Stanley Mosk Courthouse

The Stanley Mosk Courthouse, the courthouse of Los Angeles County

In the heart of the Civic Center, the Stanley Mosk Courthouse is the great courthouse of Los Angeles County. This 1950s modernist building, all in clean lines, embodies the justice of the metropolis. The Los Angeles audio-guided tour stops here to evoke the institutions district and the official architecture of the city.

A 1950s courthouse

Built in the 1950s, the Stanley Mosk Courthouse is the seat of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, one of the largest jurisdictions in the United States. Its modernist architecture, plain and functional, is representative of the great post-war public buildings. It holds a central place in the Civic Center, the district where the institutions of the city and the county are concentrated.

What to see

The modernist façade, with its clean lines, illustrates the official architecture of Los Angeles in the 1950s. The building dominates the Civic Center, alongside the city hall and the other great institutions. It is mainly admired from the outside; its presence completes the portrait of the city's administrative and judicial district.

Practical information

The Stanley Mosk Courthouse lies in the Civic Center, in the centre of Los Angeles, reachable on foot and by public transport. It is a working courthouse: the façade can be freely admired, while access inside is subject to the court's own rules and hours, as well as to security checks.

What is the Stanley Mosk Courthouse?

It is the great courthouse of Los Angeles County, a 1950s modernist building located in the heart of the Civic Center, seat of the county's Superior Court.

Can you visit the Stanley Mosk Courthouse?

The façade can be admired from the outside; the interior, a working courthouse, is subject to the court's own rules, hours and security checks.