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|references = <ref>{{cite news | last = Turpin | first = Dick | title = New Home for Criminal Courts | page = I1 | work = Los Angeles Times | date = 1972-08-06 | url = https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/667902482.html?dids=667902482:667902482&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&date=Aug+06%2C+1972&author=DICK+TURPIN&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=New+Home+for+Criminal+Courts&pqatl=google | access-date = 2008-09-01 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Zeman | first = Ray | title = New Courts Building Criticized | page = OC9 | work = Los Angeles Times | date = 1972-11-30 | url = https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/660831012.html?dids=660831012:660831012&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&date=Nov+30%2C+1972&author=RAY+ZEMAN&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=L.A.+SUPERVISOR+ASKS+PROBE&pqatl=google | access-date = 2008-09-01 }}</ref>
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The '''Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center''' (formerly known as the '''Criminal Courts Building''') is the [[Los Angeles County, California|county]] criminal [[courthouse]] in downtown [[Los Angeles]], California, United States. It is located at 210 West Temple Street, between Broadway and Spring Street occupying where the historic Los Angeles County Courthouse once stood, close to Breed-Fund Plc Building.<ref>https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~246082~5514737:Plate-3%2C-Los-Angeles%2C-California-?sort=Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No&qvq=q:%3D%22An%20extremely%20detailed%20atlas%20similar%20to%20the%20Sanborn%20insurance%20maps%22%20AND%20%3D%22updates%20pasted%20in%20and%20on%20versos%20of%20some%20original%20map%20plates%20(dates%20of%20updates%20not%20known).%20Full%20color%20key%20is%20explained%20in%20legends%20on%20plates.%20Baist%20first%20published%20the%20Los%20Angeles%20atlas%20in%201905%20with%2026%20maps%20plus%20index%22%20AND%20%3D%22subsequent%20editions%20appeared%20in%201910%20(34%20maps%20plus%20index)%2C%201914%20(44%20maps%20plus%20index)%2C%201921%20(this%20copy%2C%2049%20maps%20plus%20index)%20and%201923%20(49%20maps%20plus%20index).%20The%20period%20after%20World%20War%20I%20was%20a%20time%20of%20real%20estate%20expansion%20and%20development%2C%20hence%20the%20many%20updates%20in%20this%201921%20edition.%20The%201921%20edition%20is%20the%20first%20edition%20to%20include%20the%20five%20San%20Fernando%20Valley%20maps.%22;sort:Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No;lc:RUMSEY~8~1&mi=6&trs=63</ref>
The '''Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center''' (formerly known as the '''Criminal Courts Building''') is the [[Los Angeles County, California|county]] [[courthouse]] in downtown [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], [[U.S.A.]] It is located at 210 West Temple Street, between Broadway and Spring Street.


Originally known as the Criminal Courts Building, in 2002 it was renamed the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center, after [[Clara S. Foltz]], the first female [[lawyer]] on the [[west coast of the United States]] (and also the first person to propose the creation of a [[public defender]]'s office).
Originally known as the Criminal Courts Building, in 2002 it was renamed the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center, after [[Clara S. Foltz]], the first female lawyer on the [[West Coast of the United States]] (and also the first person to propose the creation of a [[public defender]]'s office).


Notable trial [[judge]] [[Lance Ito]] holds trials in this building. The building also houses the main offices of the [[Los Angeles County District Attorney]] and the Los Angeles County [[Public Defender]].
The building houses the main offices of the [[Los Angeles County Public Defender]].


