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This report provides essential facts about the Salt Lake City Courthouse, including its design, construction timeline, and facilities. It also highlights the presence of therapeutic courts and the Federal Bar Association in St. George, Utah.
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Salt Lake City CourthouseandCourt Program Report Federal Bar Association St. George, Utah September 26, 2008
Market Street New Courthouse Existing Courthouse West Temple Main Street Final Concept 400 South
Existing Courthouse 400 South West Temple
Existing Courthouse 400 South
Schedule May 92: Formal request to GSA for new courthouse Summer 96: Architect selected Summer 05: Current building design begun November 08: Oddfellows Hall moves across Market Street Summer 09: Site cleared October 09: Construction documents completed March 10: Construction begins Summer 13: Construction completed Summer 14: Renovations begin on Moss Courthouse
Essential Facts • 10 Floors + 2 Basement Levels • 357,524 gross square feet • 14 courtrooms;16 chambers(expandable to 19 courtrooms and chambers) • 2 Grand Jury suites • Library, Marshals, Probation, Defenders, US Attorney, GSA • Cost: $251,652,533
13 Floors • Tenth: Chambers • Ninth: Chambers; Judges' Conference/Library; ADR • Eighth: Courtrooms • Seventh: Courtrooms • Sixth: Courtrooms • Fifth: Probation/Pretrial; Library (4 future courtrooms) • Fourth: US Marshals • Third: Special Proceedings Courtroom; District Courtroom;USAO and FPD Trial Prep; GSA • Second: Clerk of Court; Grand Jury Suites (2) • First: Clerk of Court; Jury Assembly; Cafeteria • Basements Mechanical, parking, delivery, tunnel • Upper Mechanical floor
Food Service Jury Assembly West Temple Main Street Clerk Entry 400 South
District Courtroom US Attorney Grand Jury Open to entry below Special Purpose Courtroom
Courtroom Courtroom Courtroom Courtroom
Magistrate Judge Consent Cases • Civil cases – consent of all parties • No judge knows who does or doesn’t consent • ≈ 50 cases per magistrate judge • 215 cases assigned since 9/18/07 • 43 fully consented as of 9/23/08 • 7 consent cases resolved
Therapeutic Courts • Substance Abuse Court • 21 Participants • Post sentence; supervised release • Mental Health Court • 7 participants • Pretrial and post-trial • Objective: Solve root issues behind criminal behavior
Federal Bar Association St. George, Utah September 26, 2008