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courthouses A courthouse or court house is a building that is home to a local court of law and often the regional county government as well, although this is not the case in some larger cities. The term is common in North America. In most other English-spe ...

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court A court is any person or institution, often as a government institution, with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and carry out the administration of justice in civil, criminal, and administrative matters in accordance ...

. In some countries, "courthouse" is not the term used, instead the term for the building is simply "court". Courthouses have often been designed to be architecturally grand or imposing.

International

Courthouses of courts having international scope include: *

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The Hague The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital of ...

, Netherlands, seat of

International Court of Justice The International Court of Justice (ICJ; french: Cour internationale de justice, links=no; ), sometimes known as the World Court, is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN). It settles disputes between states in accordanc ...

of the

United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and international security, security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be ...

European Court of Human Rights The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR or ECtHR), also known as the Strasbourg Court, is an international court of the Council of Europe which interprets the European Convention on Human Rights. The court hears applications alleging that a ...

, Strasbourg, France *Future permanent premises of the

International Criminal Court The International Criminal Court (ICC or ICCt) is an intergovernmental organization and international tribunal seated in The Hague, Netherlands. It is the first and only permanent international court with jurisdiction to prosecute individuals ...

, The Hague *Building of the

Caribbean Court of Justice The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ; nl, Caribisch Hof van Justitie; french: Cour Caribéenne de Justice) is the judicial institution of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Established in 2005, it is based in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. ...

, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago *Building(s) of the

Inter-American Court of Human Rights The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR or IACtHR) is an international court based in San José, Costa Rica. Together with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, it was formed by the American Convention on Human Rights, a huma ...

, San José, Costa Rica

Europe

Albania

Constitutional Court of Albania The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Albania ( sq, Gjykata Kushtetuese e Republikës së Shqipërisë) is the highest authority in Albania's legal system that defends and assures the respect of the Constitution of Albania. The judges of ...

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Belgium

Palace of Justice Antwerp The Palace of Justice Antwerp ( nl, Justitiepaleis Antwerpen french: Palais de justice d'Anvers) commonly known as the Antwerp Law Courts ( nl, Gerechtsgebouw Antwerpen), De Frietzakskes, and the Butterfly Palace ( nl, Vlinderpaleis), is a law co ...

* Palace of Justice, Brussels

Denmark

Copenhagen Court House The Copenhagen Court House ( da, Københavns Domhus) is a historic building located on Nytorv in Copenhagen, Denmark. Originally built as a combined city hall and courthouse, it now serves as the seat of the District Court of Copenhagen. Inaugura ...

Courthouse and Jail, Esbjerg The former Courthouse and Jail ( da, Ting- og Arresthuset) in Esbjerg, Denmark, was designed by Hans Christian Amberg and completed in 1892 on the city's central square. At the time, Esbjerg had only 4,000 inhabitants but ten years later it had ...

Frederiksberg Courthouse Frederiksberg Courthouse (Danish: Frederiksberg Domhus) is a courthouse in Frederiksberg, an independent municipality in Copenhagen, Denmark. The building was completed in 1921 to designs by Hack Kampmann as part of a larger complex at Howitzvej w ...

France

Palais de justice historique de Lyon The Palais de justice historique de Lyon is a building located Quai Romain Rolland, on the right bank of the Saône, in the 5th arrondissement of Lyon. In 1996, it was classified as monument historique. History Its construction began in 1835 and ...

Palais de Justice, Paris The Palais de Justice (; '"Palace of Justice"), is a judicial center and courthouse in Paris, located on the Île de la Cité. It contains the Court of Appeal of Paris, the busiest appellate court in France, and France's highest court for ordinary ...

Palais de Justice, Strasbourg The Palais de Justice of Strasbourg is a large 19th-century neo-Greek building (with neo-Egyptian elements) in the Tribunal quarter of the Neustadt district of Strasbourg, France, which houses Strasbourg's main court, the Tribunal de Grande Ins ...

Germany

Kammergericht The Kammergericht (KG) is the ''Oberlandesgericht'', the highest state court, for the city-state of Berlin, Germany. As an ordinary court according to the German Courts Constitution Act (''Gerichtsverfassungsgesetz''), it deals with criminal a ...

