Brits Magistrate Court sits at five further places besides its own building, the most of any court in its district, so confirming where a matter is heard matters more here than usual.
Official contact channels
- Court: 012 252 3416
- Alternative: 012 252 0676
Services and responsibilities
The court serves the Madibeng sub district within Bojanala Platinum. It records Assen, Bethanie, Jericho, Mmakau and Hartebeespoort Dam as places of sitting, alongside criminal and civil cases, maintenance, domestic violence, childrens court and child justice matters, sexual offences and small claims.
Office and address information
The court is at 46 Van Velden Street, Brits, 0250, with post to Private Bag X5002 at the same code. Brits sits on the 012 dialling code shared with Pretoria despite being in North West.
Applications and escalation
The department prints the second number as an abbreviation, 012 252 3416 slash 0676, meaning the two share the first six digits. The full second number is 012 252 0676. No after hours domestic violence number is published.
Sources
- justice.gov.za/contact/lowercourts_full.html, the Department of Justice lower courts directory, read 2 September 2026.