A courthouse or court house is a structure which houses judicial functions for a governmental entity such as a state, region, province, county, prefecture, regency, or similar governmental unit. A courthouse is home to one or more courtrooms, the enclosed space in which a judge presides over a court, and one or more chambers, the private offices of judges. Larger courthouses often also have space for offices of judicial support staff such as court clerks and deputy clerks.
The United States Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C.
Courthouse of Vilnius regional court and Court of Appeal of Lithuania in Vilnius
The Chester County Courthouse in West Chester, Pennsylvania houses the Court of Common Pleas
Philadelphia City Hall in Philadelphia, a consolidated courthouse and center of the political branches of Philadelphia's city-county government
A courtroom is the enclosed space in which courts of law are held in front of a judge. A number of courtrooms, which may also be known as "courts", may be housed in a courthouse. In recent years, courtrooms have been equipped with audiovisual technology to permit everyone present to clearly hear testimony and see exhibits.
Historic courtroom still in use in Brockville, Canada
A courtroom at the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts at Worcester, Massachusetts
A nineteenth century English courtroom in Nottingham, United Kingdom now preserved as a museum
Courtroom in Kazakhstan