, Berlin * Kriminalgericht, Berlin *

Landgericht Berlin The Landgericht Berlin is a regional court in Berlin, divided into two divisions for civil and criminal cases. In the German court hierarchy, it is above the eleven local courts (Amtsgerichte) of the city and below the Kammergericht, which is the ...

Justizpalast (Munich) The Justizpalast Munich (Palace of Justice) are two courthouses and administrative buildings in Munich. Buildings Justizpalast The palatial (old) ''Palace of Justice'' was constructed in 1890–97 by the architect Friedrich von Thiersch in Ne ...

Palace of Justice, Nuremberg The Nuremberg Palace of Justice ''(german: Justizpalast)'' is a building complex in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany. It was constructed from 1909 to 1916 and houses the appellate court (''Oberlandesgericht''), the regional court (''Landgericht'') ...

Ireland

Four Courts The Four Courts ( ga, Na Ceithre Cúirteanna) is Ireland's most prominent courts building, located on Inns Quay in Dublin. The Four Courts is the principal seat of the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal, the High Court and the Dublin Circuit ...

Criminal Courts of Justice (Dublin) The Criminal Courts of Justice ( ga, Na Cúirteanna Breithiúnais Coiriúla) is the principal courts building for the criminal courts in the Republic of Ireland.

Green Street Court House Green Street Courthouse () is a courthouse between Green Street and Halston Street in the Smithfield area of Dublin, Ireland. It was the site of many widely discussed criminal trials from 1797 until 2010, when the Criminal Courts of Justice ...

Italy

* Tribunal of Florence *

Palace of Justice, Rome The Palace of Justice, Rome (Italian: ''Palazzo di Giustizia'', also colloquially named ''Il Palazzaccio''), the seat of the Supreme Court of Cassation and the Judicial Public Library, is located in the Prati district of Rome. It fronts onto the '' ...

Malta

Auberge d'Auvergne The Auberge d'Auvergne ( mt, Berġa ta' Alvernja) was an auberge in Valletta, Malta. It was built in the 16th century to house knights of the Order of Saint John from the langue of Auvergne. It became a courthouse in the 19th century, and it ...

, formerly a courthouse *

Auberge d'Italie The Auberge d'Italie ( mt, Berġa tal-Italja, it, Albergo d'Italia) is an auberge in Valletta, Malta. It was built at various stages in the late 16th century to house knights of the Order of Saint John from the langue of Italy, and it ori ...

, formerly a courthouse *

Banca Giuratale (Mdina) The Banca Giuratale ( mt, Banka Ġuratali), also known as the Municipal Palace ( mt, Palazz Muniċipali), is a public building in Mdina, Malta. It was built in the 18th century to house the city's administrative council and courts, and was later ...

, formerly a courthouse * Castellania, formerly a courthouse *

Corte Capitanale The Corte Capitanale is a former courthouse in Mdina, Malta, which currently serves as a city hall. It was built in the Baroque style between 1726 and 1728, to designs of the French architect Charles François de Mondion. The building is lin ...

, formerly a courthouse *

Courts of Justice building (Valletta) The Courts of Justice building is a courthouse in Valletta, Malta. It was built in the neoclassical style between 1965 and 1971 on the site of Auberge d'Auvergne, which had been destroyed by aerial bombardment during World War II. History The Co ...

Inquisitor's Palace The Inquisitor's Palace ( mt, Il-Palazz tal-Inkwiżitur), also known as the Sacred Palace, is a palace in Birgu, Malta. It was the seat of the Maltese Inquisition from 1574 to 1798, under the name Palazzo del Sant'Officio ( scn, Sant'Ujfizzio d ...

, formerly a courthouse

Netherlands

Supreme Court of the Netherlands The Supreme Court of the Netherlands ( nl, Hoge Raad der Nederlanden or simply ''Hoge Raad''), officially the High Council of the Netherlands, is the final court of appeal in civil, criminal and tax cases in the Netherlands, including Curaçao ...

, The Hague **Hoge Raad der Nederlanden / Huis Huguetan **Modern building(s) of the Supreme Court of the Netherlands *

Rechthuis (Bellingwolde) The Rechthuis (; en, Law House) is a former courthouse in the village of Bellingwolde in the Netherlands. The building with two crow-stepped gables was established in 1643 and used as a civil court for the area Bellingwolde-Blijham until 1811. Th ...

