an overview of asset distribution upon death of an individual, will validity, and the process of administering a probate estate.
California Law Libraries
View a list of California county law libraries, with contact information, hours, maps, and links to available local law library websites.
California Legal Document Assistance
View information about California Legal Document Assistants, who help self-represented parties prepare and file legal documents for a fee. Search for a member in your area by name, area code, zip code, city, county, or service performed.
California Statutes
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Child Support Services
The California Department of Child Support Services offers information and services related to child support, including online case information, online child support calculator, paternity establishment and contact information for local offices.
Foreclosure Prevention Resources
View resources for preventing foreclosure in California, including local housing counseling agencies, information, state agencies and programs, and a link to legal aid providers.
LawHelp California Legal Information and Legal Resources
LawHelp California offers legal information and other resources for many legal issues, including housing, family issues, benefits, domestic violence, employment, small claims, veterans and military, civil rights, immigration, disability, estates, and Native American issues.
Legal Research Information
The Council of California County Law Librarians offers an online class in how to conduct legal research.
Legal Research Links
The Council of California County Law Librarians offers a categorized list of links to state and national legal resources, including general research, laws, regulations, courts, forms, and rules.
Online Law Library Services
Several California law libraries provide staff for the AskNow law librarian service, which provides online answers to legal reference questions and referrals for further research.
Search California Traffic Safety Institute Traffic Schools
The California Traffic Safety Institute provides lists of classroom and home-study traffic schools, searchable by county.
Traffic and Motor Vehicle Information
The California Department of Motor Vehicles offers information about traffic laws, driver licenses, and vehicle registration.
Legal aid, free services, lawyer referral
North San Diego County Lawyer Referral
The North County Bar Association offers lawyer referral by online request form. A free initial consultation is included.
San Diego County Lawyer Referral
The San Diego County Bar Association offers a lawyer referral service by telephone or an online referral request form. Most consultations up to 30 minutes are free.
San Diego County Legal Aid
View information about the Legal Aid Society of San Diego, which provides free civil legal assistance to low-income residents. Links to self-help resources, free clinics, and additional online resources are included.
San Diego County Public Defender
View information about the San Diego County Public Defender, who provides criminal defense services to eligible low-income adult and juvenile defendants. Contacts, locations, answers to frequently asked questions, and links to additional online resources are included. A link to the Alternate Public Defender for cases in which the Public Defender has a conflict of interest is included.
San Diego County Volunteer Lawyers
View information about the San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program, which provides free civil legal assistance to low-income residents. Services include domestic violence, family law, youth, HIV/AIDS, immigration, elder law, and non-profit organizations.
Legal Assistance for Seniors
Elder Law and Advocacy provides free and low-cost civil legal assistance to senior residents and their caregivers in San Diego and Imperial Counties.
Southern California Lawyer Referral
Lawyer Referral Service of Orange County provides referrals by online request form to lawyers in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego Counties.
California Bar Association - Attorney Information and Discipline Records
The California Bar Association offers an attorney search by name or bar number and a search for legal specialists. Search results include contact information, date of bar admission, schools attended, and any public disciplinary records. Links to information about obtaining discipline records and the discipline system is included.
California Rural Legal Assistance
View information about California Rural Legal Assistance, which provides free legal assistance to low-income rural residents of approximately one third of California's counties. Most services involve civil rights, community development, education, health, housing, labor, and employment.
Find a Lawyer, Referral Services, and Complaint Procedures
The State Bar of California offers advice on how to find a lawyer, a search of its membership by name or bar number, and a search of lawyer referral services by county. It also provides instructions for filing a complaint against a lawyer, resolving a fee dispute, and applying for reimbursement for attorney misconduct.
Find Interpreters
The Judicial Council of California offers an online search of court interpreters by language spoken and county. Includes links to interpreter resources and an online search for medical interpreters.
Free and Low-Cost Legal Services Information
View information about sources of free and low-cost legal services, including court-based services, legal aid agencies, governmnent agencies, lawyer referral services, law schools, dispute resolution programs, and prepaid legal sevice plans.
Free Legal Help
LawHelp California offers a directory of California organizations that provide free and reduced-fee legal services. The directory can be searched by counties and cities served or an alphabetical list.
Limited-Scope Representation
View information about limited-scope representation, in which lawyers provide some services to self-represented parties for a smaller fee than full representation. Services may include advice about the case, representation on some issues in the case, document and evidence preparation, coaching, discovery, research, and other tasks as agreed.
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