I surprisingly had a great experience completing my jury duty service here at the Compton Courthouse. Plenty of parking and free for jurors. Otherwise, I believe it's $7 for parking all day. The parking attendants are quick and polite. On your first day they provide you a paper to place on your dashboard stating you're here for jury duty. You can only park on the 4th and 5th floor, but don't worry as parking is plenty. The courthouse is literally the only tall building around the area which made it easy to find. Due to online server issues on the LA County Jury Portal site (not Compton Courthouse's fault) I was unable to complete my orientation online. If you complete the online orientation before your report date, you can come at 9am vs 7:45am. However, coming in at 7:45am wasn't an issue at all. I had a smooth experience. I waited outside for about 10 min, breezed through security, and found my way to the juror room then patiently waited for instructions. Around 8am we were given instructions on how to prepare for the day.. I forgot the clerks name but he was definitely a comedian and really wanted to entertain you during your time in jury duty. Let's face it.. no one really wants to be here but they do a great job keeping it straight to the point with no BS. They want you in and out here just as much as you do. We were given a generous lunch break from 12-1:30pm and by the time we came back, we were all dismissed! And just like that we completed our jury duty! read more

Privatize this place, the employee's are angry and unmotivated. The online process to file a claim does not work; my notification to serve a person court papers never happened even though I paid online months in advance of my court date. Local gov does not work in this instance, outsource this whole place to a private company and I'm sure it would run better and us customers would be happier. read more

I don't know how I got called into jury duty for the CPT, but regardless, no complaints here. I was called in earlier this summer and was able to do a one time delay with no explanation, other than filling out a brief form. I was called in again for the jury duty a few weeks back. I sat in the jury room all day and was able to complete a ton of work on my laptop. For lunch, I stayed in the courthouse and went to the cafeteria. I had the special for the day, which was the Thai chicken. The chicken had an ample amount of sauce, good flavor, and was tender. It came with noodles but I opted for the coleslaw instead, which was also very good. I finished the whole plate and was full for the whole afternoon. My only complaint about the cafeteria is that they didn't have ice coffee. read more

The cafeteria here is on point! So glad there is something tasty to munch on while I deal with the bull! read more

Jury Summons: This experience wasn't bad at all. First, make sure your summons paper is filled out and that you watched the juror orientation video the day before between 7pm-6am to save time cause if you don't then you have to get there at 7:30am that same day you show up. it makes it easier for you to have every thing ready. Parking is free, just show your summons to the parking attendant and he/she is going to give you a pass to put inside your car windshield. When you enter the building stand in the employee/jury line it might be faster. After going through security check go up the elevator into the floor you are required to be then wait for roll call at 9am. be prepared for some waiting around the hall and more waiting so just chat with anyone or check your emails but don't go anywhere. hangout. Since day one just happened to land into the Jury box selection. The Judge and the deffense council (which is the attorneys) will ask each Juror some questions so be prepared to do some public speaking, alot of people are nervous and some are not but they do make you speak in front of 60 people plus lawyer plus clerk and recorder and other Jurors. So as they ask and you answer they will be taking notes on you then after you come back from break they will have been decided to dismiss or keep you there. Out of 60 Jurors only 30-40 will show up and then they interview all until they bring it down to 12 potental Jurors and 4 Alternates Jurors will have to hear all the witness Testimony's from both sides and the Judge will instruct Jurors not to talk about the case until it's time to Deliberate. All Jurors that i met there were Hilarious. Very Cool and Mature People. Everyone getting along. This lasted about a month read more

I won my case against the CHP, and paid the Courthouse prior to my trial! It's been over 10 years, and still, I have yet to see reimbursement! It is unjust and very disappointing that we live under a judicial system that outright steals your money! read more

I served jury duty here after being somehow transferred from my usual Torrance courthouse. The location is easy, maybe even easier than driving into the middle of Torrance. (Make sure you do the online orientation to buy time in the morning). I completed the online orientation in about 15 min. It backed my 7:45 arrival time to 9:00 am. You must do this before 9:00pm the Sunday before service however. Parking is easy, show your summons and you park free on the 3rd/4th floor... security wasn't a big deal. They didn't direct me but I found out, go straight to elevators, jury waiting room is on the second floor. After that there was comfortable seating and the man who called jury pools was funny and attempted to make it an overall pleasant experience. The in n out by the 91 I recommend as well. It was really good. It's brand new so maybe that's why but probably the best one I've been to. Overall I'm glad I didn't try to transfer back to my courthouse. Nobody is thrilled to serve jury duty but it was painless and a good excuse to start a new book. I was not selected and was released after returning from lunch around 1:30. read more

