List of courthouses

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". Courthouses have often been designed to be architecturally grand or imposing.

International

Peace Palace

European Court of Human Rights

Courthouses of courts having international scope include:

• Peace Palace, in The Hague, Netherlands, seat of International Court of Justice of the United Nations
• European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg, France
• Future permanent premises of the International Criminal Court, The Hague (see File:Icc permanent premises.jpg)
• Building of the Caribbean Court of Justice, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
• Building(s) of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, San José, Costa Rica

Courthouses at national levels and below include:

Europe

Albania

• Constitutional Court of Albania
• Supreme Court of Albania

Denmark

• Copenhagen Court House
• Courthouse and Jail, Esbjerg
• Frederiksberg Courthouse

Iran

• Courthouse of Tehran

Malta

Courts of Justice building (Valletta)

• Auberge d'Auvergne, formerly a courthouse
• Auberge d'Italie, formerly a courthouse
• Banca Giuratale (Mdina), formerly a courthouse
• Castellania, formerly a courthouse
• Corte Capitanale, formerly a courthouse
• Courts of Justice building (Valletta)
• Inquisitor's Palace, formerly a courthouse

Netherlands

Supreme Court of the Netherlands

Huis Huguetan

• Supreme Court of the Netherlands, The Hague
  • Hoge Raad der Nederlanden / Huis Huguetan
  • Modern building(s) of the Supreme Court of the Netherlands
• Rechthuis (Bellingwolde), former courthouse used 1643-1811, a national historic site since 1972, now a private residence

United Kingdom

Scotland

High Court of Justiciary, Glasgow, Scotland

• Glasgow Sheriff Court
• Old Tolbooth, Edinburgh, which hosted Court of Session

England and Wales

Wood Green Crown Court, in North London

• List of Crown Court venues in England and Wales
• List of county court venues in England and Wales
• Magistrates' Court venues
• List of former county courts in Wales

Other Europe

Americas

Canada

• Calgary Courts Centre, Alberta
• Law Courts (Edmonton), Alberta
• Law Courts (Vancouver), British Columbia
• Vancouver Art Gallery, British Columbia
• Charlotte County Court House, New Brunswick, the oldest Canadian courthouse in continuous operation
• Moncton Law Courts, New Brunswick
• Halifax Court House, Nova Scotia
• Kings County Museum, Nova Scotia
• A. Grenville and William Davis Courthouse, Ontario
• Adelaide Street Court House, Ontario, a former one
• Frontenac County Court House, Ontario
• Old City Hall (Guelph), Ontario
• Old City Hall (Toronto), Ontario
• Old Newmarket Town Hall and Courthouse, Ontario
• Osgoode Hall, Ontario
• Ottawa Courthouse, Ontario
• Peel County Courthouse, Ontario
• Renfrew County Courthouse, Ontario

Supreme Court of Canada building, in Ottawa

• Second Supreme Court of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario
• Supreme Court of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
• Toronto Courthouse, Ontario
• Édifice Ernest-Cormier, Quebec, a former courthouse
• Édifice Lucien-Saulnier, Quebec
• Palais de justice (Montreal), Quebec
• Battleford Court House, Saskatchewan
• Moose Jaw Court House, Saskatchewan

United States

Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación

Mexico

• Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation, Mexico City, Mexico

South America

• Palace of Justice of the Argentine Nation. Argentina
• Palacio de los Tribunales de Justicia de Santiago, Chile
• Palace of Justice, Lima, Peru
• Palacio de Justicia de Caracas, Venezuela

Asia

Bombay High Court

India

• Bombay High Court, India
• Madras High Court, India
• Patiala House Courts Complex, India
• Tis Hazari Courts Complex, India

Malaysia

• Kuala Lumpur Courts Complex
• Palace of Justice, Putrajaya

Other Asia

• Old High Court Building, Dhaka, Bangladesh
• Former Central Magistracy, Hong Kong, a former courthouse
• Court of Final Appeal Building, Hong Kong, a former courthouse
• Old Supreme Court Building, Singapore

El-Hakaneia Palace, Egypt

Africa and Middle East

• El-Hakaneia Palace, Alexandria, Egypt
• Temple of Justice, Liberia
• Mahkamah Mosque, a former courthouse in Palestine

Australia and Pacific

Australia

in Australian Capital Territory

• High Court of Australia, Canberra

in New South Wales

• Courthouses in New South Wales, including:
  • Downing Centre, Sydney
  • Parramatta Justice Precinct, Sydney

Former Law Courts building, Brisbane

in Queensland

in South Australia

in Victoria

• Supreme Court of Victoria, Melbourne
• Former Melbourne Magistrates' Court, Melbourne
• Melbourne Magistrates' Court, Melbourne
• Supreme Court of Victoria, Melbourne

Toodyay Court House, Toodyay, Western Australia

in Western Australia

• Children's Court of Western Australia, Perth
• District Court of Western Australia, Perth
• Family Court of Western Australia, Perth
• Magistrates Court of Western Australia, Perth
• Old Court House, Perth, Perth, constructed 1896-97, used until 1902
• Supreme Court of Western Australia, Perth
• Toodyay Court House, Toodyay

New Zealand

• Dunedin Law Courts

See also

• Courthouse, for discussion of courthouse functions, types, architecture, and more

References