Maricopa County South Court Tower

Client: <a href="https://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Maricopa County
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Architect: HDR, Inc. Gould Evans Associates Parsons Infrastructure &amp; Technology Group DMJM Harris
Size: 695,000 SF

Award-winning highly sustainable courthouse provides flexibility and advanced security technologies

The Maricopa County South Court Tower project houses 32 courtrooms and includes central juror assembly space, office and clerk space, collegian judicial chambers, central in-custody holding, and vehicular sally port for in-custody transfers. The facility features secure underground parking and a tunnel that connects the new south tower to the central court tower. Flexible juror seating and courtrooms, coupled with state-of-the-art technology including public docket displays, juror check-in stations, and juror notifications systems offer a superior user experience.

Project Overview

The project is LEED Gold certified
Gilbane’s Transition Planning and Management (TPM) group handled the relocation of 22 judges and staff to their new chambers
The scope included extensive security features such as biometric readers for iris and fingerprint scanning.

“It’s very rare on construction projects of this magnitude to have a safety record being so exemplary as to have no (lost time) accidents. This courthouse is very, very important to the Board of Supervisors, we have fought for it and have moved it forward and we are so thankful for the hard work all have done on this project.”
Mary Rose Wilcox
Maricopa County Supervisor