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This list includes state, county, city, town and other municipalities' courthouses, as well as subsuming U.S. Federal courthouses (which are also listed at List of United States federal courthouses). There are no known courthouses of international scope located in the U.S.
Following is a list of United States federal courthouses, which will comprise all courthouses currently or formerly in use for the housing of United States federal courts.
This is a list of notable courthouses. These are buildings that have primarily been used to host a court . In some countries, "courthouse" is not the term used, instead the term for the building is simply "court".
The courts of the United States are closely linked hierarchical systems of courts at the federal and state levels. The federal courts form the judicial branch of the U.S. government and operate under the authority of the United States Constitution and federal law.
Many federal courthouses are named after notable judges, such as the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse in New York City or the Hugo L. Black United States Courthouse in Birmingham. The largest courthouse is the Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse, which serves the Eastern District of Missouri. [5]
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The courthouse was the scene of considerable fighting during the Civil War and many of its colonial records were lost, including the date of construction. [11] [12] Richmond County Courthouse: Virginia: 1748: Built in 1748, this courthouse, a fine example of early classical Palladian style architecture, remains the county courthouse to this date.
This is a list of county courthouses and other non-federal courthouses in Texas, both current and former. For federal courthouses located in Texas, see List of United States federal courthouses in Texas. The U.S. state of Texas has 254 counties, the most of any U.S. state.