State of Utah Fifth Judicial District CourthouseSubmitted by Spectrum Engineers The new state courthouse in St. George, Utah, totals 95,550 sq ft. Designed with eight courtrooms, five standard district courtrooms, one large district courtroom and two juvenile courtrooms, and the ability to expand to 16 in the future, the courthouse incorporates advanced security and technology features appropriate for current justice activities.
Each courtroom is equipped for digital-audio recording and video conferencing. Auxiliary court spaces include judges’ chambers, jury rooms, witness rooms, attorney-client conference rooms, deliberation rooms, shared judicial support rooms and a library. The building also features a lobby atrium for public circulation and offices for courts, juvenile probation, the Office of Guardian ad Litem and mediation. Prisoners are contained in a secured circulation route to holding cells adjacent to courtrooms, separate from both public and staff spaces.