Santa Barbara County

Which office hears your case

The Santa Barbara office moved to Goleta, effective January 22, 2026.

A great deal of published material still lists the old Santa Barbara address. Check anything you have been given.

Goleta — 120 Cremona Drive, Suite 270, Goleta, CA 93117, (805) 770-6161. Free parking in front of the building.

And walk-throughs work differently here than anywhere else in the system: directly to the presiding judge, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. — versus the standard 8–11 / 1–4 window everywhere else. If the presiding judge is unavailable, walk through in Oxnard.

What this county's work does

• Agriculture and field workthe Santa Maria Valley is a major growing region —
• Food processing and packing
• Hospitality and hotels
• Restaurants
• Healthcare
• Construction
• Landscaping
• Manufacturing and aerospace
• Staffing agency placements

Heat and pesticide exposure are first-order issues in the agricultural portion of the county. Heat illness. · Chemical exposure.