The Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building houses agencies that support the work of the United States Courts, including the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, the Federal Judicial Center, and the United States Sentencing Commission. The United States federal courts are the system of courts organized under the Constitution and laws of the federal government of the United States. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article needs cleanup. ...

It is located at 1 Columbus Circle, N.E. in Washington D.C. adjacent to Union Station, a few blocks from the United States Capitol. It was completed in 1992 and was designed by architect Edward Larrabee Barnes. It features a dramatic 5-story tall glass atrium at its main entrance. Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... Union Station is the grand ceremonial train station designed to be the entrance to Washington, D.C. when it opened in 1907. ... The United States Capitol Capitol Hill redirects here. ... Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction. ... In Anatomy, atrium refers to a structure of the heart. ...

The building was named after Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American justice of the United States Supreme Court. Thurgood Marshall (July 2, 1908 – January 24, 1993) was an American jurist and the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C., (large image) The Supreme Court of the United States, located in Washington, D.C., is the highest court (see supreme court) in the United States; that is, it has ultimate judicial authority within the United States...

It is under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol and is part of the US Capitol complex. United States Capitol The Architect of the Capitol is responsible to the United States Congress for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex, which includes the Capitol, the congressional office buildings, the Library of Congress buildings, the United States Supreme Court building, the United States... The United States Capitol Capitol Hill redirects here. ...

External links

• AOUSC press release
• Edward Larabee Barnes