Showing posts with label Courthouses. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Courthouses. Show all posts
Monday, November 23, 2015
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Monday, November 2, 2015
Monday, October 26, 2015
Monday, October 19, 2015
Monday at the Bar: Courthouses of the West: Kimball County Nebraska Courthouse, Kimball Nebras...
Kimball County Nebraska Courthouse, Kimball Nebraska
This is the Kimball County Courthouse in Kimball Nebraska. This fine looking courthouse was opened in 1928 and was constructed of Carthage stone, with floors of Ozark gray marble and fixtures made of solid walnut. MKTH Photo.
Monday, September 21, 2015
Monday, September 14, 2015
Monday at the Bar: Courthouses of the West: Tulsa Municipal Building, Tulsa Oklahoma
Courthouses of the West: Tulsa Municipal Building, Tulsa Oklahoma:
This is the Tulsa, Oklahoma Municipal Building which housed Tulsa's government between 1917 and 1960. While I'm not certain that it housed a courthouse, it has that appearance, and I strongly suspect that the city's municipal courthouse was located here. This building no longer houses Tulsa's city offices.
Monday, August 31, 2015
Monday, August 24, 2015
Monday, July 27, 2015
Monday, July 20, 2015
Monday at the Bar: Courthouses of the West: Joseph C. O'Mahoney Federal Courthouse, Cheyenne W...
Joseph C. O'Mahoney Federal Courthouse, Cheyenne Wyoming
Cheyenne's modern Federal courthouse.
I'm sorry, but these newer courthouses (this one must have been built in the 1970s, really just leave a lot to be desired externally. Inside, it's very nice. but outside, it looks just like a Federal office building.
Cheyenne's modern Federal courthouse.
I'm sorry, but these newer courthouses (this one must have been built in the 1970s, really just leave a lot to be desired externally. Inside, it's very nice. but outside, it looks just like a Federal office building.
Monday, July 6, 2015
Monday, June 22, 2015
Monday at the Bar: Courthouses of the West: Johnson County Courthouse, Buffalo Wyoming
Courthouses of the West: Johnson County Courthouse, Buffalo Wyoming:
Now no longer a courthouse, but it was at the time this photo was taken a couple of years ago. A new courthouse has come into service since that time. More details on Courthouses of the West, where this was originally posted.
Now no longer a courthouse, but it was at the time this photo was taken a couple of years ago. A new courthouse has come into service since that time. More details on Courthouses of the West, where this was originally posted.
Monday, June 15, 2015
Courthouses of the West: Federal Courthouse, Sheridan Wyoming
Courthouses of the West: Federal Courthouse, Sheridan Wyoming:
Now no longer a courthouse, but a private building. Featured here on an earlier thread on that topic.
Now no longer a courthouse, but a private building. Featured here on an earlier thread on that topic.
Monday, June 8, 2015
Monday, June 1, 2015
Monday at the Bar: Courthouses of the West: Sheridan County Drug Court, Sheridan Wyoming
Courthouses of the West: Sheridan County Drug Court, Sheridan Wyoming:
This court is now the "drug court", but it was pretty clearly an early courthouse in Sheridan that was preserved and later converted t this use. As the existing courthouse in Sheridan is quite old, my guess that this one doesn't predate the other (maybe) but that it might have served some other court rather than the district court.
This court is now the "drug court", but it was pretty clearly an early courthouse in Sheridan that was preserved and later converted t this use. As the existing courthouse in Sheridan is quite old, my guess that this one doesn't predate the other (maybe) but that it might have served some other court rather than the district court.
Thursday, May 28, 2015
Summer rules
Recently I saw a bit of a debate on church appropriate clothing, which somehow reminded me of the topic of court appropriate clothing, which I've referenced here quite a few times. As time goes on, as noted, it lawyer office wear becomes more and more informal, but coat and tie remain the norm for court itself.
But at one time, the coat was dispensed with in the summer.
I don't know what caused me to recall this, but even when I first was practicing law, there were "summer rules" for appearing in chambers. That is, for arguing motions in front of the judge in his chamber.
We don't even argue in chambers anymore. After 9/11 brought in a new concern for court security, the old habit of arguing in chambers largely ended (although here and there it's still around) and all arguments were moved to courtrooms. I appreciate the few remaining exceptions, as that seems a better way to handle motions, when the chambers are adequate to allow for that, and they usually are.
At any rate, back some 25 years ago, during the summer, "summer rules" applied. Shirt and tie only. Indeed, I later learned that at one time there were written rules for court clothing, and the summer rules were actually written.
