Court Services

Courts

The Metropolitan Court Unit maintains security in the Metropolitan Court Building which has 18 courtrooms utilized as adult Criminal Law Courtrooms. The courtrooms hear all misdemeanor and felony court hearings from arraignment to jury trials. The Metropolitan Court Building also oversees all adult in-custody criminal court calendars for the greater Bakersfield area, and some cases from outlying courts.

The Justice Court Unit maintains security at the Justice Court Building which has 12 courtrooms utilized as Family Law and Civil Law Courtrooms. On occasion, the Justice Court Building will hear low level, out-of-custody trial cases. The Justice Court Unit also provides security at two satellite court buildings in Bakersfield. One of the satellite court buildings is the Juvenile Justice Center which has four courtrooms utilized as Juvenile Law Courtrooms and one courtroom utilized as a Probate Law Courtroom. The other satellite court building is the Traffic Court Building which has two courtrooms utilized for hearings and trials involving low level traffic offences. On occasion, the Traffic Court building will hear low level, out-of-custody trial cases.