Glendale Courthouse

I truly feel compelled to write a review of this courthouse for what I had to deal with today. I was in Glendale today running errands, and decided I would attempt to handle a «Fix it» ticket I received in another location. I pulled up and got a meter straight away and that is where the positives end. I walked in through the doors, where I was greeted by the most horrendous, negative, unhappy, terrible women who instantly began to mock and condescend me. They stared me down, glared, and made me feel like I was a complete imbecile. All while, I’m a happy, positive and kind woman. No reason, or need for this behavior. The courts in Glendale Ca need to be reviewed and the staff need to be replaced. Absolutely disrespectful human beings who are abusing their powers. I can’t imagine actually getting in trouble in Glendale and ending up in this mess. After the antics I went up the stairs to the traffic division which was an hour long line (at least) so I decided to leave. Why is the traffic line SO LONG? Are they not doing their jobs here? Quit picking your asses and do your damn job.
Final note: How you make others feel, is a reflection of yourself. These people suck and I truly feel sorry for their sad, miserable excuse of a life.

Wow took me an hour to find parking, and i ended up parking under a meter and ended up getting a ticket because the window help is slow also very rude! If possible I’d give 0 stars

Well It was almost a 4 stars… but i have to give a 3 star… because it is absolutely difficult to find parking… luckily i had a motorcycle, and parked in between 2 cars on a side street. They make you take off your belt in order to walk through a metal detector that goes off anyways!!! Service was quick, i was in and out of there in under 1 hour… besides the fact that I had to pay for a traffic ticket, everything flowed smoothly…

Ummm … Yea… It’s a court house. What would you think my rating for this would be?

I had a hard time choosing the # of stars, because the traffic court judge I got was hella funny and lenient, but I just hate this courthouse overall. Who loves courthouses, anyway?
Judge Morris receives 5 stars in my book! He helped to add 1 extra star on this review.
However… the traffic dept clerks, however, do not. I went to court on 10/​21/​2014 to take care of my issues, and as my delinquencies were cleared, I went ahead and made an appt at the DMV (the court previously put a hold on my DMV record). When I arrived at the DMV, 2 weeks after clearing up my court issues, they said there was still a hold on my record. She says that usually it should only take maximum of 72 hours!
So I had to haul my ass down to Glendale during morning traffic, to ask them to send my abstract to the DMV to remove my hold. On the morning of 11÷4÷2014, around 9am, there were two clerks — I had the older woman. I told her I needed to renew my license and I couldn’t because there is still a hold, so the court needs to electronically send the abstract to the DMV. She didn’t look like she knew what she was doing, she printed up this sheet and went back to the cubicle area and looked like she was asking people in the back what to do. She came back to the window 10 minutes later, asked me if I had paid $ 10 the first time i was there (2 weeks ago), I said no, they never told me to. So she says, okay it’ll be $ 10. I gave her cash, she gave me a receipt. I asked if I could have a copy of the abstract for my own records. She says no, they don’t give abstracts to people. Ummmm, okay… I didn’t want to fight her on it, because I was already late to work (in Pasadena).
Later in the afternoon, I went back to the DMV to renew my license. The woman that helped me how the court visit went, I told her I had to pay $ 10 to have them send the abstract to the DMV. She was baffled — apparently, you’re only supposed to pay $ 10 if you want a copy of the abstract for yourself! And I even specifically asked the woman at the clerk’s office, if I could have my own. She said they don’t give abstracts to people. So basically, I paid the court to clear a hold that they put on my DMV record. And I didn’t get proof of anything for myself. They totally jipped me! I swear, it’s like they back you into a corner so that $ 10 doesn’t seem like much.
Looongg story short… if you’re paying $ 10 for an abstract to be sent to the DMV to clear your hold, make sure you get a copy of it too!

Any who gives this shit more then one star has to work there. All courts suck and glendale sucks most of all. The cops are so bored.

I can’t imagine anyone would give a courthouse a favorable review, but I do think that this courthouse has so many problems and is making such a mockery of the judicial system that voices need to be heard somewhere.
I got a traffic ticket that I decided to fight because I was innocent. The deputy sheriff wrote me a ticket for using a cell phone. He pulled me over and saw that I had no cell phone but was holding a black box of gum! He still gave me the ticket because I didn’t have my license with me (I am a harried scattered mom, it happens) and said we could talk about the cell phone in court. Hurray for me.
So I paid a fix-​it fine for the license, then went in for my court date to fight the cell phone charge and the deputy didn’t show up (which didn’t surprise me), so my case was dismissed. But before I could leave, this wacko Judge Morris (who kept telling us about his shingles all morning) had to call me up to the witness table to lecture me about cell phone use. I told him I was innocent, but before I could explain, he dismissively waved his hand at me saying «blah blah, it’s the officers word against yours» and my proof didn’t matter! Even though the cop wasn’t even there.
I was so shocked and he was so abusive I just had to get out of there. He mocked me in front of the remaining officers; it was as if he resented anyone getting their case thrown out. What happened to innocent until proven guilty? Or apologizing for the officer not showing up and wasting our time? This judge was implying I was guilty without the prosecution present and without hearing any testimony for a case that was dismissed. I get the feeling he finds all defendants guilty and that’s a big problem.
Also, the bailiff and the judge tried to intimidate all of us into not fighting our tickets. They said if you plead not guilty, chances are you will NOT be granted traffic school if you lose your case and your chances of winning your case are pretty slim. True, most cases are pretty weak, but we all have the right to defend ourselves regardless of the outcome.
Just because it is traffic court and most of us do not have representation, that shouldn’t mean that judicial ethics go out the window. This judge admitted he was unfamiliar with traffic court; it sounds like he has a lot more to learn. I am writing a letter to the Commission on Judicial Performance. People do not deserve to be treated this way or have their rights ignored. I don’t recognize the country I live in anymore.

