Riverside Hall of Justice

The Riverside Hall of Justice in downtown Riverside is the main criminal courthouse for the western county. It houses the bulk of the area's criminal courtrooms and handles arraignments for people booked at the Robert Presley Detention Center across the street.

About this courthouse

• Holds 21 criminal courtrooms, the largest concentration of criminal departments in the county.
• Sits on Main Street in downtown Riverside, directly across from the historic 1903 courthouse.
• Most western county felony and misdemeanor arraignments are heard here within a few days of booking.
• Located within walking distance of the Robert Presley Detention Center, which keeps booking and arraignment in the same downtown core.

What to expect at the Riverside court

As the busiest criminal court in the county, arraignment calendars here fill quickly, and a defendant booked across the street at Robert Presley often appears within two court days. Posting bail before that first appearance lets a family retain counsel and walk in prepared rather than waiting through a crowded in-custody calendar.

How bail connects to the Riverside Hall of Justice

People who post bail are released with a promise to appear at their scheduled dates. Cases tied to the Riverside Hall of Justice usually begin with an arraignment within a few court days of booking. Missing a date here can trigger a bench warrant and a new failure to appear charge, so the co-signer needs to know when and where to show up. We walk through those appearance obligations before anyone signs.

The paired jail

People with cases at the Riverside Hall of Justice are commonly booked at the Robert Presley Detention Center. If your loved one is in custody, that is usually where to start. You can review official court details on the Superior Court of California, County of Riverside website.

Need bail posted before a hearing here? Call 951.405.4440 and we will confirm the amount and handle the paperwork by phone.

Cities served by the Riverside courthouse