| Charles L. Brieant Jr. Federal Building and Courthouse | |
|---|---|
Front of the courthouse | |
| General information | |
| Location | 300 Quarropas Street, White Plains, New York |
| Coordinates | 41°1′43.9″N73°46′16.4″W / 41.028861°N 73.771222°W |
| Opened | 1995 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill |
The Hon. Charles L. Brieant Jr. Federal Building and Courthouse is a United States federal office building and courthouse located at 300 Quarropas Street in downtown White Plains, New York, the seat of Westchester County. It is adjacent to the Richard J. Daronco Courthouse in which the New York State Supreme Court and Westchester County Court sit.
A courthouse is a building that is home to a local court of law and often the regional county government as well, although this is not the case in some larger cities. The term is common in North America. In most other English-speaking countries, buildings which house courts of law are simply called "courts" or "court buildings". In most of Continental Europe and former non-English-speaking European colonies, the equivalent term is a palace of justice.
White Plains is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States. It is the county seat and commercial hub of Westchester, an affluent suburban county just north of New York City that is home to almost one million people. White Plains is located in south-central Westchester, with its downtown 25 miles (40 km) north of Midtown Manhattan.
Westchester County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. It is the second-most populous county on the mainland of New York, after the Bronx, and the most populous county in the state north of New York City. According to the 2010 Census, the county had a population of 949,113, estimated to have increased by 3.3% to 980,244 by 2017. Situated in the Hudson Valley, Westchester covers an area of 450 square miles (1,200 km2), consisting of six cities, 19 towns, and 23 villages. Established in 1683, Westchester was named after the city of Chester, England. The county seat is the city of White Plains, while the most populous municipality in the county is the city of Yonkers, with an estimated 200,807 residents in 2016.
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York hears cases in the courthouse. It is named for Charles L. Brieant Jr., a former federal judge at the White Plains courthouse who also practiced law and was involved in politics in Westchester County. [1]
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, known informally as The Mother Court, is a federal district court. Appeals from the Southern District of New York are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Charles LaMonte Brieant Jr. was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
In the United States, the title of federal judge means a judge appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate pursuant to the Appointments Clause in Article II of the United States Constitution.