Reminds of «Fair ‘Olé East Side High» (google it). it looks like a rundown High School. My Judge didn’t even know the rules and kept getting corrected by the clerk. A hot mess. Ill slow my arse down so I don’t have to be back here.

I wish I could give not 0 stars but negative 10 000 stars. Glendale police and court system is severely corrupt and the officers are disrespectful dirty scums. I never though I’d have to leave such a negative review for any place but after a year of harassment from dirty cops with no way to fire back I had say something somewhere… Glendale police and Glendale court is not to be trusted.

Let me start off by saying I was assigned in Burbank Courthouse. Apparently they share courthouses. Since Burbank didn’t have a case, we were transferred to Glendale.
Yes, they were generous and gave us ample time plus lunch to go to Glendale. (4hours). It was great! But wait! There’s more!
Glendale Courthouse has NO ON SITE PARKING! We had to park about 4 miles, take a bus (the Bee line) walk to the courthouse to find out a half hour later there was no cases being held!!! All dismissed! Yes! Wait there’s more!
So now… No one told us where to catch the Bee line. So you had jurors walking aimlessly in circles from one corner to the next in hopes the Bee line would stop there with little luck. After 4 unsuccessful attempts we finally ran to the right corner. Felt like such a foreigner in my own town.

Not only is there absolutely no parking lot for this court house, but the longest parking you can find in the area is 2 hours, and that’s three blocks away. Two hours should be enough to go in, pay a ticket, and leave right?
NOT HERE!
I waited in line for 2 hours and 15 minutes the first time I went here (and yes, I said first time, they sent me away for not having the correct documentation two times before even though I had them check the entire thing the first time) and at least 90 minutes the subsequent visits.
The Officers running security at the entrance were pleasant, but that was the only pleasant part of my experience.
As if getting a speeding ticket isn’t bad to begin with, just hope that you don’t get it in Glendale, because this visit was excruciating.

Illegal house of racketeering and extortion of the people.

I’m here to get my bail money back from a chicken-​S ticket which was dropped, and there’s 2 dozen people in line for one Window. The same guy has been at the Window for an hour. The guard says this is normal, and that a lot of people took vacations. I don’t give a care. This is my work time. My money. Screw this.
2 hours after arrival, the lady at the one window tells me my ticket’s still «in the judges hands» so she can’t release my bail money or tell me how long it’ll be before I can get my money. «We’ll send you something in the mail.» When asked if there was any expectation of how long that might be, I was met with a rather smug «nope.»
Not to stir up even more crap, but the metal detector people didn’t even get off their rear when my belt set off the buzzer. She just said «lift up your pant legs». The non-​white pair of guys behind me, however, got the whole business. Spread out your hands and legs when they set it off, wanding up and down everywhere, pat downs, looked through their brief cases (they looked like lawyers or businessmen or something).
Stupid government. Chicken-​S harassment tickets.

Today I went to court for the first time for a traffic ticket. I wasn’t too thrilled about being there, but it had to be done. Though the outcome of my ticket was not what I was hoping for, I was actually really impressed with the way things proceeded. Here are some things I appreciated:
1. Parking seems to be a problem for everyone, but every time I’ve had to go to the courthouse for any reason I’ve found easy and free parking on Jackson about a block away. Can’t argue with that!
2. The lines were not too crazy. I definitely expected to be waiting 5 hours for anything. But I was in and out within 2 hours. Nice work.
3. I had no idea what to expect, I didn’t know how things worked or what to do. Employees were great, they walked us through every step, and made clear what our rights were and how to employ them.
4. The judge was amazing. As I was listening to the cases ahead of me, I really appreciated the way she didn’t take any bullsh*t from people, but she was still fair. She ruled in favor of the cop 4 times out of 5, which I expected, but in all fairness, the people going up against the cops had REALLY weak arguments. I loved that she joked around with people, but was serious when she needed to be. She really put me at ease and made the process easy.
5. All the employees at the various windows or offices were good natured and helpful. I got the directions I needed and the paperwork was easy.
Normally I hate doing stuff like this, so I was prepared for a HORRIBLE experience. But I was surprised with how easy and (relatively) painless the process was. I still have to pay my ticket, and I’ll probably be doing some community service to cover that, but at the end of the day, I learned a little bit more about how the judicial system works, so I’m grateful for that.

