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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.
Now in use by the Baltimore city courts and known as Courthouse East. n/a Edward A. Garmatz U.S. Court House: Baltimore: 101 West Lombard Street: D. Md. 1976–present [26] Edward Garmatz: U.S. Courthouse and Post Office† Cumberland: Frederick Street: D. Md. 1904–1933 Now in use by the city and known as the Public Safety Building. n/a U.S ...
Since 1997, the court has processed civil cases the fastest of the 94 federal districts, and eighth fastest in dealing with criminal cases. [3] Courts at Richmond are located in the Spottswood W. Robinson III and Robert R. Merhige Jr. Federal Courthouse, [4] having previously been held in the historic Lewis F. Powell Jr. United States Courthouse.
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]
United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia [342] Former federal courts of Virginia. United States District Court for the District of Virginia (extinct, subdivided) United States District Court for the District of Potomac (1801-1802; also contained the District of Columbia and pieces of Maryland; extinct, reorganized) [343]
From 2000 to 2008, the Court had the highest rate of non-publication (92%) on the Federal Circuit. [8] The Chief Justice is always assigned to the Fourth Circuit as the circuit justice, due to Richmond's close proximity to Washington, D.C. [citation needed] The Fourth Circuit is considered an extremely collegial court.
With the division of West Virginia from Virginia during the American Civil War, the Western District of Virginia became the District of West Virginia, and those parts of the Western District that were not part of West Virginia were combined with the Eastern District to form again a single District of Virginia on June 11, 1864, by 13 Stat. 124. [2]
Old Gloucester County Courthouse: Virginia: 1766: Perth Amboy City Hall: New Jersey: 1767: This building is now the oldest City Hall in continuous use in the United States. It originally held court functions as well as city administration functions. [35] [36] Williamsburg-James City County Courthouse: Virginia: 1771 [16] [37] Olde Colonial ...