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The Fairfax Circuit Court's roots date to 1742 when Fairfax County was established. The old courthouse, constructed in 1799, played a central role in the county's legal and administrative activities. [2] [3] Old Courthouse. From its inception, the Court became a central hub for the county's governmental and social activities.
The Historic Fairfax County Courthouse is one of the oldest buildings in the City of Fairfax, Virginia. It was constructed in 1799 to serve as the seat of government in Fairfax County . During the American Civil War , the first Confederate officer casualty of the war took place on the courthouse grounds and the building was occupied by both ...
Fairfax, Virginia (/ ˈ f ɛər f æ k s / FAIR-faks), [a] is an independent city in Virginia and the county seat of Fairfax County, Virginia, in the United States. [4] As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,536. [5] Fairfax is part of both the Washington metropolitan area and Northern Virginia regions.
The United States District Court for the District of Virginia was one of the original 13 courts established by the Judiciary Act of 1789, 1 Stat. 73, on September 24, 1789.
Following is a list of current and former courthouses of the United States federal court system located in Virginia.Each entry indicates the name of the building along with an image, if available, its location and the jurisdiction it covers, [1] the dates during which it was used for each such jurisdiction, and, if applicable the person for whom it was named, and the date of renaming.
After establishing Culpeper County, Virginia in 1748, the Virginia House of Burgesses voted to establish the Town of Fairfax on February 22, 1759. The name honored Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron (1693–1781) [7] who was proprietor of the Northern Neck peninsula, a vast domain north of the Rappahannock River; his territory was then defined as stretching from Chesapeake Bay to what ...
Madison County Courthouse (Virginia) Manchester, Richmond, Virginia; Mathews County Courthouse Square; Mecklenburg County Courthouse (Virginia) Middlesex County Courthouse (Saluda, Virginia) Middlesex County Courthouse (Urbanna, Virginia) Mosby Tavern
In 1969, the Fairfax County Government moved its offices into the newly constructed 12-story County Governmental Center on the county's exclave in the City of Fairfax. Designed by the architectural firm of Vosbeck, Vosbeck, Kendrick and Redinger and built by Blake Construction, the building was renamed the Massey Building in March 1971 to honor ...