Had the worse experience. The DDA was not prepared and did not give us enough information for us to make the right decision for a felony case. We felt victimized again, but by the system that is suppose to protect us. Very very disappointing. She apologized but it didn't matter, the damage was done. People inform yourselves by seeking legal advise. Do not depend on ill experienced DDA. read more

the Compton administrators have their court interpreters employees in small waiting areas. My friend who works there says the rooms are very small and they have their interpreters on broken chairs and all line 12 of them one next to each other. very unsafe. read more

The small claims window lady is very sweet. I always forget to ask for her name but she is super sweet. Whenever you have a mistake in your paper she will tell you and she will let you fill it out without being rude. I have seen a couple of people who leave the 9th floor civil/ smalls claims area being grateful for the help of the clerks....BUT the lady in the sheriffs station are RUDE AND MEAN. All they do is talk and laugh at whoever comes in. Yesterday i tried to give in paperwork that i had to give to the sheriff and this big African American lady said " you have that WRONG and im not gunna tell you whats wrong, you have to figure that out i wont accept it until you fix that error" LIKE WHY ARE THEY LIKE THAT. WHY DO THEY HAVE TO YELL AT YOU LIKE THAT? SO SAD that we have to pay so many taxes to get treated like this. They definitely have to get fired and hire someone else. read more

I filed a civil case at this courthouse and had no problem. I do have to say that they can better provide a step by step on what to bring or submit prior to the hearing to avoid being rescheduled. Other than that the proceeding went well. read more

Reason for Visit: Jury Duty Summons Jury duty sucks... but that's no reason to give the courthouse a bad rating. Other than the fact that I had to report for jury duty and that it involved a lot of sitting and waiting, the courthouse itself wasn't bad at all. All the workers were kind and friendly. The guy working at the juror room was humorous as well, which gave everyone a good laugh. No workers were scary or intimidating.. so I had an overall pleasant visit to the courthouse. Parking: As shown on your summons paper, there's FREE parking available at 400 S. Acacia Ave. Just tell the lady in the front you're here for jury duty and she'll give you a free parking permit (leave that on your dashboard). Courthouse: Get to the first floor of the parking structure and go outside - you'll see the courthouse right ahead! Get to the entrance, go through security, and take the elevator up the juror room (I was on the 2nd floor. Not sure if that's the same for everyone..) Procedures: (Considering you completed orientation online) 1. Enter the juror room and check in at the window. 2. Clip your juror badge on your shirt, take a seat, and wait. 3. The worker will do a roll call, so don't even think about taking off after turning in your summons paper! 4. You'll watch a short clip about jury duty. 5. The worker will start calling names for a trial. If your name i not called... you just wait until it is OR until you're released. I wasn't called for anything so I'm not sure what happens after you're sent to a trial. The call a BIG group of people so my guess is that they choose the 12 juror from that large group.. My name wasn't called all morning. We were sent off for lunch break from 12-1:30pm. I had my lunch and came back to just chill and read in the juror room. It's a BIG and quiet room with quite comfortable chairs. You can honestly sit and take a nap too.. The rest of us weren't called even after lunch (meaning, there was not trial in the afternoon). We got released at 2pm!! If you're NOT called to a trial and you're released on your first day, YOU DO NOT NEED TO REPORT AGAIN!! read more

Came here for jury duty. Some staff were very nice and helpful, some were just rude...treat others to how you would like to be treated... i know we all have our bad days but dont bring your personal problems onto others. You are supposed to be a working professional. read more

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I've been summoned for jury duty twice since I turned 18 and both times I was assigned to Compton. The first time I was called to a courtroom, sent to lunch before they began jury selection, but when we came back from our break we found out the defendant had changed his plea and so there was no more need for us. Dismissed. Last Tuesday I was here again. If you are summoned here for jury duty, you can park for free in the parking garage on 400 S Acacia Ave. Show them your summons and you'll get a handy parking slip for the day. Head to the jury assembly room on the 2nd floor, check in at the window, and make sure you're back in the room at the time they tell you because once the day gets started they will do a roll call. If you complete the orientation online, you can show up a little later (9 AM instead of 8 AM). All the staff I dealt with were pleasant and funny. The only time they were not was when someone was not following instructions. Do as they say and the day will go by smoothly. For lunch options, there is a cafeteria on the same floor as the jury assembly room. This was going to be my option for the day, but we got dismissed before lunch due to there being no cases. Across the street, there are some fast food options as well. The first time I was here I went to McDonalds. Just be mindful of your surroundings, the courthouse is not in the best area. It's really not the worst place to do jury duty. I just wish the court system would send me to different or closer places next time. read more

