U.S. Courts Design Guide
USDC judges, magistrate judges, and support staff; court reporters/recorders; private
and government attorneys; legal messenger services and other attorney support
services; title companies and other private concerns researching court records; news
media representatives; and the general public.
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Clerk's Office
User capacity in the USBC Clerk's Office varies depending upon the number of
USBC Clerk's Office staff; USBC judges and support staff; Bankruptcy
Administrator staff (where applicable); court reporters/recorders; U.S. Trustee staff;
private and government attorneys; legal messenger services and other attorney support
services; title companies and other private concerns researching court records; private
copying vendors; news media representatives; and the general public.
Adjacency and Circulation
Convenient and direct circulation must be provided for all Clerk's Offices due to the
potentially high volume of public traffic. Clerk and court staff must have quick and
convenient restricted access to and from courtroom/chambers floors.
Size
Net areas specified in the Guide exclude the space required to accommodate
circulation. While the amount of circulation required for the Clerk's Office varies with
each facility's specific design, 24% of the net programmed space can be added to
determine the total usable area of the Clerk's Office (i.e., the estimated total usable
area of the Clerk's Office is equal to the sum of all the net programmed spaces plus
24%). Please refer to Table 9.1 for additional detail of space sizes in the Clerk's
Office.
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12/19/97
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