List of United States federal courthouses in Missouri
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Following is a list of current and former courthouse
s of the United States federal court system located in Missouri
. Each entry indicates the name of the building along with an image, if available, its location and the jurisdiction it covers, 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. Dates of use will not necessarily correspond with the dates of construction or demolition of a building, as pre-existing structures may be adapted or court use, and former court buildings may later be put to other uses. Also, the official name of the building may be changed at some point after its use as a federal court building has been initiated.
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...
s of the United States federal court system located in Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
. Each entry indicates the name of the building along with an image, if available, its location and the jurisdiction it covers, 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. Dates of use will not necessarily correspond with the dates of construction or demolition of a building, as pre-existing structures may be adapted or court use, and former court buildings may later be put to other uses. Also, the official name of the building may be changed at some point after its use as a federal court building has been initiated.
Courthouses
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| Rush Hudson Limbaugh, Sr. U.S. Courthouse | Cape Girardeau Cape Girardeau, Missouri Cape Girardeau is a city located in Cape Girardeau and Scott counties in Southeast Missouri in the United States. It is located approximately southeast of St. Louis and north of Memphis. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 37,941. A college town, it is the home of Southeast Missouri... |
599 Independence St. | E.D. Mo. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri is a trial level federal district court based in St. Louis, Missouri, with jurisdiction over fifty counties in the eastern half of Missouri. The court is one of ninety-four district-level courts which make up the first tier of... |
2008–present | Attorney Rush Limbaugh, Sr. Rush Limbaugh, Sr. Rush Hudson Limbaugh, Sr. was an American jurist, legislator, and ambassador. His legal career spanned just under eighty years and he argued cases before the Missouri Supreme Court, Internal Revenue Service Appellate Division, Interstate Commerce Commission, and National Labor Relations... (2007) |
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| U.S. Post Office & Courthouse | Chillicothe Chillicothe, Missouri Chillicothe is a city in and the county seat of Livingston County, Missouri, United States. The population was 9,515 at the 2010 census. The name "Chillicothe" is Shawnee for "big town", and was named after their Chillicothe, located since 1774 about a mile from the present-day city.Chillicothe is... |
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450 Locust St. | W.D. Mo. United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri The United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri is the federal judicial district encompassing 66 counties in the western half of the State of Missouri... |
1917–1962 Now the Livingston County Library. |
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| U.S. Post Office | Hannibal Hannibal, Missouri Hannibal is a city in Marion and Ralls counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. Hannibal is located at the intersection of Interstate 72 and U.S. Routes 24, 36 and 61, approximately northwest of St. Louis. According to the 2010 U.S. Census the population was 17,606... |
600 Broadway | E.D. Mo. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri is a trial level federal district court based in St. Louis, Missouri, with jurisdiction over fifty counties in the eastern half of Missouri. The court is one of ninety-four district-level courts which make up the first tier of... |
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| Federal Building, Post Office, and Court House | Hannibal Hannibal, Missouri Hannibal is a city in Marion and Ralls counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. Hannibal is located at the intersection of Interstate 72 and U.S. Routes 24, 36 and 61, approximately northwest of St. Louis. According to the 2010 U.S. Census the population was 17,606... |
801 Broadway | E.D. Mo. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri is a trial level federal district court based in St. Louis, Missouri, with jurisdiction over fifty counties in the eastern half of Missouri. The court is one of ninety-four district-level courts which make up the first tier of... |
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| U.S. Court House & Post Office | Jefferson City Jefferson City, Missouri Jefferson City is the capital of the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Cole County. Located in Callaway and Cole counties, it is the principal city of the Jefferson City metropolitan area, which encompasses the entirety of both counties. As of the 2010 census, the population was 43,079... |
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? | W.D. Mo. United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri The United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri is the federal judicial district encompassing 66 counties in the western half of the State of Missouri... |
1889–1934 Razed in 1972. |
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| U.S. Post Office & Court House | Jefferson City Jefferson City, Missouri Jefferson City is the capital of the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Cole County. Located in Callaway and Cole counties, it is the principal city of the Jefferson City metropolitan area, which encompasses the entirety of both counties. As of the 2010 census, the population was 43,079... |
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? | W.D. Mo. United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri The United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri is the federal judicial district encompassing 66 counties in the western half of the State of Missouri... |
1934–2011 Still in use as Post Office. |
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| Christopher S. Bond U.S. Courthouse | Jefferson City Jefferson City, Missouri Jefferson City is the capital of the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Cole County. Located in Callaway and Cole counties, it is the principal city of the Jefferson City metropolitan area, which encompasses the entirety of both counties. As of the 2010 census, the population was 43,079... |
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80 Lafayette Street | W.D. Mo. United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri The United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri is the federal judicial district encompassing 66 counties in the western half of the State of Missouri... |
2011-Present | U.S. Senator Kit Bond Kit Bond Christopher Samuel "Kit" Bond is a former United States Senator from Missouri and a member of the Republican Party. First elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986, he defeated Democrat Harriett Woods by a margin of 53%-47%. He was re-elected in 1992, 1998, and 2004... |
| Durward G. Hall Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse | Joplin Joplin, Missouri Joplin is a city in southern Jasper County and northern Newton County in the southwestern corner of the US state of Missouri. Joplin is the largest city in Jasper County, though it is not the county seat. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 50,150... |
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? | W.D. Mo. United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri The United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri is the federal judicial district encompassing 66 counties in the western half of the State of Missouri... |
1904–1999 Now a public office building. |
U.S. Rep. Durward Gorham Hall Durward Gorham Hall Dr. Durward Gorham Hall was a six-term US representative from Missouri's 7th congressional district.-Biography:He was born in Cassville, Missouri on September 14, 1910 and graduated from Greenwood Laboratory School at Southwest Missouri State Teacher's College; later becoming Southwest Missouri... |
