One Mile From the North Justice Center.
The North Justice Center in Fullerton is the primary criminal courthouse for North Orange County — where most Fullerton, Anaheim, Brea, and Buena Park criminal cases are heard. Jimmy’s office is one mile away. He has practiced here for his entire career.
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The Courthouse
The North Justice Center handles criminal matters for all of North Orange County.
The North Justice Center — located at 1275 N. Berkeley Avenue in Fullerton — is one of four Orange County Superior Court divisions handling criminal cases. It serves the northern portion of Orange County, covering arrests made in Fullerton, Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Placentia, La Habra, and surrounding cities.
For defendants arrested anywhere in North Orange County, the North Justice Center is almost certainly where their case will be heard — from arraignment through preliminary hearing, pretrial proceedings, and trial. It is not a courthouse defendants choose. It is the courthouse their case is assigned to by geography.
Understanding that courthouse — how it operates, who works there, and how cases move through it — is not a credential that can be listed on a website. It is built from years of practice inside the building. Jimmy has that familiarity. Most Orange County criminal defense attorneys do not.
What the North Justice Center Handles
Why It Matters
Court familiarity is not a marketing claim. Here’s what it looks like in practice.
Every criminal defense attorney in Orange County is licensed to practice at the North Justice Center. Licensure is not familiarity. The difference between an attorney who practices at the NJC regularly and one who does not shows up in specific, concrete ways.
Knowledge of the judges
The North Justice Center has a defined roster of judges who handle criminal matters. Each judge has a distinct approach to bail, to motions practice, to plea negotiations, and to sentencing. Knowing which arguments land, which motions a particular judge takes seriously, and how to present a case in front of a specific courtroom is knowledge that comes from standing in that courtroom repeatedly — not from reading about it.
Knowledge of the North OC DA’s office
The prosecutors who handle North Orange County criminal cases work out of the North Justice Center. They have individual styles, individual charging tendencies, and individual approaches to negotiation. An attorney who has negotiated with the same prosecutors across dozens of cases knows things about how those conversations go that no amount of preparation can substitute for.
Knowledge of how cases actually move
Scheduling, continuances, how long hearings take, when the calendar is crowded and when it moves fast, which motions get heard quickly and which sit — all of this affects how a case is managed and how a client is advised. An attorney who is inside this building regularly gives more accurate advice on timelines and expectations than one who is not.
Knowledge of local juries
North Orange County juries have a character. The demographics, the attitudes toward law enforcement, and the way specific defenses land with North OC jurors are things a trial attorney learns from trying cases in this venue — not from general trial experience elsewhere.
What one mile means
Jimmy’s office is one mile from the North Justice Center. That proximity is not incidental — it reflects a deliberate choice to build a practice around the courthouse where North Orange County defendants actually appear. When something unexpected happens in a case — an emergency motion, a last-minute hearing, a bail situation that needs immediate attention — one mile is the difference between being there and not being there.
North OC Cities — NJC Jurisdiction
If you were arrested in any of these cities, your case is heading to the North Justice Center.
Criminal cases originating in the following North Orange County cities are typically heard at the North Justice Center in Fullerton:
If you were arrested in one of these cities and are facing criminal charges, the North Justice Center is your courthouse. Jimmy knows it. His office is one mile away.
Free Case EvaluationWhat Jimmy Handles at the NJC
Every charge — handled by an attorney who knows this courthouse.
DUI Defense — NJC
Fullerton and Anaheim DUI cases are heard here. The 10-day DMV window runs from arrest — the clock does not wait for you to find an attorney.
DUI DefenseDomestic Violence Defense — NJC
DV charges from North OC cities move to the NJC fast. Protective orders go into effect at booking. Early representation changes the trajectory.
Domestic Violence DefenseDrug Crimes Defense — NJC
Possession to trafficking — North OC drug cases are heard at the NJC. Prop 47 and diversion programs create real options for many defendants.
Drug Crimes DefenseTheft Defense — NJC
Petty theft to grand theft, burglary to embezzlement — North OC theft cases are heard at the North Justice Center.
Theft Crimes DefenseFelony Defense — NJC
Arraignment, preliminary hearing, and trial for North OC felony cases — all at the North Justice Center, one mile from the office.
Felony DefenseMisdemeanor Defense — NJC
Misdemeanor cases from Fullerton, Anaheim, and surrounding cities are heard here. Diversion and dismissal options exist for many qualifying defendants.
Misdemeanor DefenseExpungement
Old convictions from North OC courts can often be cleared. Employment and licensing background checks improve with an expungement.
ExpungementYour Case Is at the North Justice Center
Your attorney should know it. Jimmy does.
If your case is heading to the North Justice Center — and if you were arrested in North Orange County, it almost certainly is — the attorney you hire should have run thousands of matters through that building. Jimmy has. His office is one mile away. The case evaluation is free, confidential, and handled directly by Jimmy. Available 24 hours a day.
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