This review is for jury duty. Being assigned to Compton was not something I was happy about. 1) Traffic - extremely hard to get to by 8am 2) Compton - well its Compton...yes there were a few questionable characters driving into the courthouse, but everything after was extremely pleasant! So this is probably the best time I've had serving jury duty, and I've done it a few times. The two guys in charge of the jury room are super nice and hilarious. They keep you informed and entertained. There aren't as many cases, as you might expect in Compton. We were let out around 2:30pm - which is a win in my book. Jury parking is free - bring your summons. Cafe is not great, but there's a plaza right across the street with lots of food. Starbucks is just 6 mins away. Overall - awesome. Good job Compton! read more

I went to file a default for divorce. The take the freaking THREE copies and then say, "WE CAN'T GIVE YOU ANY RECEIPT" or stamp any papers. They mail the forms back to us stating something was missing. "WTF" is going on. They could have told us that at the window. Now, we have to print up all the forms again. NO WONDER NOBODY LIKE THESE FREAKIN IDIOTS... read more

Overall good experience for jury duty. Many places to eat around the area. Lunch is an hour and 30 minutes. You get breaks in between for about 10-15 depending. I was there from Friday through Thursday (not too bad). Only bad thing is if your company doesn't pay then you only get paid $15 a day (starting on second day). Then you also get 0.34 for mileage one way. Lots of parking which is a bonus so that's no issue and sometimes they would take longer on breaks so we would start later and it would delay process. read more

Jury duty wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. I was forced here because I had a "fail to appear," whoops. So, I had to go whether I wanted to or not. The man leading the festivities was funny and forward. He didn't take any crap. He wasn't all chit chatty and got us through the rules and expectations of the day pretty quickly. If you can- bring a laptop or tablet, you can actually get a lot done when you're stuck in a room for 8-hours. Some good: - Free wi-fi for jurors (score) - Don't have a laptop? They have quite a few free computers for your browse, google or wikipedia to pass the time - There are plenty of seats, so you're not elbow to elbow - The cafeteria is not too bad- it's cash only and the coffee was decent - Free parking for jurors- conveniently located in the adjacent structure - A lot of reading material if you want it Some bad: - The area around is a little sketch- you probably don't want to walk around by yourself - The elevators are horribly slow and take forever to get up and down - The obnoxious airport like security checks (but I guess you have to) - You're not allowed to use the stairs, you have to wait for the elevators Yeah- I really did just review my jury duty experience. read more

Compton is waaay better than Downtown LA's courts. Wait a minute, you say. It's Compton! Am I going to get mugged/shot/stabbed on my way from the parking lot? Well, the answer is NO. You will WANT to do jury duty here! Parking is easy- just pull into the parking structure next to the courthouse. If you park anywhere else (store parking lot, etc.) you will get towed. Someone in our jury pool had their car towed. The juror room is HUGE, much bigger than downtown's Criminal Court juror room, so you can spread out. The juror clerk (guy that reads the rules, etc.) is funny. You got to have a great sense of humor if you are dealing w/ people, on a daily basis, who are doing jury duty. I'm sure he's seen it all. There's a big screen TV in the front, and we all get to vote on which DVD we want to watch. Majority won and selected "Why Did I Get Married?" There's also 4 computers in the front of the room that have games, and several computers in the back w/ internet access. If you want to read, there are many bookcases in the back. Downtown LA has none of these perks! The cafeteria downstairs isn't that bad, but as the juror clerk said, "the lunch is good, the breakfast is better." So get your breakfast on so you don't have to get a big lunch. Downtown LA has no cafeteria. One word of caution-- the elevators here are hecka slow. Wait 10-15 minutes for an elevator, and you'll see what I mean. You can't use the stairs b/c they are emergency exits only. If you decide to use the stairs, be prepared to meet the sheriffs at the bottom. :) Next time I get a juror summons, I'm going to request a transfer from downtown to Compton. read more

