California State Supreme Court, San Francisco
The California Supreme Court is located in the Earl Warren Building in San Francisco. Named for the 14th Chief Justice of the United States, the court first moved into the building in 1923, remaining there until 1989 when the building suffered substantial damage in the Loma Prieta Earthquake. Stairwell walls buckled, books were strewn over the floor, and a large bronze ceiling fixture fell near the chief justice’s desk. The façade features granite and terra-cotta masonry and was built in the Beaux-Arts style. The court returned to the building when renovations finished in 1999. The court occupies the fourth through sixth floors with the clerk’s office on the first. (Courthouse News photo/Maria Dinzeo)