Welkom Magistrate Court is the main seat of the Lejweleputswa district in the Free State goldfields.
Official contact channels
- Court: 057 916 2514
Services and responsibilities
The court handles criminal and civil cases, maintenance, domestic violence, childrens court and child justice matters, sexual offences and small claims for Welkom and the surrounding mining towns.
Office and address information
The court is on the corner of Heeren and Buiten Street, Welkom, 9460, with post to Private Bag X5 at the same code. No street number is published, so the corner itself is the reference point.
Applications and escalation
No separate after hours domestic violence number is published. An urgent protection order application outside office hours goes through the nearest police station, which can reach the standby magistrate.
Sources
- justice.gov.za/contact/lowercourts_full.html, the Department of Justice lower courts directory, read 2 September 2026.