The Hurff Ackerman Saunders Federal Building and Robert Boochever U.S. Courthouse (Known to locals simply as "the Federal Building") is a

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Federal Building,

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and Federal court, located in

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. Built in 1964 and completed in 1966, the structure is located at 709 W. 9th Street, on the outskirts of downtown, near the Juneau-Douglas Bridge and across the street from the downtown Capital City Fire/Rescue station. The building serves as the official federal representation for the capital city of Alaska. Managed by the

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, the building has nine floors, plus a basement and mezzanine level. The building is located next to Gold Creek, a natural watershed which has been lined with concrete, carrying runoff from

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Tenants

The building contains the Juneau offices and chambers of the

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. It also contains offices for major federal agencies, including: *

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United States Courthouse *

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Reach, Inc., a Juneau-based non-profit organization, operates the 9th Street Cafe, a restaurant on the Second Floor. Juneau Federal Building 9737

Hurff Ackerman Saunders and Robert Boochever

Hurff Ackerman Saunders was born July 29, 1903, in

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, and moved to Alaska in 1941 while it was still a US territory. Saunders obtained a civilian position with the Coast Guard, working as a

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. During

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, Saunders made numerous corrections to the

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s of the period, making the Alaskan waters much safer for the

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and Coast Guard. Prior to his retirement, Saunders completed building the Federal Building which went on to bear his name. Hurff Saunders died in Juneau on August 29, 1996, at the age of 93.

was born October 2, 1917, in

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, and was a United States federal judge and a Justice of the

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. Boochever became an associate justice of the Alaska Supreme Court in 1972, and served until 1980. From 1975 until 1978, Boochever served as Chief Justice. in 1980, President

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appointed Boochever to a seat on the

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, where he served until his death on October 9, 2011, at the age of 94.

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Hurff Ackerman Saunders and Robert Boochever

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