Laguna Hills Courthouse to Close

The county courthouse in Laguna Hills will shut down permanently on July 1, officials said Tuesday.

At that time, all Laguna Hills court cases will be transferred to the Harbor Justice Center at 4601 Jamboree Road in Newport Beach.

Traffic hearings will move even sooner. Effective Monday, those cases will be heard in Newport Beach.

Other Court Changes

The Santa Ana courthouse will stop accepting family law case filings June 28, and all family law cases should be transferred to the Lamoureaux Justice Center at 341 The City Drive South in Orange by July 1.

All probate and mental health cases now being handled at the Lamoureaux Justice Center in Orange will be moved to the Central Justice Center in Santa Ana as of July 1.

Orange County court officials said the adjustments were necessary because of a lack of state funding.

Earlier, Orange County Superior Court Presiding Judge Thomas Borris said the county could no longer afford to lease the Laguna Hills courthouse.

-- City News Service