I went there monday and due to the line being so long I left. It’s crazy how there is only TWO windows open and they havent done anything about it. On top of that you would think they would try to speed things up a little, but I guess NOT. This is why people end up not showing up to court on their dates and eventually getting their license suspended. I went back again today around 1 and there was still a long line but not as bad as yesterday. Reason I went was because I couldnt extend my court date online or through the telephone system and had to waste an hour to go and take care of the situation in person. Apparently the police officer put my birthday wrong and thats why I couldnt access the system. GPD and the Court both need to get their stuff together. This is ridiculous. instead of having budget cuts, maybe the city should try to spend more cautiously so we can still have a normal operating courthouse.

Now and then, we all get pulled over for something or other. Sometimes we’re lucky and other times we are not so lucky. In case of the latter and you find yourself in the Glendale courthouse, prepare yourself to be treated like a common criminal regardless of your guilt or innocence. The employees here, especially the ones at the traffic bail window, will be condescending and rude. They will look down on you, talk down to you and then close their little wooden blinds when they’re through with you. If you are lucky, they will have two windows open, but chances are that only one will be open at a time. Even with a window or two open, attorneys have priority and can cut in line at their will, taking up as much as 30 minutes of window time. I waited in line for more than 40 minutes as two attorneys back to back cut in line, and one window after another closed on those of us waiting in line. This place sucks!

I wouldn’t know if there is a designated parking lot for this particular court house as i’ve had to find street parking for the most part. The street parking is metered and the maximum is two hours which should be sufficient enough time if the court house employees were efficient enough at handling their tasks and duties. Apparently they are not.
I arrived early in the day with all my necessary documentation so as to speed up the process or so I thought. There were several female guards at the door who were very friendly and gave me the impression that the rest of the time would go just as smoothly. There were two other people standing in line at the traffic window so I figured that all would be done within the next 15 minutes or so. WRONG!
After waiting for what was about 20 – 25 minutes, the two people in front of me where getting agitated and pacing back and forth. I assumed that the person at the window had some kind of complicated case because the clerk was still speaking with him while the three of us in line waited… and waited… and waited. I started eavesdropping because I wanted to see what was taking so long… they were speaking about BBQ! REALLY?! I’m in line, trying to accomplish things so that I could go back to work on time and you guys are talking about frkn BBQ. GRRR.
The line grew increasingly larger and yet no other clerk showed up until a lady got out of the line to tap on the other windows that were not occupied and demanded that they assist everyone. The second clerk approached the window but did not seem very pleased at all though that is her JOB. I was hoping I wouldnt get stuck with her, if she has to be forced to do what she’s paid to do, i dont want to deal with that kind of attitude.
After finally getting to the window and luckily getting another clerk. I was then instructed to two other windows with seperate clerks. I didnt understand why I had to go through three people to resolve one ticket. The first clerk was mildly pleasant but the remaining two clerks not only gave me incorrect information, ommitted information and were really unhelpful overall. They gave me a slip with a number to call and essentially shoo’d me away. After taking time off of work to try to resolve this matter — I get handed something that I could have done on my own.
When I get to work, i’m informed by my co-​worker who used to work for the courts that the information they gave me was incorrect and was confused as to why they were so unhelpful and disseminated that information. I wasted half a day to find out I still had to return to get the issue resolved. It’s really aggravating to know that these people are getting paid to essentially be unhelpful, rude and inefficient. The only reason they have a job is because people require these services– I dont understand how the basic concept of job security is lost on them.
Basically what I’m trying to say is — THIS PLACE SUCKS.

I’ve been here twice since my tenure in the city of Glendale. Both times, I have thankfully been on the good side of the law.
The only thing I can say is that this courthouse is in dire need of a restoration. The building has not stood the test of time and is literally falling apart.
I mean, the Glendale police department got a brand new building almost 10 years ago it seems. Why hasn’t the city done anything about its courthouse? Are the men and women that work here any less important?
For shame!
Our people of the judiciary system definitely deserve better. It has to be a tough job already, but having to work in a decaying building is just too much.
Allocate some funds. Throw a benefit. Do something, Glendale!

I could not find the public parking for the life of me.
Good thing I found a spot some what close by on the street.
Friendly staff at the entrance.
Yet the Deputy Clerk at small claims couldn’t be any more in a bad mood.
Too bad for the rest of us, trying to get a job done.
I’ve been to different Courthouses here in LA, this is the only one with bulletproof glass, protecting the clerks.