, former courthouse used 1643-1811, a national historic site since 1972, now a private residence

Romania

Palace of Justice, Bucharest The Palace of Justice ( ro, Palatul Justiției), located in Bucharest, Romania, was designed by the architects Albert Ballu and Ion Mincu and built between 1890 and 1895. The foundation stone was laid by King Carol I of Romania on October 7, 189 ...

Tulcea Art Museum The Tulcea Art Museum ( ro, Muzeul de Artă din Tulcea) is an art museum located at 2 Grigore Antipa Street, Tulcea, Romania. The building that houses the museum was erected between 1863 and 1865, under the Ottoman Empire, and was originally an a ...

, a former courthouse

Sweden

Bonde Palace The Bonde Palace ( sv, Bondeska palatset) is a palace in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. Located between the House of Knights (''Riddarhuset'') and the Chancellery House (''Kanslihuset''), it is, arguably, the most prominen ...

Stockholm Court House The Stockholm Court House ( sv, Stockholms rådhus) is situated on Kungsholmen in Central Stockholm, Sweden. The building is connected to the Stockholm Police House through an underground pedestrian walkway. The Stockholm City Court was situate ...

Wrangel Palace Wrangel Palace () is a townhouse mansion on Riddarholmen islet in Gamla Stan, the old town of Stockholm, in Sweden. Courthouse Since 1756 the palace has housed Svea Court of Appeal (''Svea Hovrätt''), the regional court of appeal. History Wrange ...

United Kingdom

Scotland

Edinburgh Sheriff Court Edinburgh Sheriff Court is a sheriff court in Chambers Street in Edinburgh, within the sheriffdom of Edinburgh and Borders. History The new court was commissioned by the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service to replace the Old Sheriff Court i ...

Glasgow Sheriff Court Glasgow Sheriff Court is a sheriff court in the Gorbals ( Laurieston) area of Glasgow, within the sheriffdom of Glasgow and Strathkelvin. It is reputedly the busiest court in Europe. History The new court was commissioned to replace the Old Sh ...

Hamilton Sheriff Court Hamilton Sheriff Court is a judicial building in Almada Street, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The building, which continues to serve as the local courthouse, is a Category A listed building. History The first judicial building in Hamil ...

Paisley Sheriff Court Paisley Sheriff Court is a municipal structure in St James Street, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The complex, which was the headquarters of Renfrewshire County Council and is currently used as a courthouse, is a Category A listed building. ...

England and Wales

List of Crown Court venues in England and Wales In the system of courts of England and Wales, the Crown Court deals with serious criminal charges and with less serious charges where the accused has elected trial at the Crown Court instead of trial at a magistrates' court. The Crown Court als ...

List of county court venues in England and Wales The County Court of England and Wales dates back to the County Courts Act 1846, which received royal assent on 28 August 1846 and was brought into force on 15 March 1847. England and Wales (with the exception of the City of London, which was ...

List of former county courts in Wales Sixty county courts in Wales have closed since the modern system of county courts in England and Wales was established by the County Courts Act 1846. The Act created 491 courts on 60 circuits; of these, 53 courts were in Wales and Monmouthshir ...

Other Europe

Palace of Justice, Vienna The Palace of Justice (german: Justizpalast) is the seat of the Supreme Court (''Oberster Gerichtshof'') of Austria. The Neo-Renaissance building erected from 1875 to 1881 is located in the Austrian capital Vienna on Schmerlingplatz, a square nea ...

, Austria *

Palais de Justice, Brussels The Palace of Justice of Brussels (french: Palais de Justice de Bruxelles, ; Dutch: ) or Law Courts of Brussels, nl, Rechtbank van Brussel is a courthouse in Brussels, Belgium. It is the country's most important court building, seat of the j ...

, Belgium *

Sofia Court House The Sofia Court House ( bg, Съдебна палата, ''Sadebna palata,'' literally Palace of Justice) is a building in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, accommodating several courts in the city. Stylistically a simplistic yet monumental struct ...

, Bulgaria *

Helsinki Court House Helsinki Court House ( fi, Helsingin oikeustalo) is situated on Salmisaari in Helsinki, Finland. Designed by , it was constructed between 1937 and 1940 as Alko's headquarters, factory and main storage, and was partially reconstructed in 2004, whe ...

