DUI at the East County Courthouse, El Cajon

DUI Defense at the East County Courthouse (El Cajon)

If you were arrested for DUI in East County — El Cajon, La Mesa, Santee, Lemon Grove, Spring Valley, Lakeside, or Alpine — your case is heard at the East County Regional Center on East Main Street in El Cajon. The County DA prosecutes, and the 10-day DMV clock is running.

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If you were arrested for DUI in El Cajon, La Mesa, Lemon Grove, Santee, Spring Valley, Lakeside, or out toward Alpine and Rancho San Diego, the case is heard at the East County Regional Center, 250 East Main Street, and prosecuted by the San Diego County DA — the criminal court that serves the eastern end of the county.

East County Courthouse (El Cajon) — court & DMV details

Courthouse

East County Regional Center (San Diego Superior Court — East County division)

Address

250 East Main Street, El Cajon, CA 92020

Serves

El Cajon, La Mesa, Santee, Lemon Grove, Spring Valley, Lakeside, Alpine & Rancho San Diego

Prosecutor

San Diego County District Attorney — East County branch

DMV hearing

Request within 10 days — California now holds APS hearings by phone/video; call DMV Driver Safety at (833) 543-7703

Local agencies

El Cajon PD, La Mesa PD, San Diego County Sheriff (Santee, Lemon Grove, Lakeside, Alpine), CHP El Cajon

Why your case is here

The El Cajon courthouse is East County's criminal court, covering the trolley-line suburbs (La Mesa, Lemon Grove, Spring Valley), the river-valley city of Santee, and the rural communities out the I-8 toward Alpine and Lakeside. It's a busy DUI calendar, fed by the freeway corridor and the spread-out East County roads.

An East County practice in Farsi and English

El Cajon is home to one of the largest Chaldean and Middle-Eastern communities in the country. Ron Chini practices in Farsi and English and works directly with each client — a genuine fit for East County families who want a lawyer they can speak with plainly about a frightening situation.

The 10-day DMV deadline

An East County DUI also triggers the DMV's separate license case, with a 10-day window to request a hearing. California now handles these by phone and video, so call (833) 543-7703 or let us request it for you. How the DMV hearing works →

How Ron defends a DUI at the El Cajon courthouse

From his Irvine office, Ron handles the East County case end to end — challenging the stop and the breath or blood evidence, negotiating with the East County DA at the El Cajon courthouse, and fighting the license suspension at the DMV on a parallel track, in English or Farsi. He serves East County from Irvine; no local office is implied, and no result is guaranteed.

Where will my El Cajon or La Mesa DUI be heard?

At the East County Regional Center, 250 East Main Street in El Cajon — the criminal court for all of East County San Diego.

Who prosecutes an East County DUI?

The San Diego County District Attorney's East County branch. No East County city prosecutes its own misdemeanors, so it's the DA whether you were stopped in El Cajon, La Mesa, or Santee.

Do you speak Farsi?

Yes — Ron practices in Farsi and English and works directly with each client, which East County's large Middle-Eastern community often finds reassuring.

How do I protect my license?

Request a DMV hearing within 10 days of arrest — see our DMV hearing page.

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Ron Chini, Esq.

DUI Defense Attorney · CA State Bar No. 263308

Ron defends DUI cases across Southern California from his Irvine office — and works directly with you, not a call center.

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