8141 13th St · Westminster
West Justice Center
Bail Bonds Guide
The West Justice Center is the criminal and traffic courthouse for west Orange County — Westminster, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley, Cypress, Los Alamitos, Seal Beach, and Stanton.
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Stephen K. Tamura — West Justice Center
8141 13th St, Westminster, CA 92683
Court hours Monday–Friday · Midnight Bail Bonds open 24 hours
West county bonds are written 24 hours a day. These are independent-PD cities that book their own arrests first, so the right building in the first few hours is usually a city jail, not a county one.
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Table Of Contents
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Courthouse Overview
Hours Of Operation
Our Reviews
Charges We Handle
Departments & Case Types
How To Post Bail
Nearby Jails & Detention Centers
Bail FAQs
Courthouse Overview
The West Justice Center at 8141 13th Street in Westminster carries the criminal and traffic calendars for the western side of the county. The court lists it as the Stephen K. Tamura — West Justice Center; the two names refer to the same building, which is worth knowing when you are comparing a notice against a directory listing.
Under the Superior Court's Court Designation List effective June 30, 2025, criminal and traffic matters from Westminster, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley, Cypress, Los Alamitos, Seal Beach, and Stanton are designated here.
What defines west county for bail purposes is municipal policing. Westminster, Garden Grove, and Huntington Beach all run their own independent departments, and Huntington Beach operates a genuine city jail on Main Street. The first hours of custody happen inside a city facility, which means a bond posted quickly can resolve the matter before the county ever takes over — a materially different situation from a Sheriff-contract city where the booking goes straight into the county system.
What this building does not handle: limited and unlimited civil, small claims, unlawful detainer, and civil harassment are heard at Central Justice Center in Santa Ana. Probate, mental health, and elder abuse restraining orders go to the Costa Mesa Justice Complex on Harbor Boulevard — note that despite the name, that is a different building from this one, and Costa Mesa's own criminal cases are designated here to Westminster. Family law, domestic violence, and juvenile matters go to the Lamoreaux Justice Center in Orange.
Official court information: occourts.org
At A Glance
- Stephen K. Tamura — West Justice Center
- 8141 13th St, Westminster, CA 92683
- Superior Court of California, County of Orange — West Orange County — Criminal and Traffic
- Bail bonds posted 24/7, including nights, weekends, and court holidays
Hours Of Operation
Court hours and jail release timing are two different clocks. West Justice Center runs on a weekday court calendar; the jail holding your family member runs 24 hours a day.
| Court calendar | Monday – Friday, excluding court holidays |
|---|---|
| General court information | (657) 622-6878 |
| Weekends & court holidays | Closed |
| City jails & county intake | Booking and release run 24 hours |
| Midnight Bail Bonds | Open 24 hours, 7 days a week |
Orange County Superior Court runs weekday calendars only. We publish the court's general information line rather than a counter-hours table, because posted hours change and the court's own listing is the authoritative source.
Court hours and custody hours are separate clocks. Huntington Beach's city jail and the county's Flower Street complex both process releases overnight, so a bond accepted at 2 a.m. is not waiting on the Westminster calendar.
Our Reviews
Real feedback from families we've helped release loved ones across Orange County — sourced live from Google.
Charges We Handle
Every charge type and financing option we write for defendants whose cases are calendared at West Justice Center. Open any page for statutes, bail schedule figures, and payment terms.
1% Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for 1% bail bonds.
1275 Hold Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for 1275 hold bail bonds.
2% Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for 2% bail bonds.
24-Hour Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for 24-hour bail bonds.
Affordable Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for affordable bail bonds.
Assault & Battery Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for assault & battery bail bonds.
Burglary Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for burglary bail bonds.
Domestic Violence Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for domestic violence bail bonds.
Drug Charge Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for drug charge bail bonds.
DUI Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for dui bail bonds.
Elder Abuse Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for elder abuse bail bonds.
Failure To Appear Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for failure to appear bail bonds.
Felony Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for felony bail bonds.
Gun & Weapons Charge Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for gun & weapons charge bail bonds.
Manslaughter Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for manslaughter bail bonds.
Misdemeanor Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for misdemeanor bail bonds.
Murder Charge Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for murder charge bail bonds.
No-Collateral Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for no-collateral bail bonds.
No Money Down Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for no money down bail bonds.
Online Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for online bail bonds.
Probation Violation Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for probation violation bail bonds.
Robbery Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for robbery bail bonds.
