Southern District of California

The Southern District of California, headquartered at the Edward J. Schwartz Federal Courthouse in San Diego with an additional courthouse in El Centro, sits at the nation's busiest land port of entry at San Ysidro. The district has 13 authorized judgeships and consistently leads the nation in total criminal case filings, driven almost entirely by border-crossing and drug-smuggling prosecutions at the U.S.-Mexico border. San Diego's major military presence also generates significant military-related civil litigation.