, Finland *

Judiciary City The Judiciary City (french: Cité judiciaire) is a site in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg, that houses a number of courts and legal offices. It consolidates all of Luxembourg City's judicial buildings, except those related to the institut ...

, Luxembourg *

Oslo Courthouse Oslo Courthouse (''Oslo tinghus'') is located at C.J. Hambros plass 4 in downtown Oslo, Norway. The courthouse houses the two Oslo District Courts; the ''tingrett'' which handles civil and criminal cases, and the ''byfogdembete'' which considers ...

, Norway * Courthouse in Września, Poland * Courthouse (Ljubljana), Slovenia *

Istanbul Justice Palace The Istanbul Justice Palace ( tr, İstanbul Adalet Sarayı) is a courthouse in the Şişli district of Istanbul, Turkey. Inaugurated in July 2011, it is the largest courthouse in Europe, with an area of over . It was built by the VARYAP construct ...

, Turkey

Americas

Canada

Calgary Courts Centre Calgary Courts Centre is the largest court facility in Canada, and is located in Calgary, Alberta. It was constructed by the Government of Alberta and provides over 1 million square feet (90,000 m²) of court and office space. History Constructio ...

, Alberta *

Law Courts (Edmonton) The Law Courts building is the main courthouse in the city of Edmonton, the capital of Alberta. It hosts hearings of the Provincial Court of Alberta, the Court of King's Bench of Alberta, and the Court of Appeal of Alberta. The courthouse is loc ...

, Alberta *

Law Courts (Vancouver) The Law Courts building is part of the landmark Robson Square complex in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was designed by renowned Canadian architect Arthur Erickson. The Law Courts building occupies the southern block of the ...

, British Columbia *

Vancouver Art Gallery The Vancouver Art Gallery (VAG) is an art museum in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The museum occupies a adjacent to Robson Square in downtown Vancouver, making it the largest art museum in Western Canada by building size. Designed by Franc ...

, British Columbia *

Charlotte County Court House The Charlotte County Court House (french: Palais de justice du comté de Charlotte) is a former court house located in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada. It served as the local seat of the Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick. It was the old ...

, New Brunswick, the oldest Canadian courthouse in continuous operation *

Moncton Law Courts The Moncton Law Courts (french: Palais de Justice Moncton) is a courthouse building in Downtown Moncton, New Brunswick. It is one of several courthouses which host hearings of the Court of King's Bench of New Brunswick and the Provincial Cour ...

, New Brunswick *

Halifax Court House The Halifax Court House is a historic building in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia. Its main section was completed in 1863, with the east wing, built in 1930, being the newest portion. The Italian renaissance style building was designed by William T ...

, Nova Scotia *

Kings County Museum The Kings County Museum is a museum in Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada, exploring the history of Kings County, Nova Scotia. It is housed in the restored 1903 Kings County Courthouse. The museum hosts a variety of permanent and changing displays a ...

, Nova Scotia *

A. Grenville and William Davis Courthouse The A. Grenville and William Davis Courthouse opened in 2000, and is located at 7755 Hurontario Street in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. The court house is named in honour of Albert Grenville Davis QC, former Peel lawyer and his son William Grenvill ...

, Ontario *

Adelaide Street Court House The Adelaide Street Court House, or York County Court House, is a historic former courthouse located at 57 Adelaide Street East in the St. Lawrence neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It served as a court house from 1852 until 1900. It cu ...

, Ontario, a former one *

Frontenac County Court House The Frontenac County Court House in Kingston, Ontario, Canada is the Courthouse for Frontenac County, Ontario. The Neoclassical building was designed by Edward Horsey and constructed by builders Scobell and Tossell. Alternation after 1874 fire ...

, Ontario *

Old City Hall (Guelph) Old City Hall is a historic building and a National Historic Site of Canada in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, which until April 2009 served as the headquarters of the city government. The building is now used as the Provincial Offences Courthouse, w ...

, Ontario *

Old City Hall (Toronto) The Old City Hall is a Richardsonian Romanesque, Romanesque-style civic building and court house in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was the home of the Toronto City Council from 1899 to 1966 and remains one of the city's most prominent structures. ...

