Chapter 11: Court-Related Facilities
Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning
Refer to Facilities Standards for the Public Buildings Service.
Lighting
Refer to Facilities Standards for the Public Buildings Service.
Electrical, Audio, Video, Communications, and Data Transmission
Refer to Facilities Standards for the Public Buildings Service.
Miscellaneous Facilities
Office of the U.S. Attorney
When located inside the courthouse, the Office of the U.S. Attorney must be distanced
from the Office of the Federal Defender or Federal Defender Suite, due to each
organization's role in the legal process. The office requires public access but to a
lesser degree than judiciary-related offices with public counters. Criteria for the Office
of the U.S. Attorney can be found in Space Allocation Standard for U.S. Attorneys
Offices, available from the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys.
When the Office of the U.S. Attorney is located outside the courthouse, a suite may be
provided inside the courthouse for use during trials. The suite must be located off the
public corridor near the courtrooms and must not be near the Federal Defender Suite
or Federal Defender Office. All office, interview, and conference spaces within the
suite must be designed to provide acoustical confidentiality. The suite must contain the
following spaces:
Attorney offices
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Interview rooms
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Conference room
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Reception/waiting room
n
Copier area
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