The Compton Courthouse has facilities that are, for the most part, functional but have not been updated for decades. Though, driving westbound on Compton Blvd you can't help but notice the fairly recent mural of President Obama on one of the adjacent buildings to the Courthouse. If you're visiting the Informal Juvenile & Traffic Court located on the first floor, your best bet is to avoid the early morning crowd. Arriving later in the day assures that you'll only have to deal with a couple of people in line, and you won't have to be fighting to get through the metal detectors with the depressed and unwilling jurors. Suprisingly, the staff was quite cheery once I flashed a smile and poured on the charm; no jaded county employees found here. They were more than helpful in informing me that the officer that cited me for my (first) offense of driving while using a non-hands-free wireless device still hadn't submitted his paper work yet -- that's why it wouldn't show up when I tried to pay it online. "No sweat, baby cheeks. Go ahead and swipe my card for the $20 fine," I said. "Wait, what do you mean it isn't $20? The $20 fee was referenced all over the news when they first passed the legislation. That's just the base fee, you say? Well, what else do I have to pay for?" * $10.00 per $10/base fine per PC 1464 goes 70% to State Trial Court Trust Fund; 30% to County General Fund * $2.00 per $10/base fine per GC 76100 goes to the County Courthouse Construction Fund * $2.50 per $10/base fine per GC 76101 goes to the County Jail Construction Fund * $0.50 per $10/base fine per GC 76102 goes to County Automated Fingerprint Fund * $2.00 per $10/base fine per GC 76104 goes to Maddy Emergency Medical Fund (State/County split) * $3.00 per $10/base fine per GC 70372.(a) goes to State Court Facilities Construction Fund * $1.00 per $10/base fine per GC 76104.6 goes to the DNA Identification Fund (County/State split) * $1.00 per $10/base fine per GC 76104.7 goes to the DNA Identification Fund (County/State split) * $2.00 per $10/base fine per GC 70372(a) goes to the State Court Facilities Construction Fund - Immediate and Critical Needs Account * $1.00 Night Court Assessment Fee pursuant to VC 42006 * $10.00 DMV record fee pursuant to Vehicle Code 40508.6 * $4.00 Twenty percent criminal surcharge pursuant to Penal Code 1465.7 * $30.00 Court Security Fee pursuant to Penal Code 1465.8 * $35.00 Criminal Conviction Assessment pursuant to GC 70373 goes to the State Court Facilities Construction Fund For those of you with a Liberal Arts major, that's a total of $142 on a $20 base fee. The lesson of this story? Make sure you charge your Bluetooth headset or be prepared to keep some KY (or Astroglide if you prefer) in your glove box in the case that LA County decides to bend you over and have their way with you. read more

Compton Courthouse - Courthouses Near Me - Compton, California

I'm not happy,..after getting search and wand coming in to court . I go to the 10th floor and the young Hispanic (security) getting paid less than me ask me whom I'm here to see? Johnny Morris well u have to get searched! I said again I just got searched downstairs. He says I know it's a high security floor. He says do u have a cell phone I said No. he said how do you know I was going to ask you? Come on now I've been in a court room before. So he goes thru my purse and my wallet. And while he's going thru my purse. He goes thru my wallet like really can a cell phone fit in here? He ask me again for the 2nd time in less than 5 mins do you have a cell phone. I know if I was dumb and stupid to really say yes I do. Knowing ahead of time to leave it in my car. Please train him to not talk to people that way. I have common courtesy & respect. read more

No one likes being called up for jury duty. I've never served here, so it was going to be a new experience for me. I arrived at 7:15 a.m. (The website says the garage opens at 7:30 a.m., but they let me in anyway and were very nice about it.) I was not too clear about where to check in but went to the front of the building, facing Compton Boulevard and saw that there were two lines - one for employees and jurors, the other for everyone else. The doors were unlocked promptly at the time stated on the door and I proceeded to the second floor to report for jury duty. There were clear directionals for those reporting for jury duty - no question as to where you are supposed to go. The Jurors Room was large and very clean. The two men who run the Jurors' Room are hilarious. They are really quite entertaining. It's nice to see two people who have to deal with the public - a public not wanting to be there - but they have turned everything that is monotonous and boring into something entertaining and funny. Thank you! Additionally, everybody I encountered who worked there, including the Sheriff's Deputies, the people at the doors and the cafeteria workers were very pleasant. Nobody seemed unhappy to be working at the Compton Courthouse. That speaks volumes. Thank you, Compton Courthouse. Someone in charge is doing something right. read more

