Griffith Local & District Court

Griffith is located in the north-western part of the Riverina region of New South Wales. It is known as the ‘food bowl of Australia’.

How to get to Griffith Court House?

Griffith is located 550 km west of Sydney. It takes roughly 6 hours to reach if you are driving from Sydney.

There are also bus and train services which run daily.

Alternatively, you can fly to Griffith Airport.

Griffith Courthouse is within walking distance of Griffith Train Station on Banna Avenue.

How to contact Griffith Court Hosue?

You can contact Griffith Courthouse by:

• PHONE: (02) 6962 0821
• FAX: (02) 6962 0800
• EMAIL: local-court-griffith@justice.nsw.gov.au
• ADDRESS:
  Banna Avenue
  GRIFFITH NSW 2680
• POSTAL ADDRESS:
  PO Box 379
  GRIFFITH NSW 2680

Who is the Magistrate at Griffith Local Court?

The current presiding Magistrate at Griffith Local Court is Her Honour Magistrate Joy Boulos.

Before her appointment to the bench, Magistrate Boulos was a senior solicitor with Legal Aid.

Astor Legal regularly appears in front of Magistrate Boulos and is familiar with her. Click here to read about some of our cases before Her Honour.

Griffith Local Court List

The Griffith Local Court List sets out the time, date, and location of all court matters, which can be up to three weeks in the future and one week in the past.

You can click here to search for the Griffith Local Court listing details of your case. You can search by your name, case number, location, date, jurisdiction, the title of presiding officer and type of listing (eg. mention, sentencing, hearing, trial).

Who is the Judge at Griffith District Court?

There is currently no specifically assigned Judge at Griffith District Court.

What cases are heard at Griffith Local Court?

The types of criminal cases heard in Griffith Local Court include:

• Drug possession and drug supply cases
• Drink driving, driving whilst suspended or disqualified, and other traffic cases
• Sexual touching (formerly ‘Indecent assault’) and child abuse material cases
• Common assault and assault occasioning actual bodily harm cases
• Apprehended violence orders (AVOs)
• Firearms offences
• Fraud, larceny and property damage offences
• Bail applications, sentencing proceedings, section 14 mental health applications and defended hearings

What cases are heard at Griffith District Court?

The types of criminal cases heard in Grafton District Court include:

• Drug cases, including supply, manufacture, cultivation and importation
• Assault and wounding-type cases
• Break and enter and robbery cases
• Fraud and property offences
• Sexual assault and other sex offences
• Sentencing hearings, appeals against severity and conviction, bail applications and trials

Our team of specialist Griffith Criminal Lawyers have been appearing at this Court for years. We have received a host of awards and accolades for our work.

If you would like to speak to a criminal or traffic lawyer who can assist you with a matter at Griffith Local or District Court, contact us or call (02) 7804 2823.