Edward J. Schwartz United States Courthouse
Encyclopedia
The Edward J. Schwartz United States Courthouse is a the current courthouse
building located in San Diego, California
. It is a courthouse for the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
. The 103rd Congress designated the building under H.R. 3770 in 1994, which became Public Law 103-228. The Courthouse is one of the busiest federal court houses in the nation. The Current courthouse is 895,000 square feet.
The location of the Annex is being build over a local historic landmark of the Hotel San Diego which was built by John D. Spreckels
.
The new court annex was designed by Richard Meier & Partners and will be approximately 467,000 gross square feet and will stand 16 stores over downtown San Diego. There will be 6 new District Court rooms and 12 Judges Chambers in the new Annex.
Courthouse
A courthouse is a building that is home to a local court of law and often the regional county government as well, although this is not the case in some larger cities. The term is common in North America. In most other English speaking countries, buildings which house courts of law are simply...
building located in San Diego, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. It is a courthouse for the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
United States District Court for the Southern District of California
The United States District Court for the Southern District of California is the federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the following counties in California: Imperial and San Diego. In terms of filed indictments, it is one of the busiest criminal districts in the United States...
. The 103rd Congress designated the building under H.R. 3770 in 1994, which became Public Law 103-228. The Courthouse is one of the busiest federal court houses in the nation. The Current courthouse is 895,000 square feet.
Bombing
On May 4, 2008 Rachel Lyyn Carlock, and her boyfriend Donny Love Sr. placed three pipe bombs at the front door. The Bomb went off with out injuring anyone and only shattering the doors to the court house.Annex
In March 2009, President Obama singed a bill which allocated $110 million for a stalled project from 2007 to build a new court annex. The total cost of the new annex will be $368.7 million. The new annex is to the west of the current courthouse, and north of the current bankruptcy court.The location of the Annex is being build over a local historic landmark of the Hotel San Diego which was built by John D. Spreckels
John D. Spreckels
John Diedrich Spreckels , the son of German-American industrialist Claus Spreckels, founded a transportation and real estate empire in San Diego, California in the late 19th and early 20th centuries...
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The new court annex was designed by Richard Meier & Partners and will be approximately 467,000 gross square feet and will stand 16 stores over downtown San Diego. There will be 6 new District Court rooms and 12 Judges Chambers in the new Annex.