Chesapeake is named for the Chesapeake native American tribe.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Portsmouth and Norfolk
E – Virginia Beach
S – Currituck County, North Carolina and Camden County, North Carolina
W – Suffolk
Independent City 
Created: January 1, 1963
Courthouse – Chesapeake
Location: 307 Albamarle Drive / Holt Drive
Built: 1997 – 2000
Style: Modern
Architect: The TAF Group and Hellmuth, Obaata & Kassabaum
Contractor: W M Jordan Construction Company of Newport News
Description: The building faces east and is a four story glass and concrete structure. The building is located on spacious grounds in the center of Chesapeake (Great Bridge). The southeast corner has a large circular section with glass paneled walls. Along the east and south there are large glass paneled walls. The roof is hipped. In the interior, the Circuit Court occupies the upper two stories and the General District Count occupied the lower two stories. The building houses the County Circuit Court and County General District Court of the 1st Judicial District.
See: The contractractor, W M Jordan Construction Company of Newport News also constructed the courthouse in Currituck County, North Carolina.
Juvenile & Domestic Relations Courthouse – Chesapeake
Location: 301 Albamarle Drive / Liberty Drive
Built: Unknown
Style: Modern
Architect: Unknown
Contractor: Unknown
Description: The building faces north and is a four story glass and concrete structure. The building is located on spacious grounds in the center of Chesapeake (Great Bridge) to the east of the courthouse. The first story has concrete walls and the upper stories have dark blue colored glass walls. The north front has a recessed area supported by concrete pillars. The roof line is flat. The building houses the County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court of the 1st Judicial District.
History: The Independent City was created in 1963 from the former Norfolk County. The first court was housed in building located at 298 Cedar Road and Conquest Drive where the library is now located. The second and present courthouse was constructed in 1997 to 2000 at a cost of $25,800,000.
Courthouse – Chesapeake
Juvenile & Domestic Relations Courthouse – Chesapeake
City Hall – Chesapeake
Photos taken 2013