As a court planner for many years, I have witnessed numerous trends, including increased security, new courtroom technology, the evolution of treatment courts, and many others. Artificial intelligence (AI) is now an emerging trend in the courthouse, and it is time to take notice.

Throughout 2023, there have been increasing calls for federal employees to return to the office. Earlier in the year, those calls were primarily from Republican members of Congress, although the Mayor of Washington D.C. also wanted federal workers to return to the office due to the impact on her...

Courthouses serve as a proud architectural landmark. However, because of the sensitive nature of the work that occurs in these landmark buildings, as well as a rise in civil unrest and anti-government sentiment sweeping the nation, courthouses are faced with unique security threats. Court staff are...

As the end of summer nears, our children will return to school. Every day we will put our children on a bus or drop them off at the front door of their school and think, “Will the school keep my child safe?”

My job as a school security assessor enables me to evaluate school safety and security....

We perform assessments to determine if the space in a courthouse supports the administration of justice. This is not a facility condition assessment that looks at building systems. Our assessments examine how well a courthouse functions, whether it is secured, and if it meets acceptable design...