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Learn how to visit the Supreme Court of the United States, located on First Street NE between East Capitol Street and Maryland Avenue, adjacent to the U.S. Capitol and the Library of Congress. Find out the building hours, entrances, security screening, tour options, cafeteria, gift shop, and visitor etiquette.
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Although the Supreme Court does not offer guided walking...
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The Supreme Court Building is open Monday–Friday from 9 a.m....
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The Supreme Court of the United States is located on First...
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Wheelchairs may be obtained from any Supreme Court Police...
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Café & Vending Machines. The Supreme Court Café, located on...
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In 1789, Jay would become the Supreme Court’s first Chief...
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The Supreme Court of the United States is located on First Street NE between East Capitol Street and Maryland Avenue, adjacent to the U.S. Capitol and the Library of Congress. View Capitol Hill area map.
Coordinates: 38°53′26″N77°00′16″W38.89056°N 77.00444°W. The Supreme Court of the United States ( SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal court cases, and over state court cases that turn on questions of U.S. constitutional or federal law.
In 1789, Jay would become the Supreme Court’s first Chief Justice. The bust-length porthole engraving depicts Jay around the age of 34 when he was serving as president of the Continental Congress and about to depart to become minister (ambassador) to Spain.
The building serves as the official workplace of the chief justice of the United States and the eight associate justices of the Supreme Court. It is located at 1 First Street in Northeast Washington, D.C. It is one block immediately east of the United States Capitol and north of the Library of Congress.
- 1932–1935
- Cass Gilbert, Cass Gilbert Jr.
- May 4, 1987
Learn about the history, design, and location of the Supreme Court building, a neoclassical revival structure across the street from the U.S. Capitol and the Library of Congress. The building was designed by Cass Gilbert in 1935 and was occupied by the Court in 1935, after Chief Justice William Howard Taft's initiative.
The Supreme Court Building, located at One First Street, NE, in Washington, DC, is the permanent home of the Court. Completed in 1935, the Building is open to the public Monday–Friday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. and is closed on weekends and federal holidays.