Although in my twenties, I have been a juror three times here plus waited as a potential juror two other times. I think that's enough to write a review about my experience this place. --Parking - it's free if you're a juror. Drive all the way to the top of the structure where there's plenty of parking. Take the stairs down for good exercise - you'll be sitting all day! --Quick line for jurors, crazy line wraps around the building for all others. Metal detector. --Elevators - There's six really slow ones and there's 20 floors! They take forever. Sorry, no stairs - emergency only! --Cafe - It's Ok for some breakfast foods and sandwiches, but not worth the price. --Nothing good or healthy to eat within walking distance of the courthouse, but the short drive to Rancho Domniguez for more fresh variety and non-fried foods. read more

Not bad for a courthouse. Marbles floors and interior, pretty clean bathrooms, large, spacious courtrooms on the security floors, child care on premise, jury room has wi fi (weak signal) and about 15 desktops to play on while you're waiting. Cafeteria on premises (it's OK, not great). There is NOTHING but fast food in the area (McDonald's, Popeye's, Pollo Loco), so it's your call. Free parking in the garage if you're a juror, attorney, judge. Weak cell phone signals - for all providers. Security is moderately tight. Like an airport but you don't have to take your laptop out of its bag. Ridiculously long waits for the six elevators they have going. Seriously, give yourself about 15 extra minutes to compensate for the elevator wait. Definitely a cast of characters roaming about, so feel free to grab a bench in a hallway and watch away. BTW, I was there for jury duty, not some other reason..... read more

.., I wasted 3 hrs. here for a 40 second wink @ the judge. After recieving a speeding ticket on the 710 Fwy months ago for $350. I wanted to fight it & sent a trial notice back. Only to be informed that they didn't recieve it, I skipped my trial & now my ticket is $1050!!! I called & there was no live personel to assist due to budget cuts, so it was just a recorded message. So I call the bill collector & set up a trial hearing w/ the judge so I can tell him/her that this is ridiculous & I can't afford it. So on Cinco de Mayo, I had court @ 9am. I arrive to see a grp. of 40 people ahead of me all waiting too. We wait an hr. before the doors open? Then they take all red light camera offenders first before us? Why the hell did they tell us to get there @ 9am then? We weren't allowed to come in til' about 11:20, after hearing a ridiculous lecture from the bailiff as to how the judge likes her trials to run. He tells us that we cannot explain our case because it'll take long & waste everyone's time? Plus it'll irritate the judge & may cause her to "up" the fine? How does that work? That's the whole reason why I came here was to talk to the judge! He tells us that we have to explain that to the cashier. If that was the case, we should have just went straight to the cashier instead, rather than wasting time in court. We come in & hear more lectures, q&a, then the Spanish translator repeated it all over again in Spanish. We all had headaches by then. We just wanted to get it over with. The judge comes in & all we were allowed to say was guilty or not guilty. I pled guilty, gave the judge the proper spelling for my last name, replied yes to traffic school & I was out. 40 seconds! After hrs. of wait. Then another half hr. in line to talk to the cashier finding out the judge took off $25 from my fine. Wow, thanks, that'll really help out. I arrived @ 9am, didn't leave til 12:30. What a waste of time, the Compton Courthouse is a joke. read more

Probably the most miserable experience showing up for a traffic citation, TWICE, one for an arraignment, then for the trial. You are supposed to show up at 8:15 or 8:30 and the line for security wraps around the building, even if you show up at 7:45. (if youre there for jury duty, just go to the front of the line.) But dont worry, if youre there for an arraignment or a trial, its SO SLOW in there that they wont start to organize people and start until around 9. Really sucks to STAND around and wait (no where to sit). Then you have to deal with the bailiff, Officer Dickwad Stannard. I get it that this guy has to deal with a bunch of irate people every day, but his condescending, sarcastic and overall unpleasant tone lacks any sense of professionalism. The only nice thing is that the judge's are fair and prompt. The older white haird judge that did the arraignment was extremely quick and efficient, ONCE THINGS GOT STARTED. And Judge Deshazer was overly patient listening to a lot of halfassed excuses for speeding and carpool violations. 2 people surprisingly got off arguing against the cop. There is a paid parking garage. But you can park across the train tracks in the shopping center for free. oh and btw, i TOTALLY GOT OFF CLEAR! had to wait til the end of the whole circus to find out my officer didnt show up so the ticket is gone! WOO HOOO!!!!! still only 1 star, mostly because of the waiting and that asshole bailiff. read more

