Superior Court of California
The new San Diego Central Courthouse is a bold and iconic civic landmark that replaces the seismically vulnerable existing courthouse facility. The new Superior Court of California, San Diego Central Courthouse consolidates San Diego County’s criminal trial, family, probate, and civil courts into a 704,000-square-foot downtown facility integrated with the neighboring hall of justice and county jail facilities. The new courthouse, comprising a full city block, includes 71 courtrooms and consists of a 24-story 396-foot-tall tower and 4-story podium clad in glass and precast concrete with two below grade basement levels (Figure 1). …
