It’s been talked about for four or five years, but after a groundbreaking in early August, the new Montgomery Justice Center is becoming a reality. The $5 million project will replace the current Municipal Court building inside the Montgomery Police Department. That building
on North Ripley Avenue was built in the late 1950s; has one courtroom and 7,000 to 8,000 square feet of space.
The new Justice Center ... an art deco style, will have two courtrooms and room for a third in 12,000 to 13,000 square feet of space. It is located
across from Cramton Bowl and Montgomery Curb Market and adjacent to a vacant building, which is being gutted and renovated. The existing building will have about 13,000 square feet for court administrative staff ... There will be parking spaces behind the building for 65 to 70 vehicles.
The city bought the Justice Center property for $1 from the Alabama Department of Revenue.
Architectural drawings of the new Montgomery municipal court building
The existing building that will be incorporated into the new Montgomery municipal court building