, Ontario *

Old Newmarket Town Hall and Courthouse Old Newmarket Town Hall and Courthouse is a historic structure in Newmarket, Ontario and served as town hall, county offices and courthouse. Architecture The structure was designed in the Italianate style by the architectural firm of Mallory & So ...

, Ontario *

Osgoode Hall Osgoode Hall is a landmark building in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The original -storey building was started in 1829 and finished in 1832 from a design by John Ewart and William Warren Baldwin. The structure is named for William Osgoode, ...

, Ontario *

Ottawa Courthouse The Ottawa Courthouse () is an courthouse in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is the main provincial court for the Ottawa area, and as such handles most of the region's legal affairs. The building is home to the civil, small claims, family, criminal, ...

, Ontario *

Peel County Courthouse Peel County Courthouse is a historic building located in Brampton, Ontario and served as a courthouse and jail for Peel County and Peel Region, as well as the first home of Peel Regional Council. The two court house was built in a Venetian Go ...

, Ontario *

Renfrew County Courthouse The Renfrew County Courthouse is a historic preservation, designated heritage property and operational courthouse in Pembroke, Ontario, Pembroke, Ontario, Canada. Original building The neoclassical complex includes three buildings: the courthous ...

, Ontario

Second Supreme Court of Canada building The Second Supreme Court of Canada building sat to the west of Parliament Hill in Ottawa and was home to the Supreme Court of Canada from 1882 to 1945. Built in 1874, it was built by Chief Dominion Architect Thomas Seaton Scott for Department of ...

, Ottawa, Ontario *

Supreme Court of Canada The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC; french: Cour suprême du Canada, CSC) is the Supreme court, highest court in the Court system of Canada, judicial system of Canada. It comprises List of Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada, nine justices, wh ...

, Ottawa, Ontario *

Toronto Courthouse The Toronto Courthouse is a major courthouse in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located behind Osgoode Hall at 361 University Avenue (Toronto), University Avenue, north of Queen Street West. It is a branch of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and i ...

, Ontario *

Édifice Ernest-Cormier Édifice Ernest-Cormier was the second courthouse in Montreal to bear the name Palais de justice de Montréal. It was built between 1922 and 1926, and designed by architects , Charles Jewett Saxe and Ernest Cormier. It was the first major commissi ...

, Quebec, a former courthouse *

Édifice Lucien-Saulnier The Palais de justice is a courthouse in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located at 1 Notre-Dame Street East in the Old Montreal neighbourhood of the Ville-Marie borough. It was completed in 1971. Though located in the Old Montreal historic dist ...

, Quebec *

Palais de justice (Montreal) The Palais de justice is a courthouse in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located at 1 Notre-Dame Street East in the Old Montreal neighbourhood of the Ville-Marie borough. It was completed in 1971. Though located in the Old Montreal historic dist ...

, Quebec *

Battleford Court House Battleford Court House is the facility located in Battleford, Saskatchewan, Battleford to provide a public forum used by the Saskatchewan legal system to adjudication, adjudicate disputes and dispense private law, civil, labour, administrative a ...

, Saskatchewan *

Moose Jaw Court House The historic Moose Jaw Court House building is located in downtown Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada. The building is 2 stories; making use of steel construction, hydraulic-pressed brick and Bedford Stone trimmed with Indiana Limestone. The building ...

, Saskatchewan

United States

Mexico

Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation The Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ( es, Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación (SCJN) is the Mexican institution serving as the country's federal high court and the spearhead organisation for the judiciary of the Mexican Federal Go ...

, Mexico City, Mexico

South America

Palace of Justice of the Argentine Nation The Palace of Justice of the Argentine Nation ( es, Palacio de Justicia de la Nación Argentina, more often referred locally as ''Palacio de Justicia'' or ''Palacio de Tribunales''), is a large building complex located in Buenos Aires, Argentina. ...

. Argentina *

Palacio de los Tribunales de Justicia de Santiago The Palacio de los Tribunales de Justicia de Santiago (English: ''Courts of Justice Palace of Santiago'') is the building housing the Supreme Court of Chile, the Court of Appeals of Santiago, and the Court-martial Court of the Chilean Army, Chile ...

