E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse

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The E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse is a prominent federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., housing several key federal courts and judicial offices.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf courthouse
federal courthouse
government building
branchOfGovernmentServed judicial branch of the United States
category Buildings and structures in Washington, D.C.
Courthouses in the United States
United States federal courthouses
city Washington, D.C.
coordinates approximate: 38.894° N, 77.016° W
country United States of America
function administration of justice
hearing federal cases
governingBody United States federal government
houses United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Columbia
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
clerks’ offices of federal courts
offices of federal judges
jurisdiction federal
legalSystem United States federal legal system
locatedIn Washington, D.C.
maintainedBy General Services Administration
namedAfter E. Barrett Prettyman
owner United States government
partOf federal judiciary of the United States
primaryTenants federal court staff
federal judges
publicAccess open to the public subject to security screening
regionServed District of Columbia
security federal court security procedures
significance major seat of the federal courts in the District of Columbia
status active courthouse
typeOfCourtFacilities clerks’ offices
conference rooms
courtrooms
judges’ chambers
law libraries
usedFor bankruptcy proceedings
federal appellate court proceedings
federal trial court proceedings
judicial administration


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