The Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center (formerly known as the Criminal Courts Building) is the county courthouse in downtown Los Angeles, California, United States. 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).
The building houses the main offices of the Los Angeles County Public Defender.
Notable Trials
- Richard Ramirez murder trial
- O.J. Simpson murder trial
- Phil Spector murder trial
- Helen Golay and Olga Rutterschmidt â€" 2008 murder trial
- BART Police shooting of Oscar Grant trial
- Trial of Dr. Conrad Murray for the death of Michael Jackson
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. Furthermore, the Eighth and Tenth floors are inaccessible from the public elevators and stairwells.
References
Further reading
- McDevitt, Ray; Ronald M. George, Chief Justice of California (Forward) (2001). Courthouses of California: an Illustrated History. Berkeley, CA: California Historical Society. 365 pp. ISBNÂ 1-890771-49-X.Â
External links
- Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center
- Offices of the Los Angeles County Public Defender