, Chile *

Palace of Justice, Lima The Palace of Justice () is the seat of the Supreme Court of Peru. It is located in the Lima District of the city of Lima, capital of Peru. Construction started during the second government of Augusto B. Leguía (1919–1930) and finished under ...

, Peru * Palacio de Justicia de Caracas, Venezuela

Asia

India

Bombay High Court The High Court of Bombay is the high court of the states of Maharashtra and Goa in India, and the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. It is seated primarily at Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay), and is one of the ol ...

, India *

Madras High Court The Madras High Court is a High Court in India. It has appellate jurisdiction over the state of Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry. It is located in Chennai, and is the third oldest high court of India after the Calcutta High C ...

, India *

Patiala House Courts Complex Patiala House Courts Complex is one of the seven District Courts complexes located near India Gate in the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT of Delhi). The main part is housed in the Patiala House, the former palace of the Maharaja of ...

, India *Tis Hazari Courts Complex, India

Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur Courts Complex The Kuala Lumpur Courts Complex ( ms, Kompleks Mahkamah Kuala Lumpur) is a large courthouse complex in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, housing various courts of the country's judicial system. The complex is situated along Jalan Duta (Duta Road) in Segam ...

Palace of Justice, Putrajaya The Palace of Justice ( ms, Istana Kehakiman, Jawi: ) houses the Malaysian Court of Appeal and Federal Court, which moved to Putrajaya from the Sultan Abdul Samad Building in Kuala Lumpur in 2003. History Due to the need for a proper offic ...

Other Asia

Old High Court Building, Dhaka The Old High Court Building in Dhaka is situated at High Court Street, opposite the picturesque Curzon Hall. It was constructed in the beginning of the 20th century in Renaissance architectural style. It served as an official residence and governm ...

, Bangladesh *

Former Central Magistracy The former Central Magistracy is located at 1, Arbuthnot Road, Central, Hong Kong, Central, Victoria, Hong Kong. It was constructed from 1913 to 1914. History The site where the building is standing was originally occupied by the first Hong ...

, Hong Kong, a former courthouse *

Court of Final Appeal Building The Court of Final Appeal Building, also known as the Old Supreme Court Building, is the home of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong. It housed the former Supreme Court from 1912 to 1983 and the Legislative Council from 1985 to 2011. ...

, Hong Kong, a former courthouse *

Old Supreme Court Building, Singapore The Old Supreme Court Building ( ms, Bangunan Mahkamah Agung Lama, ) is the former courthouse of the Supreme Court of Singapore, before it moved out of the building and commenced operations in the Supreme Court, Singapore, new building on 20 Ju ...

Africa and Middle East

* El-Hakaneia Palace, Alexandria, Egypt * Temple of Justice, Liberia *

Mahkamah Mosque The Mahkamah Mosque (also known as Mosque of Birdibak or Madrasa of Amir Bardabak; Arabic transliteration: ''Jāmi' al-Mahkamah al-Birdibakiyyah'') was a congregational mosque and ''madrasa'', built in 1455, destroyed by Israeli bombing during the ...

, a former courthouse in Palestine *

Courthouse of Tehran Courthouse of Tehran ({{lang, fa, کاخِ دادگستریِ تهران – Kāx e Dādgostari ye Tehrān), also known as the Palace of Justice, is a historical courthouse in Tehran, Iran. The building was designed by Czechoslovak architect Sta ...

, Iran

Australia and Pacific

Australia

;in Australian Capital Territory *

High Court of Australia The High Court of Australia is Australia's apex court. It exercises Original jurisdiction, original and appellate jurisdiction on matters specified within Constitution of Australia, Australia's Constitution. The High Court was established fol ...

, Canberra ;in New South Wales *

Courthouses in New South Wales Courthouses in New South Wales were designed by the Colonial Architect, later known as the Government Architect of New South Wales, Australia. History of New South Wales Local Courts The first New South Welsh Charter of Justice of 2 April 1787 ...

, including: **

Downing Centre The Downing Centre is a major heritage-listed former department store and now courthouse complex in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It features state government courts, including the Local Court, the District Court, and a law library know ...

, Sydney **

Parramatta Justice Precinct The Parramatta Justice Precinct (PJP) is located in the western part of the Parramatta () central business district. The precinct houses the corporate headquarters of the New South Wales Department of Attorney General and Justice. Other legal off ...

