Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center
Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center | |
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General information | |
Location | 210 West Temple Street Los Angeles, California, United States |
Coordinates | 34°03′18″N 118°14′36″W / 34.054986°N 118.24346°WCoordinates: 34°03′18″N 118°14′36″W / 34.054986°N 118.24346°W |
Construction started | 1970 |
Completed | 1972 |
Opening | October 26, 1972 |
Cost | $33.7 million |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 20 |
Floor area | 850,000 square feet (79,000 m2) |
Lifts/elevators | 12 |
Design and construction | |
Architect | Adrian Wilson Associates |
Structural engineer | Adrian Wilson |
References | |
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The Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center (formerly known as the Criminal Courts Building) is the county criminal courthouse in downtown Los Angeles, California, United States. It is located at 210 West Temple Street, between Broadway and Spring Street.
Originally known as the Criminal Courts Building, in 2002 it was renamed the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center, after Clara S. Foltz, the first female lawyer on the west coast of the United States (and also the first person to propose the creation of a public defender's office).
The building houses the main offices of the Los Angeles County Public Defender.
Notable Trials[]
- Richard Ramirez murder trial
- O. J. Simpson murder trial
- Phil Spector murder trial
- Helen Golay and Olga Rutterschmidt – 2008 murder trial
- Lonnie Franklin Jr. aka The Grim Sleeper serial killer trial
- BART Police shooting of Oscar Grant murder trial
- Trial of Dr. Conrad Murray for the death of Michael Jackson
- Harvey Weinstein for his sexual assault trails.[3]
- Trial of Ron Jeremy for sexual assault.[4]
Security Measures[]
High-profile trials are held on the Ninth Floor of the building, with a secondary screening area in addition to the main screening at the ground floor level.[5] Furthermore, the Eighth and Tenth floors are inaccessible from the public elevators and stairwells.
References[]
- ^ Turpin, Dick (1972-08-06). "New Home for Criminal Courts". Los Angeles Times. p. I1. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
- ^ Zeman, Ray (1972-11-30). "New Courts Building Criticized". Los Angeles Times. p. OC9. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
- ^ "Judge Tosses One Of 11 Counts Against Harvey Weinstein".
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Roger M. Grace (June 7, 2010). "Bugliosi vs. Garcetti: Author Opens Fire on District Attorney". Metropolitan News-Enterprise. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
Further reading[]
- McDevitt, Ray; Ronald M. George, Chief Justice of California (Forward) (2001). Courthouses of California: an Illustrated History. Berkeley, CA: California Historical Society. 365 pp. ISBN 1-890771-49-X.
External links[]
- Courthouses in California
- Buildings and structures in Downtown Los Angeles
- Civic Center, Los Angeles
- Government buildings in Los Angeles
- Skyscraper office buildings in Los Angeles
- Government buildings completed in 1972
- 1972 establishments in California
- 1970s architecture in the United States