==Notable Trials==
==Notable trials==
* [[O.J. Simpson murder case|O.J. Simpson murder trial]]
* [[Richard Ramirez]] murder trial
* [[O. J. Simpson murder case|O. J. Simpson murder trial]]
* [[Phil Spector]] murder trial
* [[Phil Spector]] [[Murder of Lana Clarkson|murder trial]]
* [[Courtney Love]] for her assault trial
* [[Chris Brown]] for his assault trial
* [[Black Widow murders|Helen Golay and Olga Rutterschmidt]] – 2008 murder trial
* [[Black Widow murders|Helen Golay and Olga Rutterschmidt]] – 2008 murder trial
* [[Suge Knight]] for his trial for a hit and run in 2015
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* [[BART Police shooting of Oscar Grant]] trial
* [[CeeLo Green]] for his sexual assault and furnishing ecstasy trial in 2013
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* Trial of Dr. Conrad Murray for the [[death of Michael Jackson]]
* [[Michael Jace]] for his murder trial
* [[Conrad Hilton Jr.]] for his vehicle theft and violating a restraining order trial
* [[Grim Sleeper|Lonnie Franklin Jr.]] aka The Grim Sleeper serial killer trial
* [[Roman Polanski]] hearing in related to [[Roman Polanski sexual abuse case|his sexual abuse scandal]]
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* [[BART Police shooting of Oscar Grant]] murder trial
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* Trial of [[Conrad Murray|Dr. Conrad Murray]] for the [[death of Michael Jackson]]
* [[Harvey Weinstein]] for [[Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse cases|his sexual assault trials]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Judge Tosses One Of 11 Counts Against Harvey Weinstein|date=13 August 2021 |url=https://patch.com/california/los-angeles/judge-tosses-one-11-counts-against-harvey-weinstein|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813075238/http://patch.com/california/los-angeles/judge-tosses-one-11-counts-against-harvey-weinstein |archive-date=2021-08-13 }}</ref>
*Trial of [[Ron Jeremy]] for sexual assault.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Women say they met porn actor Jeremy for fun, rape came next|url=https://www.valdostadailytimes.com/news/lifestyles/women-say-they-met-porn-actor-jeremy-for-fun-rape-came-next/image_c2304356-1806-5f1d-8967-b8a796f2e6f3.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210930205217/https://www.valdostadailytimes.com/news/lifestyles/women-say-they-met-porn-actor-jeremy-for-fun-rape-came-next/image_c2304356-1806-5f1d-8967-b8a796f2e6f3.html |archive-date=2021-09-30 }}</ref>
*[[Danny Masterson]] for his rape trials
*[[Naasón Joaquín García]] for his sexual assault trial
*[[José Manuel García Guevara]] for his vehicular assault trials
*Eric Ronald Holder Jr for his role in the murder of [[Nipsey Hussle]]
*Trial of [[Tory Lanez]] for shooting at [[Megan Thee Stallion]].
*Trial of [[ASAP Rocky]] for assault with a deadly weapon.
*Trial of [[Eric Weinberg]] for sexual assault.


==Security Measures==
==Security measures==
High profile trials are held on the Ninth Floor of the building, with a secondary screening area in addition to the main screening at the ground floor level.<ref>http://www.metnews.com/articles/2010/perspectives060710.htm</ref> Furthermore, the Eighth and Tenth floors are inaccessible from the public elevators and stairwells.
High-profile trials are held on the ninth floor of the building, with a secondary screening area in addition to the main screening at the ground floor level.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.metnews.com/articles/2010/perspectives060710.htm|title=Bugliosi vs. Garcetti: Author Opens Fire on District Attorney|author=Roger M. Grace|date=June 7, 2010|publisher=Metropolitan News-Enterprise|access-date=17 December 2015}}</ref> The eighth and tenth floors are inaccessible from the public elevators and stairwells.


==References==
==References==
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
* {{cite book|last=McDevitt|first=Ray|title=Courthouses of California: an Illustrated History|year=2001|publisher=[[California Historical Society]]|location=Berkeley, CA|isbn=1-890771-49-X|pages=365|coauthors=[[Ronald M. George]], [[Chief Justice of California]] (Forward)}}
* {{cite book|last=McDevitt|first=Ray|title=Courthouses of California: an Illustrated History|year=2001|publisher=[[California Historical Society]]|location=Berkeley, CA|isbn=1-890771-49-X|pages=365 pp|no-pp=yes|author2=[[Ronald M. George]], [[Chief Justice of California]] (Forward)}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.lacourt.org/courthouse/info/ccb Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center]
* [http://www.lacourt.org/courthouse/info/ccb Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center]
* [http://pd.co.la.ca.us Offices of the Los Angeles County Public Defender]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080228132859/http://pd.co.la.ca.us/ Offices of the Los Angeles County Public Defender]