, Sydney ;in Queensland *

Atherton Courthouse Atherton Courthouse is located at 81 Main Street, Atherton in Queensland, Australia. The courthouse was built in 1941 and features timber panels constructed from rare quilted, Queensland rainforest maple, which is no longer milled in Austral ...

Ayr Court House Ayr Court House is a heritage-listed courthouse at 163 Queen Street, Ayr, Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Douglas Francis Woodcraft Roberts and built from 1935 to 1941 by day labour. It was added to the Queensland H ...

Bowen Courthouse Bowen Courthouse is a heritage-listed courthouse at 30 Williams Street (corner with Herbert Street), Bowen, Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by George St Paul Connolly of the Colonial Architect's Office and built in ...

Brisbane Magistrates Court The Brisbane Magistrates Court building is located at 363 George Street, Brisbane in Queensland, Australia. The building is one of the many locations in the state that houses the Magistrates Court of Queensland. Location and features The bui ...

* Bundaberg Police Station *

Charters Towers Courthouse Charters Towers Courthouse is a heritage-listed courthouse at 28 Hodgkinson Street, Charters Towers City, Charters Towers, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by John James Clark and built in 1886 by Charles Miller. ...

Childers Court House Childers Court House is a heritage-listed courthouse at Churchill Street, Childers, Queensland, Childers, Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Queensland Colonial Architect's Office and built in 1897 by William Cristine H ...

Cloncurry Courthouse Cloncurry Courthouse is a heritage-listed courthouse at 42-48 Daintree Street, Cloncurry, Shire of Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Department of Public Works (Queensland) and built in 1897 by Murray and Litster. It is also ...

* Drystone Wall, Melton Hill * Gladstone Court House *

Gympie Court House Gympie Court House is a heritage-listed courthouse at Channon Street, Gympie, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by John Smith Murdoch and built from 1900 to 1902. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. Histo ...

Ingham Court House Ingham Court House is a heritage-listed courthouse at 35-39 Palm Terrace, Ingham, Queensland, Ingham, Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by John Hitch of the Department of Public Works (Queensland) and built in 1948. ...

Innisfail Courthouse Innisfail Court House is a heritage-listed court house at 10 Edith Street, Innisfail, Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It is the town’s third court house. It was designed in the inter-war classical style by the Department of ...

Ipswich Courthouse The Ipswich Courthouse is located at 43 Ellenborough Street, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. The five-storey complex houses magistrates court and support facilities, police prosecutions offices and a fully operational watch house. It was open ...

Law Courts, Brisbane The Law Courts Complex was a building located on George Street and Adelaide Street, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The building formerly housed the Supreme Court and District Court of Queensland, which relocated to the Queen Elizabeth II ...

* Mackay Court House and Police Station *

Mackay Courthouse Mackay Courthouse is located at 12 Brisbane Street, Mackay in Queensland, Australia. The complex contains the current and former courthouses as well as police residences and other police buildings. History The courthouse was constructed during ...

Maryborough Courthouse Maryborough Courthouse is a heritage-listed courthouse at 170 Richmond Street, Maryborough, Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Francis Drummond Greville Stanley and built in 1877 by John Thomas Annear for the Queens ...

Mount Morgan Court House and Police Station Mount Morgan Court House and Police Station is a heritage-listed courthouse and police station at 28 Hall Street, Mount Morgan, Queensland, Mount Morgan, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Department of Public Works ( ...

Old Cleveland Police Station The Old Cleveland Police Station is a heritage-listed police station at 1 Passage Street, Cleveland, City of Redland, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1934 to 1935. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 26 March 1999. Hi ...

Old Ipswich Courthouse The Old Ipswich Courthouse is a heritage-listed former courthouse located at 73-75 East Street, Ipswich, City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Charles Tiffin and built from 1859 to 1936. It was added to the Queensland Heri ...

Old Toowoomba Court House Old Toowoomba Court House is a heritage-listed courthouse at 90 Margaret Street, East Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1861 to 1864. It is also known as Old Toowoomba Gaol Wall, Austral Museum, a ...

