William Raftery
A functional and safe courthouse, equipped with the latest technology and equipment, is indispensable to the efficient operation of a court. Courts that have struggled to deal with constant court expansions and aging or unsatisfactory facilities need a reliable means of determining what resources will be needed in the future and what alternatives are available to secure those resources.
Court Consulting Services can help you design a long-term implementation plan or to lay out short-term enhancement alternatives through comprehensive strategic planning that integrates architecture, technology/security, court operations and procedures.
Our facility services include:
Architectural Programming
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliance
Assessment of Court Security Systems, Procedures, and Training
Cost Assessment of Courthouse Improvements
Court System Needs Assessments
Facility Expansion / Relocation Feasibility Analyses
Facility Master Planning
Facility Standards Design & Review
Facility Technology Planning
Plans for Renovations or Additions
Space Plans for Court Facilities
Staffing Projections
Studies of Facility or Security
Design services provided:
You may also browse our related services under Emergency preparedness & Court security.
Past projects > 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004
2010
Court Facility Consulting for the Old Main Jail Adaptive Reuse Project for Polk County, Iowa Board of Supervisors (subcontractor to OPN Architects, Inc.), 2010
Facility Planning Consulting for Hancock County, Ohio Common Pleas Court, 2010
Preliminary Planning for Construction of a New Courthouse in Union County, Oregon (SJI Grant), 2010
2009
Design Review Consulting for the District Court Remodel at Anchorage, Alaska, 2009
Overview Assessment of Facilities, Records Management, and Information Technologies for Chatham County, Georgia, 2009
Court Facility Master Plan Review and Case Filing Projection Model for the Judiciary of Guam, 2009
Facility Utilization Study of the District Court for Polk County, Iowa, 2009
Review of Procedures for Court Facility Project Development for the Kentucky Administrative Office of the Courts, 2009
Planning and Design Consultation Services to Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court, 2009
Planning Consultation Services for the Cabarrus County, North Carolina Master Plan (subcontractor to Moseley Architects), 2009
Hall of Justice Facilities Planning Review for Forsyth County, North Carolina, 2009
Court Facility Master Planning for Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 2009
Space Utilization Study for Adams County, Pennsylvania (subcontractor to C.S. Davidson), 2009
Update of Master Plan for the Houston, Texas, Municipal Court (subcontractor to Gensler), 2009
2008
Program and Design Review for the Southwest Regional Justice Center for the Superior Court of Maricopa County, Arizona (with Durrant Architecture), 2008
Consulting and Design Review for the Downtown Criminal Court Tower, Phase I for the Superior Court of Maricopa County, Arizona, 2008
Courthouse Planning for Teton County, Idaho, 2008
Facility Needs Assessment for First Judicial District (Santa Fe), New Mexico Courthouse, 2008
Facility Review for the New Mexico Court of Appeals Facility, 2008
Court Planning for the Franklin County, Ohio, Court of Common Pleas (subcontractor to Pizzuti Solutions), 2008
Court Space Program Review for Hancock County, Ohio, 2008
2007
City of Houston, Texas Municipal Court Facility Master Plan (subcontractor to Gensler Architects), 2007
Court Space Planning for the Superior Court in Grant County, Washington, 2007
Facility Needs Review for the Tenth Judicial District Court, Sherburne County, Minnesota, 2007
Facility Planning and Construction Feasibility Assessment for the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands, 2007
Facility Study for Grand County, Colorado, 2007
Long-Term Facility Requirement Projection for Lake County, Illinois Circuit Court, 2007
Mesa, Arizona Municipal Court Space and Technology Consulting, 2007
Mohave County, Arizona New Justice Center Needs Assessment, 2007
Programming Services for the Snohomish County Justice Center Master Plan, Everett, Washington (subcontractor to K M D Architects and Planners), 2007
Space Needs Assessment for the Pinal County, Arizona Superior Courthouse (with Durrant Architects), 2007
Update the Year 2001 Juvenile Court Facility Master Plan for the East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, 2007
2006
County Facility Planning for Meade County, South Dakota, 2006
Facility Planning for the Consolidated 63rd District Court of Kent County, Michigan (with Post Associates Architects and Redstone Architects, Inc.), 2006
Facility Planning for Wilson County, 31st Judicial District, Fredonia, Kansas, 2006
Facility and Technology Programming Services for University of Nevada At Las Vegas Moot Court (with Rees Associates), 2006
Marion County, Oregon, Courthouse Disaster Recovery, 2006
Security Review and Facilities Assessment for Snohomish County (Everett) Washington (Three courthouses), 2006
2005
Ashtabula County, Ohio, Court Facility Master Plan, 2005
Cole County, Missouri, Court Facility Planning, 2005
Overland Park (Kansas) Municipal Court Facility Security Renovation Planning Project, 2005
2004
Collin County, Texas, Review Courthouse Design, 2004
Miami-Dade County, Florida, Juvenile Court Facilities Project (subcontractor to 2004 Carter Goble Associates), 2004