[[Category:Courthouses in California]]
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[[Category:Skyscrapers in Los Angeles, California]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Downtown Los Angeles]]
[[Category:Civic Center, Los Angeles]]
[[Category:Civic Center, Los Angeles]]
[[Category:Government buildings in Los Angeles]]
[[Category:Skyscraper office buildings in Los Angeles]]
[[Category:Government buildings completed in 1972]]
[[Category:Government buildings completed in 1972]]
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Revision as of 02:20, 6 November 2023

Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center
The Criminal Justice Center was dedicated as the Criminal Courts Building in 1972.
Map
General information
Location210 West Temple Street
Los Angeles, California, United States
Coordinates34°03′18″N 118°14′36″W / 34.054986°N 118.24346°W / 34.054986; -118.24346
Construction started1970
Completed1972
OpeningOctober 26, 1972
Cost$33.7 million
Technical details
Floor count20
Floor area850,000 square feet (79,000 m2)
Lifts/elevators12
Design and construction
Architect(s)Adrian Wilson Associates
Structural engineerAdrian Wilson
References
[1][2]

The Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center (formerly known as the Criminal Courts Building) is the county criminal courthouse in downtown Los Angeles, California, United States. It is located at 210 West Temple Street, between Broadway and Spring Street occupying where the historic Los Angeles County Courthouse once stood, close to Breed-Fund Plc Building.[3]

Originally known as the Criminal Courts Building, in 2002 it was renamed the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center, after Clara S. Foltz, the first female lawyer on the West Coast of the United States (and also the first person to propose the creation of a public defender's office).

The building houses the main offices of the Los Angeles County Public Defender.

Notable trials

Security measures

High-profile trials are held on the ninth floor of the building, with a secondary screening area in addition to the main screening at the ground floor level.[6] The eighth and tenth floors are inaccessible from the public elevators and stairwells.

References

  1. ^ Turpin, Dick (1972-08-06). "New Home for Criminal Courts". Los Angeles Times. p. I1. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
  2. ^ Zeman, Ray (1972-11-30). "New Courts Building Criticized". Los Angeles Times. p. OC9. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
  3. ^ https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~246082~5514737:Plate-3%2C-Los-Angeles%2C-California-?sort=Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No&qvq=q:%3D%22An%20extremely%20detailed%20atlas%20similar%20to%20the%20Sanborn%20insurance%20maps%22%20AND%20%3D%22updates%20pasted%20in%20and%20on%20versos%20of%20some%20original%20map%20plates%20(dates%20of%20updates%20not%20known).%20Full%20color%20key%20is%20explained%20in%20legends%20on%20plates.%20Baist%20first%20published%20the%20Los%20Angeles%20atlas%20in%201905%20with%2026%20maps%20plus%20index%22%20AND%20%3D%22subsequent%20editions%20appeared%20in%201910%20(34%20maps%20plus%20index)%2C%201914%20(44%20maps%20plus%20index)%2C%201921%20(this%20copy%2C%2049%20maps%20plus%20index)%20and%201923%20(49%20maps%20plus%20index).%20The%20period%20after%20World%20War%20I%20was%20a%20time%20of%20real%20estate%20expansion%20and%20development%2C%20hence%20the%20many%20updates%20in%20this%201921%20edition.%20The%201921%20edition%20is%20the%20first%20edition%20to%20include%20the%20five%20San%20Fernando%20Valley%20maps.%22;sort:Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No;lc:RUMSEY~8~1&mi=6&trs=63
  4. ^ "Judge Tosses One Of 11 Counts Against Harvey Weinstein". 13 August 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-08-13.
  5. ^ "Women say they met porn actor Jeremy for fun, rape came next". Archived from the original on 2021-09-30.
  6. ^ Roger M. Grace (June 7, 2010). "Bugliosi vs. Garcetti: Author Opens Fire on District Attorney". Metropolitan News-Enterprise. Retrieved 17 December 2015.

Further reading

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