Theft Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for theft bail bonds.
Traffic & Vehicle Code Bail Bonds
Statutes, county bail schedule figures, and financing for traffic & vehicle code bail bonds.
Departments & Case Types
What the Superior Court designates to the West Justice Center. Department numbers are assigned per case — follow the department printed on your own notice.
Criminal — Misdemeanor
Misdemeanor arraignments, pretrial hearings, and trials for the nine designated west county cities. In-custody defendants housed at the Flower Street complex may be arraigned in Department CJ1 inside the jail instead.
Criminal — Felony
Felony arraignments, preliminary hearings, and bail review motions under Penal Code §1270.1 and §1275. Felony trials are assigned countywide by open trial courtroom availability and can be moved.
Traffic
Traffic filings and trials for west county. The court notes traffic payments and inquiries may be handled at any justice center with a criminal/traffic clerk's office. An unresolved citation here is a common route to a later bench warrant.
Bail Review Motions
Motions to reduce bail set at booking are heard on the criminal calendar in this building. The scheduled figure controls until a judge changes it in open court.
Bench Warrant Recalls
Failure-to-appear matters and warrant recall requests for west county cases return to this courthouse. A bench warrant does not expire on its own — it sits until it is served or recalled.
Not Heard Here
Civil, small claims, unlawful detainer, and civil harassment go to Central. Probate and mental health go to the Costa Mesa Justice Complex. Family law, domestic violence, and juvenile go to Lamoreaux in Orange.
How To Post Bail At West Justice Center
Bail review and reduction motions in California run under Penal Code §1270.1, and the starting figure comes from the Orange County 2026 Uniform Bail Schedule (effective January 1, 2026).
Bail is posted where the defendant is held, not at 8141 13th Street. In west county the first answer is usually a city facility — Huntington Beach's jail on Main Street, Westminster PD, Garden Grove PD, Costa Mesa PD, or the Fountain Valley department — and the second answer, after transfer, is the Sheriff's Intake Release Center in Santa Ana or Theo Lacy in Orange.
The figure comes from the Orange County 2026 Uniform Bail Schedule, approved by the judges of this court under Penal Code §1269b(c) and effective January 1, 2026. Misdemeanors and infractions are scheduled, felony bail is computed per case from the highest single count plus enhancements, and larceny and fraud offenses use the scheduled amount or the loss amount, whichever is higher.
The premium is 10% of the bail amount, filed with the California Department of Insurance under Insurance Code §1800 — the statutory rate at every licensed California agency, with no legal way to discount it. Our down payment starts as low as 1% on approved credit, with the balance on a written plan.
The west county opportunity is the municipal booking window. Independent city jails mean there is often a real chance to post before any county transfer, which spares the family a Santa Ana intake and a second drive. Call as soon as you know where the arrest happened and we will confirm the facility before anything is paid.
2025 Release Categories
Every bond we write is issued by a California Department of Insurance licensed bail agent under Cal. Ins. Code §1800, at the statutory 10% premium.
If A Court Date Here Is Missed
A missed appearance at Stephen K. Tamura — West Justice Center can mean a forfeited bond and a bench warrant the same day. There is a statutory window to bring the defendant back before forfeiture becomes a judgment against the cosigner — call us immediately. Failure to appear bail bonds →
Nearby Jails & Detention Centers
Where west county defendants are held before appearing on 13th Street. City jails come first here; the county facilities come after the transfer.
Huntington Beach City Jail
2000 Main St, Huntington Beach, CA 92648
An independent municipal jail inside the Huntington Beach civic center. A bond posted here can end custody before the county transfer, which is the fastest outcome available in west county.
View PageIntake Release Center (IRC)
550 N Flower St, Santa Ana, CA 92703
The Sheriff's countywide booking and release point. West county holds that continue past the city stage route through Flower Street.
View PageCentral Jail Complex (Men's and Women's)
550 N Flower St, Santa Ana, CA 92703
Continuing custody on the Flower Street complex. Defendants housed here may be arraigned in Department CJ1 inside the jail rather than transported to Westminster.
Theo Lacy Facility
501 The City Dr S, Orange, CA 92868
The county's large male housing facility in Orange. Classification can move a west county defendant here while the case is pending — we confirm the building before delivering a bond.
View PageBail FAQs
Questions specific to Stephen K. Tamura — West Justice Center — the calendar, the bail process here, and how release timing actually works.