I had to come here to take some of some rather silly business. As silly as it is, I am going to court. So when I got up in the morning. I dressed for friggin court. Slacks, dress shirt, and tie. I didn't bring my coat since it was too hot for that. I meant to bring my dress shoes, but it was 5am, I was tired, so I forgot. I had my very, eh, broken in tennis shoes. They were at least somewhat clean. I also called before, so I would know how to take care of the business at hand. I was polite, joked a bit, said "please" and "thank you" often, and generally behaved in a professional but friendly manner. I also behaved the same way in person. Lo and behold, the clerks, staff, and judge were all very nice and helpful. A couple clerks went out of their way to help me, and likely saved me two or more hours of waiting in lines. It turns out that if you show respect, courtesy, compassion, and gratitude to other people, they tend to show the same to you. This is especially true here, where the job is usually thankless and they have been seriously understaffed for several years. I knew this, of course, because my mother taught me a great deal on how to make it in the world. Thanks Mom! Sadly, almost everybody there thought I was an attorney. Most folks don't seem to get it. If you're going to some place important, especially one where the possibility exists of paying fines or going to jail, show some respect and dress appropriately. I saw plenty of people going to court looking like they were going to their buddy's house to smoke dope and play X-Box for 12 hours. They were showing off their tats, showing off nose rings, and showing off their disrespect for common courtesy. And they were probably wondering why their cases don't go as well. Some of you may be saying "But wait, it's only traffic court" or "I don't want to be there, I shouldn't have to dress up" or "I don't have a lot of money to spend on fancy clothes." Bullshit on all of that. Court is court. Lawyers dress in a suit and tie. The judge wore a dress shirt and a tie. Your ass can wear a dress shirt and a tie. And I've seen plenty of both at yard sales and thrift stores. It doesn't have to be perfect. Nobody asked me where I got my clothes. Nobody even noticed my shoes, or if they did, they kept it to themselves. Everybody working there noticed I did my best to show respect. They also appreciated being treated like people who work for a living. Something to think about folks. They did make me throw away my lighter at security. I liked that lighter, even though it was cheap and disposable. I was almost sad about that, but quickly rose from my grief. I suggest you bring matches, or hide your lighter somewhere on the grounds. I did try the latter, but the groundskeepers tossed it. Just don't bring a Zippo or other fancy lighter. If you commit a crime and have to go to court, I highly recommend you do so in Compton's jurisdiction. And wear a nice shirt and tie when you go to court. read more

Jury duty. Everyone is so nice here! Everyone from parking attendance, security guards, and the jury check in desk. Compton Courthouse bathroom is clean, comfy chairs (blue cushions), and well organized. Free internet and lots of areas to set up a laptop or plug in a cellphone. Pleasant experience, truly. Proud to serve as a citizen and help bring justice. read more

Self-Help Center (Room 200F): it's horrible how these people helping the community are throwing the fact that this a "free service" to people's faces. It's a free service that "YOU" get paid to do and these people are entitled to it because they are minorities dealing with poverty here in Southern California. I didn't go for services but accompanied a relative. I wonder what the Board of Supervisors would say or think if they knew the staff here felt superior to these poor people needing free legal advice. Damn shame. It saddens me to hear the staff member say, "well this is a free service and you are going to have to wait." read more

I was here for jury duty. It is like any other courthouse. You will need to wait for a hefty amount of time till they get to your name. BUT I thought that the employees there were very nice and friendly. It made it a lot more enjoyable. Bring CASH for food in the cafeteria! or you can use the ATM but who wants to pay that $2.75 fee. Bring a laptop or use one of the computers there. The couches are comfortable... I sprawled across 4 seats using my computer... There is free parking!!! and is in one building! That's a plus. read more

Is there a statute of limitations on writing a review of a courthouse? Dunno, so I will do it anyway - review number 100 goes to Compton Superior Court. I was on a jury about ten years ago, and like many, did not want to go to Compton every day (actually, I didn't want to be on the jury at all - it was a murder trial, and I was scared witless about having to decide a person's fate; the bailiff happened to be a friend, so I asked him if that would get me off the case, and he said no- yikes!). I spent ten days on the jury, and I will say that the courthouse was most accomodating - the jury room was very comfortable, the cafeteria had a good selection, and I felt safe for the most part. If you have to go, be prepared to allow plenty of time to take the elevator, as I think that is the only way to get to anywhere in the courthouse. Also, if you take surface streets, there is a train that seemed always to run just about the time you need to be in the parking lot, so allow time for that as well. No matter how you feel about jury duty, Compton Superior Court is not that different from other courts (Long Beach, Bellflower and Norwalk are pretty similar, but I think the food was better at Compton Court). Deliberate on my review, and happy 100 to me! read more

