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# Santa Monica Courthouse to hear only civil cases, criminal matters move to LAX
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/042004-story-20040420/
- Published: 2004-04-20T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T04:14:09.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Government & Politics, Santa Monica Airport, #archive-import

DID YOU KNOW?: Starting in the summer of 2004, only civil disputes will be heard at the Santa Monica Courthouse. All criminal matters will move to the Airport Courthouse near LAX.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on April 20, 2004.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/042004.pdf?ref=smdp.com)