The Bryan Simpson United States Courthouse is a

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facility in

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, Jacksonville Division, and corresponding offices of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida and the

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. The courthouse was completed in late 2002 at a cost of $84 million and opened in early 2003. It replaced the old former courthouse, which was built in 1933 and had many

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, including

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. The new courthouse comprises over 14 floors, with a secure parking facility in the basement. It was named after

John Milton Bryan Simpson John Milton Bryan Simpson (May 30, 1903 – August 22, 1987) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and previously was a United ...

, a federal judge who served in several positions in Florida, after passage of an

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introduced by then

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. The courthouse was officially dedicated on August 11, 2008.http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/politics/florida/news-article.aspx?storyid=116091&catid=77

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