Chapter 6: Ancillary Facilities
Judges' Conference Rooms
Functions/Activities
Judges' conference rooms provide space for meetings, training sessions, case
conferences by USCA judges, and other functions involving judges. The facility
includes a small service unit where simple food and beverages can be prepared.
User Capacity
Primary users are the judges of the court. The number of users varies with the size of
the court.
Adjacency and Circulation
The judges' conference rooms must be accessible from judges' chambers suites by
restricted circulation or a controlled reception area. The facilities must provide equal
access for all judges.
Size
The size of a judges' conference room varies with the number of judges served. See
Table 6.1 for specific sizes of conference rooms and associated areas.
Finishes
The following is a list of standard level finishes for judges' conference rooms. These
finishes represent a quality standard or benchmark and are not intended to dictate
specific design solutions or treatments. All finishes must be compatible with the
overall architectural design of the building.
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