The Earl Warren Building located at 350 McAllister Street in
San Francisco
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,
California
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is the headquarters of the
Supreme Court of California.
The building was completed in 1922, and is named for 30th
governor of California and 14th
Chief Justice of the United States,
Earl Warren.
The Supreme Court first held oral argument in the building in 1923.
The building is part of the Ronald M. George State Office Complex (the San Francisco
Civic Center
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Complex) along with the
Hiram W. Johnson State Office Building.
The building's facade features granite and terra-cotta masonry and is done in the
Beaux-Arts architectural style.
Inside, the courtroom for the Supreme Court is paneled in
oak
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and features a coffered ceiling and a
skylight 30 feet in height.
A mural above the judges' bench depicts a California landscape.
After the
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, the court vacated the building, eventually returning in 1999.
References
External links
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Government buildings in San Francisco
Law in the San Francisco Bay Area
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