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Pretoria Magistrate Court Contact Details
Neither the Department of Justice nor the judiciary publishes a street address or a public switchboard for the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court. What is officially published is the office of the Chief Magistrate for the Pretoria administrative region, on 012 319 4332, at Private Bag X61, Pretoria, 0001.
Official Pretoria justice contacts
| What you need | Contact |
|---|---|
| Chief Magistrate, Pretoria region | 012 319 4332 |
| Chief Magistrate fax | 012 323 5811 or 086 560 0253 |
| Chief Magistrate postal address | Private Bag X61, Pretoria, 0001 |
| Department of Justice national office | Momentum Centre, 329 Pretorius Street, Pretoria |
| Presidential Hotline | 17737 |
| Anti-Fraud and Corruption Hotline | 0800 701 701 |
| Master of the High Court, Pretoria | 22nd Floor, SALU Building, 316 Thabo Sehume Street, Pretoria |
| Court street address | Not published online |
What the Chief Magistrate’s office handles
The number above reaches the head of the administrative region for the Pretoria magistracy. It is an administrative office, not the court counter. Use it for a matter about the administration of the courts in the region, or to be pointed to the right court office. Do not use it to ask whether your case is on the roll, to postpone an appearance or to pay a fine. Those are matters for the court where your case sits. The office publishes two fax numbers alongside the telephone number, 012 323 5811 and 086 560 0253; if your matter is time-bound, telephone.
Why a street address is not printed here
An unverified number or address for a court is worse than none, because it sends people to the wrong place on the day they can least afford it. The two official sources were checked directly rather than taking a number from a directory, and the findings are set out below.
- The Department of Justice contact pages and its sitemap. Its lower courts page turns out to be about Master’s Office services rather than a court directory, and there is no magistrate’s court contact list.
- The judiciary’s own site, which publishes contact pages for the superior courts, regional court offices, heads of administrative regions and chief magistrates, but not for individual magistrate’s courts.
The department’s links to court contacts are broken
Part of the reason a Pretoria court contact is hard to find is that the trail breaks on the department’s own site. The Department of Justice sitemap links to two judiciary pages for court contacts, one for regional courts and one for superior courts, and both return “404 – Component not found”. The working equivalents are on judiciary.org.za under its own Contact Us menu, so navigate from that site’s menu rather than following a link from the department’s sitemap.
If you have a court date, read the document
A summons, a notice to appear, a protection order application, a maintenance notice or bail paperwork states the court, the court room and the date on the document itself. That document is the authoritative source for where to go, because it names the specific court your matter was enrolled at. Pretoria is served by more than one court building and by different jurisdictions, so “the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court” is not one counter, and going to the wrong building can mean a warrant. If you have lost the document, contact the attorney, the investigating officer or the prosecutor whose details appear on any correspondence you still hold, rather than guessing at a building.
A common mix-up: deceased estates go to the Master
Many people looking for a magistrate’s court actually need the Master of the High Court, which handles deceased estates, trusts and the Guardian’s Fund. Its Pretoria office is at the 22nd Floor, SALU Building, 316 Thabo Sehume Street, Pretoria, with a postal address of Private Bag X81, Pretoria, 0001. The department notes that Guardian’s Fund applications can be lodged at a magistrate’s office, which then couriers the application to the correct Master’s Office for processing and payment by EFT, so the two are connected but they are different institutions.
Nobody can make a case go away
Court matters attract people offering to fix them. No official will phone you to demand payment to withdraw a charge, clear a warrant or move a case. Fines are paid at the court or through the published channels, against a receipt, and if someone asks you to pay into a personal account, that is the crime. The Department of Justice publishes an Anti-Fraud and Corruption Hotline on 0800 701 701, and the Presidential Hotline is 17737.
Before you go to court
Take your identity document and every piece of paperwork you have about the matter. Arrive early, because courts start in the morning and queues at security and at the counters are long. Check the court named on your document, not the one nearest to you.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Pretoria Magistrate Court contact number?
The officially published number for the Pretoria region is the Chief Magistrate’s office on 012 319 4332. The Anti-Fraud and Corruption Hotline is 0800 701 701 and the Presidential Hotline is 17737.
Where is the Pretoria Magistrate Court located?
A street address is not published online by the Department of Justice or the judiciary. What is published is the Chief Magistrate’s postal address, Private Bag X61, Pretoria, 0001.
Can I pay a fine or postpone a case through the Chief Magistrate’s office?
No. The office is administrative. Case rolls, postponements and fines are matters for the court where your case sits, and the court is named on your summons or notice.
Where do I lodge a Guardian’s Fund application in Pretoria?
At the Master of the High Court, 22nd Floor, SALU Building, 316 Thabo Sehume Street, Pretoria. A magistrate’s office can also lodge it and courier it to the right Master’s Office.
Sources
- Judiciary of South Africa chief magistrates contact page, judiciary.org.za, for the Pretoria administrative region Chief Magistrate’s telephone, fax and postal details (read 24 September 2026)
- Department of Justice and Constitutional Development contact pages and site footer, for the national office address, the Presidential Hotline and the Anti-Fraud and Corruption Hotline (read 24 September 2026)
- Department of Justice Master of the High Court contacts page, for the Pretoria SALU Building address and postal address, and its lower courts page for the Guardian’s Fund lodging arrangement (read 24 September 2026)
- Direct checks of the two judiciary court-contact links on the Department of Justice sitemap, both of which returned 404 errors (checked 24 September 2026)