Des Moines
Location: 1111 East Court Avenue
Built: 2003 – 2005
Style: Modern
Architect: Kaplan McLaughlin Diaz and DLR Group
Contractor: Neumann Brothers Inc. of Des Moines
Description: The building faces north and is located at on a bluff overlooking the downtown with the State Capitol to the north The five story limestone building is called the Judicial Branch Building. The building forms a “T” with a projecting north section having an open portico from the third to fifth stories. The building has a large green dome on the center of the roof above the junction of the east, west and south wings. The building houses the Supreme Court on the fourth story, and the Court of Appeals and Court Administration.
See: The Supreme Court is located in Polk County.
First Supreme Court Courtroom
See: Iowa Supreme Court – State Capitol
Iowa Judicial Branch Building – Des Moines
Columbia by Fritiz Melzer
Supreme Court Courtroom
Justice and Peace
Court of Appeals Courtroom
Photos taken 2008 and 2024
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