* Pomona Court House *

Queen Elizabeth II Courts of Law, Brisbane The Queen Elizabeth II Courts of Law, also referred to as the Brisbane Supreme and District Court, is a court building located at 415 George Street in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Location and features Completed in 2012 as a purpose-built ...

Rockhampton Courthouse Rockhampton Courthouse is a heritage-listed courthouse at 42 East Street, Rockhampton, Queensland, Rockhampton, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by John Hitch and built from 1950 to 1955. It is also known as District C ...

Roma Courthouse Roma Courthouse is a heritage-listed courthouse at 141 McDowall Street, Roma, Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. Constructed in 1901, the courthouse is a rendered masonry building, which is still in use today. Predominately influenced by ...

* Rosewood Courthouse * Southport Courthouse *

St Lawrence Police Station St Lawrence Police Station is a heritage-listed police station and former courthouse at Macartney Street, St Lawrence, Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1878 to 1934. It is also known as former St Lawrence Courthouse and Ce ...

Toowoomba Court House Toowoomba Court House is a heritage-listed former courthouse at 46 Neil Street, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Francis Drummond Greville Stanley and built from 1876 to 1943. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register ...

* Townsville Magistrates Court * Tully Court House *

Warwick Court House Warwick Court House and Police Complex is a heritage-listed courthouse at 88 Fitzroy Street, Warwick, Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by John James Clark and built from 1885 to 1914 by William G Conley. It was adde ...

;in South Australia ;in Victoria *

Supreme Court of Victoria The Supreme Court of Victoria is the highest court in the Australian state of Victoria. Founded in 1852, it is a superior court of common law and equity, with unlimited and inherent jurisdiction within the state. The Supreme Court comprises ...

, Melbourne *

Former Melbourne Magistrates' Court The Former Melbourne Magistrates' Court was the original home of Melbourne's City Court and District Court, as well as their emergency court. The French Romanesque building is located on the corner of La Trobe and Russell streets in the Melbou ...

, Melbourne *

Melbourne Magistrates' Court The Melbourne Magistrates' Court is the largest venue at which the Magistrates' Court of Victoria sits. It is a court in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia that deals with, and dispenses of, a range of criminal and civil matters, including crimin ...

, Melbourne *

, Melbourne ;in Western Australia *

Children's Court of Western Australia The Children's Court of Western Australia is a state court that hears cases involving children (aged 10 to 17 years) accused of committing criminal offences. It was originally called the Perth Children's Court when it was created in 1907 by the ...

, Perth *

District Court of Western Australia The District Court of Western Australia is the intermediate court in Western Australia. The District Court commenced in 1970, amid additional stress placed on the existing Magistrates Court and Supreme Court due to the increasing population of ...

, Perth *

Family Court of Western Australia The Family Court of Western Australia is a Australian court hierarchy#State and territory courts, state court that deals with family law. It was established by the passing of the ''Family Court Act'' (WA, 1975) and commenced operation in 1976. I ...

, Perth *

Magistrates Court of Western Australia The Magistrates Court of Western Australia is the first tier court in Western Australia, a state of Australia. It has jurisdiction in respect of criminal and civil matters, as well as a range of administrative matters. The court came into exis ...

, Perth *

Old Court House, Perth The Old Court House is the first court building constructed in Perth, Western Australia. It is located between Stirling Gardens and Supreme Court Gardens, off Barrack Street, adjacent to the Supreme Court building. It is a single-storey cream r ...

, Perth, constructed 1896-97, used until 1902 *

Supreme Court of Western Australia The Supreme Court of Western Australia is the highest state court in the Australian State of Western Australia. It has unlimited jurisdiction within the state in civil matters (although it usually only hears matters involving sums of A$750,00 ...

, Perth *

Toodyay Court House The former Toodyay Court House in Toodyay, Western Australia has been used as municipal offices for Toodyay since the 1950s. History The main part of the building (designed by George Temple-Poole) was constructed in 1896 and opened in January ...

, Toodyay

New Zealand

Dunedin Law Courts The Dunedin Law Courts is a notable historic building in central Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. They are located at the corner of Lower Stuart Street and Anzac Square, directly opposite the city's historic railway station. Since 1 ...

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Courthouses A courthouse or court house is a building that is home to a local court of law and often the regional county government as well, although this is not the case in some larger cities. The term is common in North America. In most other English-spe ...