List of courthouses

Last updated August 31, 2025

This is a list of notable courthouses. These are buildings that have primarily been used to host a court. In some countries, "courthouse" is not the term used, instead the term for the building is simply "court". Courthouses have often been designed to be architecturally grand or imposing.

International

Courthouses of courts having international scope include:

Peace Palace, in The Hague, Netherlands, seat of International Court of Justice of the United Nations
European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg, France
Future permanent premises of the International Criminal Court, The Hague
Building of the Caribbean Court of Justice, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Building(s) of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, San José, Costa Rica

Europe

Albania

Denmark

France

Germany

Ireland

Four Courts
Criminal Courts of Justice (Dublin)
Green Street Court House

Italy

Malta

Auberge d'Auvergne, formerly a courthouse
Auberge d'Italie, formerly a courthouse
Banca Giuratale (Mdina), formerly a courthouse
Castellania, formerly a courthouse
Corte Capitanale, formerly a courthouse
Courts of Justice building (Valletta)
Inquisitor's Palace, formerly a courthouse

Netherlands

Supreme Court of the Netherlands, The Hague
- Hoge Raad der Nederlanden / Huis Huguetan
- Modern building(s) of the Supreme Court of the Netherlands
Rechthuis (Bellingwolde), former courthouse used 1643–1811, a national historic site since 1972, now a private residence

Romania

Palace of Justice, Bucharest
Tulcea Art Museum, a former courthouse

Sweden

United Kingdom

Scotland

England and Wales

Other Europe

Americas

Canada

Calgary Courts Centre, Alberta
Law Courts (Edmonton), Alberta
Law Courts (Vancouver), British Columbia
Vancouver Art Gallery, British Columbia
Charlotte County Court House, New Brunswick, the oldest Canadian courthouse in continuous operation
Moncton Law Courts, New Brunswick
Halifax Court House, Nova Scotia
Kings County Museum, Nova Scotia
A. Grenville and William Davis Courthouse, Ontario
Adelaide Street Court House, Ontario, former Toronto courthouse
Frontenac County Court House, Kingston, Ontario
Old City Hall (Guelph), Ontario
10 Armoury Street, Toronto, Ontario - new Toronto Courthouse
Old City Hall (Toronto), Ontario - former courthouse
College Park (Toronto);- former courthouse
Old Newmarket Town Hall and Courthouse, Ontario
Osgoode Hall, Ontario
Ottawa Courthouse, Ontario
Peel County Courthouse, Ontario
Renfrew County Courthouse, Ontario
Second Supreme Court of Canada building, Ottawa, Ontario
Supreme Court of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
Toronto Courthouse, Ontario
Édifice Ernest-Cormier, Quebec, a former courthouse
Édifice Lucien-Saulnier, Quebec
Palais de justice (Montreal), Quebec
Battleford Court House, Saskatchewan
Moose Jaw Court House, Saskatchewan

United States

Mexico

Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation, Mexico City, Mexico

South America

Palace of Justice of the Argentine Nation. Argentina
Palacio de los Tribunales de Justicia de Santiago, Chile
Palace of Justice, Lima, Peru
Palacio de Justicia de Caracas, Venezuela

Asia

Bombay High Court Mumbai.HighCourt.1.jpg — Bombay High Court

India

Bombay High Court, India
Madras High Court, India
Patiala House Courts Complex, India
Tis Hazari Courts Complex, India

Malaysia

Other Asia

Old High Court Building, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Former Central Magistracy, Hong Kong, a former courthouse
Court of Final Appeal Building, Hong Kong, a former courthouse
Old Supreme Court Building, Singapore

Africa and Middle East

El-Hakaneia Palace, Alexandria, Egypt
Temple of Justice, Liberia
Mahkamah Mosque, a former courthouse in Palestine
Courthouse of Tehran, Iran

Australia and Pacific

Australia

in Australian Capital Territory

High Court of Australia, Canberra

in New South Wales

Courthouses in New South Wales, including:
- Downing Centre, Sydney
- Parramatta Justice Precinct, Sydney

in Queensland

in South Australia

in Victoria

Supreme Court of Victoria, Melbourne
Former Melbourne Magistrates' Court, Melbourne
Melbourne Magistrates' Court, Melbourne
Supreme Court of Victoria, Melbourne

in Western Australia

Children's Court of Western Australia, Perth
District Court of Western Australia, Perth
Family Court of Western Australia, Perth
Magistrates Court of Western Australia, Perth
Old Court House, Perth, Perth, constructed 1896–97, used until 1902
Supreme Court of Western Australia, Perth
Toodyay Court House, Toodyay

New Zealand

Dunedin Law Courts

References

↑ Rodrigues, Filipa; Dunbar, Wells (December 7, 2012). "Photos: Inside Downtown Austin's New Federal Courthouse". KUT . Retrieved January 17, 2018.

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[1] Rodrigues, Filipa; Dunbar, Wells (December 7, 2012). "Photos: Inside Downtown Austin's New Federal Courthouse". KUT . Retrieved January 17, 2018.