I had jury duty here and all I can say is I was scared to death! Like Ginger A - I Bitched, Whined and complained to anyone & everyone... The way the media portrays Compton, you think your dead if you enter there. I left my house early and found the drive pretty smooth. I also did the 605, 105, 710 route (I know the O.C. like the back of my hand so I try never to go past the 605 -except for the 210 to Pasadena) and found myself thinking, OK, not too bad... Parking was a breeze and convenient - Jury Room was large and fairly comfortable - they had movies to watch, computers to use and books to read. They seem to have their system of checking in and calling people down to a science - they were very organized and helpful, even when sending us to lunch. A group of us went together and laughed because we all had the same preconceived notion of what it was going to be like and how our day was going to go. If I get called up again for Jury Duty here, I will gladly go. Thanks for a great experience Compton Courthouse. read more

Oh my goodness. What a wait. I took of work to be supportive to my daughter on getting paper work filed. We arrived timely at 8:30 am and court room was locked. It was another lady waiting as well. We waited outside courtroom until l 9:30am and the lady finally let us in. She said, she was wondering why no one was in the courtroom. We told her the door was locked. She was unaware of that. We went inside courtroom and judge finally comes out an hour later. He was a very nice judge and everything went in our favor. But oh my what a wait. Compton courthouse is very crowded read more

I had looked up what to expect on Yelp and it was very close to what I experience on Thursday 8/19/10 : ) The staff was great, the jury duty staff were very cool and YES Funny : ) as funny as you can be in a jury duty room. They are organized, its clean, spacious, cafeteria (on same floor) and yes it's cafeteria food not the Ritz but it's better than living the bldg., computers with internet, wi-fi for laptops, I had good reception on cell and wi-fi, they provide some books and magz (I brought my own), clean restroom (important 2me) Over all if I have to do it again I will pick Compton with free parking and they let you in first before everyone run to the elevator and get to the 2nd floor so you can choose your spot : ) read more

Typical government agency and employees. We're told to be at the courthouse by 8 am but then we get to watch the government workers stroll in when the feel like it. Their attitude displays were here for us and not the taxpayers. We are government workers and work when we want. read more

I had a great time serving jury duty 2 months ago. Yes, I wanted to be picked in a case. Lines moved faster this time around. Staff didn't seem rude like before. Waiting for an elevator was a pain at times, but it wasn't as bad as the previous time. It was blazing hot for those two weeks, but I didn't notice since the courthouse has A/C. And good looking attorneys is a plus ;) read more

Got a ticket for having tinted tail lights on my Lexus. I fixed the correction and then had to go to the Compton courthouse to pay the $25 fee... The damn line is about 50 people long and at least an hour wait. I peeked inside the room and saw only two or three tellers. Damn california budget cuts.. Fuck you!! read more

Ok, we all know everyone dispise coming to court houses for any reason. The lines or coming in contact with a rude teller. I asked the Sheriff as soon as I walked in so I could be directed to the correct place and I was misdirected. Standing in the wrong line for fifteen minutes did not make me mad but its the fact that he works there and doesn't know where departments are. It would have been better if he said I'm not sure and I could have found someone who did but he was very nice directing me to the wrong office. read more

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Who likes jury duty? No one. 2 years ago, I got selected to be a juror in a case that lasted 2 weeks. So you pretty much learn to love it and the Compton Court. Earlier this month I got called in for jury selection. Yea, it was a waste of 1 day of my life, but on the brightside, I caught up on some reading, read all the blogs on my feedly (free wi-fi) and was entertained by the 2 guys that run the juror selection waiting room. Only downside is that out of 6 elevators, only 2, possibly three work and you cannot take the stairs. read more

I have to admit I was apprehensive about having to attend JD in Compton but it was for not. The workers there are very friendly, courteous, knowledgeable, and helpful. The courthouse and bathrooms are clean. While I was there the elevators were working and even though there were lines it was not as congested as other courts I've been to. read more