I don't know how far they went back, but I suspect they existed because at one time some of those courthouses were pretty hot in the summer. Only one has been that way in my experience, the district courthouse in Lusk, which at one time lacked air conditioning in the courtroom and chambers.
The Niobrara County Courthouse, the thread on which remains freakishly popular here. The windows of the chambers are visible in the upper right of the photo.
But at one time, the coat was dispensed with in the summer.
I don't know what caused me to recall this, but even when I first was practicing law, there were "summer rules" for appearing in chambers. That is, for arguing motions in front of the judge in his chamber.
We don't even argue in chambers anymore. After 9/11 brought in a new concern for court security, the old habit of arguing in chambers largely ended (although here and there it's still around) and all arguments were moved to courtrooms. I appreciate the few remaining exceptions, as that seems a better way to handle motions, when the chambers are adequate to allow for that, and they usually are.
At any rate, back some 25 years ago, during the summer, "summer rules" applied. Shirt and tie only. Indeed, I later learned that at one time there were written rules for court clothing, and the summer rules were actually written.
I don't know how far they went back, but I suspect they existed because at one time some of those courthouses were pretty hot in the summer. Only one has been that way in my experience, the district courthouse in Lusk, which at one time lacked air conditioning in the courtroom and chambers.
The Niobrara County Courthouse, the thread on which remains freakishly popular here. The windows of the chambers are visible in the upper right of the photo.
My guess, and hope, is that air conditioning has since been added. At that time, however, it didn't have it. And it didn't have heat in the courtroom in winter either.
Now, of course, the temperature of darned near every official building is pretty controlled, and "summer rules" are largely forgotten, although I'll occasionally here them referred to by we old timers.
Monday, May 11, 2015
Monday at the Bar: Courthouses of the West: Weston County Courthouse, Newcastle Wyoming
Courthouses of the West: Weston County Courthouse, Newcastle Wyoming:
This is the Weston County Courthouse in Newcastle, Weston County, Wyoming. If this well preserved courthouse is not the oldest operating courthouse in the state, it must be very close to the oldest one still in use. The courthouse houses a courtroom of the 6th Judicial District, which also has a courthouse in Gillette, Wyoming.
(Note, the text here is the original from the original Courthouses of the West entry. Since that time, I've learned that there is in fact an older courthouse still in use in the state, in Evanston Wyoming.).
This is the Weston County Courthouse in Newcastle, Weston County, Wyoming. If this well preserved courthouse is not the oldest operating courthouse in the state, it must be very close to the oldest one still in use. The courthouse houses a courtroom of the 6th Judicial District, which also has a courthouse in Gillette, Wyoming.(Note, the text here is the original from the original Courthouses of the West entry. Since that time, I've learned that there is in fact an older courthouse still in use in the state, in Evanston Wyoming.).
Monday, May 4, 2015
Monday at the Bar: Courthouses of the West: Campbell County Courthouse, Gillette Wyoming
Courthouses of the West: Campbell County Courthouse, Gillette Wyoming:
This is the Campbell County Courthouse in Gillette Wyoming. The courthouse has been recently added on to, but the additions match so well that it is not really possible to tell. The court houses the district and circuit courts for Wyoming's Eighth Judicial District.
Campbell County's war memorial is located on the same block as the courthouse.
This is the Campbell County Courthouse in Gillette Wyoming. The courthouse has been recently added on to, but the additions match so well that it is not really possible to tell. The court houses the district and circuit courts for Wyoming's Eighth Judicial District.
Campbell County's war memorial is located on the same block as the courthouse.
Monday, April 27, 2015
Monday at the Bar: Courthouses of the West: Fremont County Courthouse, Lander Wyoming
Courthouses of the West: Fremont County Courthouse, Lander Wyoming:
This is the Fremont County Courthouse in Lander Wyoming. The courthouse includes all of the administrative offices of Fremont County as well as housing two courtrooms for the Ninth Judicial District, which also has courtrooms in Pinedale Wyoming and Jackson Hole Wyoming.
The courthouse lawn has a nice memorial to all war veterans from Fremont County since statehood, naming them in the memorial.
This is the Fremont County Courthouse in Lander Wyoming. The courthouse includes all of the administrative offices of Fremont County as well as housing two courtrooms for the Ninth Judicial District, which also has courtrooms in Pinedale Wyoming and Jackson Hole Wyoming.
The courthouse lawn has a nice memorial to all war veterans from Fremont County since statehood, naming them in the memorial.
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