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The Pasadena Courthouse on East Walnut Street is the criminal court for the western San Gabriel Valley — Pasadena, Arcadia, Monrovia, and the foothill cities. Like a handful of LA cities, Pasadena runs its own city prosecutor, so who handles your DUI depends on where you were arrested.
Pasadena Courthouse — court & DMV details
Why your case is here
The Pasadena Courthouse at 300 East Walnut Street is the Northeast District's criminal court, serving Pasadena and the surrounding foothill cities — Arcadia, Monrovia, and Sierra Madre. DUIs from this area, including enforcement around Old Pasadena, the Rose Bowl, and the 210 and 134 freeways, are heard here. Unincorporated Altadena and similar areas route here as County DA cases.
Pasadena runs its own city prosecutor
Pasadena is one of the few LA County cities with its own city prosecutor: a misdemeanor DUI arrested by Pasadena PD within the city is prosecuted by the Pasadena City Prosecutor, not the District Attorney. DUIs in Altadena and other unincorporated areas, in surrounding cities without their own prosecutor, or any felony, go to the LA County DA.
The 10-day DMV deadline
A San Gabriel Valley DUI means two cases: the criminal case at Pasadena and the DMV's separate case against your license, with a 10-day deadline to request a hearing. How the DMV hearing works →
How Ron defends a DUI at the Pasadena Courthouse
Whether your case is with the Pasadena City Prosecutor or the County DA changes the playbook. Ron works directly with you from his Irvine office, tests the stop and the chemical testing, deals with the right prosecutor, and runs the DMV hearing alongside the court case, in English or Farsi.
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Ron defends DUI cases across Southern California from his Irvine office — and works directly with you, not a call center.
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