The James A. Byrne United States Courthouse is a Federal courthouse in the Center City region of

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. The court houses the

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and the

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. It is located at 601

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between N. 6th and N. 7th Streets, next to Independence Mall. The building is named after James A. Byrne, a former Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives. The building, which overlooks Independence National Park, opened in late 1975, to coincide with the celebration of the Bicentennial of the

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. It houses a

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sculpture titled ''Bicentennial Dawn.'' Under the leadership of former Chief Third Circuit Judge

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, the main entrance and ground floor lobby were redesigned in 2004 to be more inviting and educational to the general public. After his death in 2006, the lobby, which features quotations on the importance of the right to

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, was dedicated to and named for Judge Becker., p.3 Along with the adjacent William J. Green, Jr. Federal Building, the Courthouse is part of the largest Federal complex in Philadelphia, with 1.7 million gross square feet. It shares mechanical systems and an underground garage with the Green Building.

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