| U.S. Post Office & Court House | Kansas City Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties... |
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? | W.D. Mo. United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri The United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri is the federal judicial district encompassing 66 counties in the western half of the State of Missouri... |
1885–1900 Razed in 1930. |
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| U.S. Post Office & Court House | Kansas City Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties... |
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? | W.D. Mo. United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri The United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri is the federal judicial district encompassing 66 counties in the western half of the State of Missouri... |
1900–1938 Razed in 1938. |
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| U.S. Courthouse & Post Office United States Courthouse and Post Office (Kansas City, Missouri) The United States Courthouse and Post Office , also known as Federal Courts Building, is a historic courthouse and post office located at Kansas City in Jackson County, Missouri... |
Kansas City Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties... |
811 Grand Boulevard | W.D. Mo. United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri The United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri is the federal judicial district encompassing 66 counties in the western half of the State of Missouri... |
1939–1998 | n/a | |
| Richard Bolling Federal Building | Kansas City Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties... |
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601 East Twelfth Street | W.D. Mo. United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri The United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri is the federal judicial district encompassing 66 counties in the western half of the State of Missouri... |
1965–present | U.S. Rep. Richard Walker Bolling Richard Walker Bolling Richard Walker Bolling , was a prominent Democratic Congressman from Kansas City, Missouri, and Missouri's 5th congressional district from 1949 to 1983... |
| U.S. Post Office | Saint Joseph Saint Joseph, Missouri Saint Joseph is the second largest city in northwest Missouri, only second to Kansas City in size, serving as the county seat for Buchanan County. As of the 2010 census, Saint Joseph had a total population of 76,780, making it the eighth largest city in the state. The St... |
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? | W.D. Mo. United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri The United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri is the federal judicial district encompassing 66 counties in the western half of the State of Missouri... |
1891–1939 Razed in 1939. |
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| U.S. Post Office and Court House | Saint Joseph Saint Joseph, Missouri Saint Joseph is the second largest city in northwest Missouri, only second to Kansas City in size, serving as the county seat for Buchanan County. As of the 2010 census, Saint Joseph had a total population of 76,780, making it the eighth largest city in the state. The St... |
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? | W.D. Mo. United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri The United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri is the federal judicial district encompassing 66 counties in the western half of the State of Missouri... |
1940–1998 Still in use as a post office. |
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| Old Courthouse | St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St... |
11 North 4th Street | D. Mo. E.D. Mo. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri is a trial level federal district court based in St. Louis, Missouri, with jurisdiction over fifty counties in the eastern half of Missouri. The court is one of ninety-four district-level courts which make up the first tier of... |
c. 1839–1857 1857-c. 1872 |
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| U.S. Customhouse and Post Office United States Customhouse and Post Office (St. Louis, Missouri) The U.S. Custom House and Post Office is a court house in St. Louis, Missouri.It was designed by architects Alfred B. Mullett, William Appleton Potter, and James G. Hill, and was constructed between 1873 and 1884. Located at the intersection of Eighth and Olive Streets, it is one of three surviving... |
St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St... |
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8th & Olive Streets | E.D. Mo. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri is a trial level federal district court based in St. Louis, Missouri, with jurisdiction over fifty counties in the eastern half of Missouri. The court is one of ninety-four district-level courts which make up the first tier of... 8th Cir. United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:* Eastern District of Arkansas* Western District of Arkansas... |
1873–1935 Still in use for other purposes. |
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| U.S. Courthouse and Custom House United States Court House and Custom House The United States Court House and Custom House is a courthouse in St. Louis, Missouri. It was designed by architectural partnership of Mauran, Russell & Crowell, and was completed in 1935. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri met at this building until 2001, and the... |
St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St... |
? | E.D. Mo. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri is a trial level federal district court based in St. Louis, Missouri, with jurisdiction over fifty counties in the eastern half of Missouri. The court is one of ninety-four district-level courts which make up the first tier of... 8th Cir. United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:* Eastern District of Arkansas* Western District of Arkansas... |
1935–2001 Now used by Missouri state courts. |
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| Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse (Largest single courthouse in the U.S.) |
St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St... |
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111 South 10th Street | E.D. Mo. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri is a trial level federal district court based in St. Louis, Missouri, with jurisdiction over fifty counties in the eastern half of Missouri. The court is one of ninety-four district-level courts which make up the first tier of... |
2000–present | U.S. Senator Thomas Eagleton Thomas Eagleton Thomas Francis Eagleton was a United States Senator from Missouri, serving from 1968–1987. He is best remembered for briefly being the Democratic vice presidential nominee under George McGovern in 1972... (1994) |
| U.S. Court House & Post Office | Springfield Springfield, Missouri Springfield is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County. According to the 2010 census data, the population was 159,498, an increase of 5.2% since the 2000 census. The Springfield Metropolitan Area, population 436,712, includes the counties of... |
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? | W.D. Mo. United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri The United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri is the federal judicial district encompassing 66 counties in the western half of the State of Missouri... |
1894–1938 Now in use by city agencies. |
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| U.S. Post Office & Court House | Springfield Springfield, Missouri Springfield is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County. According to the 2010 census data, the population was 159,498, an increase of 5.2% since the 2000 census. The Springfield Metropolitan Area, population 436,712, includes the counties of... |
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? | W.D. Mo. United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri The United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri is the federal judicial district encompassing 66 counties in the western half of the State of Missouri... |
1938–1988 Now Springfield City Hall. |
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