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Courts & Detention

Aurora Municipal Courthouse will be closed to the public on Wednesday, December 4, 2024 from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM


Effective July 1, 2024, the Aurora Municipal Courthouse Clerk’s Office changed business hours to better accommodate the citizens of Aurora. 

Monday through Friday:  7:30 AM to 5:30 PM

Saturday and Sunday:  Closed

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Justice Center

The Municipal Court function is composed of the Court Administration Department, Judicial Department, the City Attorney's Criminal Justice Division and the Public Defender's Office. The Court Administration Department oversees the administrative services of the Municipal Court function. The Judicial Department presides over the municipal courts. The City Attorney's Criminal Justice Division is responsible for the prosecution of violations of municipal ordinances and regulations. The primary function of the Public Defender's Office is to represent indigent defendants of the city of Aurora.

The Municipal Court handles a wide variety of offense violations, but not all tickets that are written in the city of Aurora are written into the Aurora Municipal Court. For more information on the types of tickets/charges handled at the Aurora Municipal Court, please visit the Summons & Complaints section.

Aurora Municipal Court and Detention Center is located at 14999 E. Alameda Parkway

General Court Information: 303.739.6444


The Aurora Detention Center is a 72-hour Adult Holding Facility and has a maximum capacity of 220 detainees. The Detention Staff works closely with the Aurora Police Department, the Aurora City Marshals, the Arapahoe and Adams County Detention Facility, as well as other jurisdictions, to house and transport detainees in preparation for their court appearances.

For information call 303.739.6194


General Court Information 303.739.6444

  • Case Information: 303.739.6444

  • Probation: 303.739.6488

  • Marshal: 303.739.6470

  • Court Administration: 303.739.6440

  • Public Defender: 303.739.6555

  • Case Scheduling: 303.739.6456

  • Jury Commissioner: 303.739.6466

  • Teen Court: 303.739.6544

  • City Attorney - Prosecutor Office: 303.739.7810

  • Gateway Domestic Violence Services: 303.739.7837

Court Telephone Numbers

  • Office of the Presiding Judge: 303.739.6535

  • Transcript Requests: 303.739.6550

  • Wedding Ceremony Information: 303.739.6535

  • FAX 303.739.6682

Interpreter Services

How to request Interpreter Services

Advisement Documents

ADVISEMENT FOR DEF SEALING OF RECORD-Pay Fines-English
ADVISEMENT FOR DEF SEALING OF RECORD-Pay Fines-Spanish
ADVISEMENT JUVENILE EXPUNGEMENT -English
ADVISEMENT JUVENILE DEF EXPUNGEMENT-Spanish
ADVISEMENT OF RIGHTS TO APPEAL-Animal-English
ADVISEMENT OF RIGHTS TO APPEAL-Animal-Spanish
ADVISEMENT TO SEAL MUNICIPAL COURT CONVICTION RECORDS-English
ADULT ARRAIGNMENT ADVISEMENT-English
ADULT ARRAIGNMENT ADVISEMENT-Spanish
JUV-003 JUVENILE ADVISEMENT-English
JUV-003 JUVENILE ADVISEMENT-Spanish
MILITARY ADVISEMENT-English

Pro Se Packet

Pro Se Packet English
Pro Se Packet Spanish

Court Orders

Standing Order-Jury Trials Hearings on Pretrial Motions Amended 12-27-2023
2024 Jury Division Protocol
Order Concerning Recording and Decorum in The Aurora Municipal Court 
Standing Order - E-Discovery Time Place and Manner of Discovery-Effective 8-1-2024

Public Defender Application

Public Defender Application English

Public Defender Application English/Spanish
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