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Size: 55,765 square feet
Construction cost: $8.8 million

This new complex serves as the home for the County's courtrooms, judicial support functions, and offices for Superior and Magistrate Judges. The facility is located adjacent to the original historic courthouse an draws many architectural cues from this significant building.

The exterior uses stone, brick, and glass in a design reflecting the dignity of the courts and the predominate civic architecture of southeast Georgia. The building faces the downtown park containing monuments to Effingham County's past veterans as well as a community time capsule. The opposite side of the building faces the major downtown thoroughfare of Springfield and is the largest structure in that area.

In order to meet the new codes for the area and provide a building that will last for generations, a post-tensioned concrete structural system was chosen. The building is set partially within an existing slope allowing easy access to both the public ground floor and the restricted basement level.

- Community assembly
- Training
- Grand Jury
- Atrium
- State Court
- Magistrate Hearing Room
- Superior Courts
- Law Library
- Lounge
- Jury Deliberation