Palm Beach County Courthouse

Back in High School, I think in our Junior or Senior year. Our social studies/​history class teacher took us here for a class trip.
Once you get to the building, you are basically greeted by a huge entrance. After you go through the main doors, your going to have to do security check (kinda like at an Airport) and then your in the court house. When we went to the court house we viewed a beginning part of a trial (for around 30 minutes to an hour), took a tour of the court house (from floor to floor), and then near the end of the trip, the class took part in a reenactment of a trial in a big court room (probably the size of a big living room).
I thought it was a neat thing to experience, but most students went on this trip just to skip class like what most students do.

When you get called to serve your town bring your big smile and frown everyone else does.
I try to rhyme my reviews lol
Been back here for three or four times in past 15 years for jury duty.
Leaving DELRAY beach at 6:45pm gets you here in time for 8am jury call and half hour still for cup coffee at café inside on first floor. Pack light since security checks your underwear just kidding but keys wallet etc
Beautiful view from 11^th floor. Try to get a pic from Window. View of WPB is nice.
Have fun on your jury duty too.
Duty and service.

I’ve been at the Palm Beach County Courthouse several times for jury duty, and I can say the place stands out. The building itself is very nice. The marble and stone design make it stand out as a place of authority, although I don’t know how I feel about the government using those tax dollars to make a government building look that good, but that’s another discussion. I wouldn’t say the courthouse has a modern design, but it surely gives a different feel than a more old-​school courthouse. For jury duty, the form states you need to report by 8am, but they don’t officially start until 8:30am. Make sure you get your parking pass validated at the start, if not it’s gonna end up costing you money. Once you check in, they give you some basic instructions, show you an informational video, and then the waiting game begins. If you are lucky, they’ll call you for a jury early, but if not you are stuck in certain areas of the courthouse. In the main jury assembly waiting room they showed a few movies (mainly Disney stuff) to keep everyone entertained, but I was reading and many people brought their iPods and headphones. You can wander around the immediate area, but not too far because the loudspeakers where you need to listen for your name are really only around the room, so don’t stray too far. Dress comfortably, I didn’t find the seating in the jury waiting room very comfortable, and not much room to stretch while sitting. Even in the actual courtroom, the seating is medicare at best. All of the staff seemed mostly very friendly, from the workers dealing with the jurors, to the judges and attorneys. They do their best to make it comfortable for you and make you feel important. I have no idea how it is for the people on trial, but for the jurors I’ll say they do a good job.
One big negative is the signage around and inside the building is pretty bad, mainly to find the parking lot. Once inside, their is staff to help the jurors figure out where they need to go, but if they walk away for even a moment, high possibility you may get lost. Also, they could add a bit more seating in the hallways and elsewhere. Many jurors and other people had to wait outside of the courtroom, and not much seating, unless you want to sit on the floor. From a juror’s perspective, I thought the courthouse was an interesting experience. I can’t say I was a huge fan of the jury duty itself, but they did their best to make it as comfortable as they could. If I got another jury summons I wouldn’t say I would be excited to come back, but better come back that way than in another way.

As a building, the place is phenomenal. The architecture and view is beautiful and the old courthouse is now a museum across the street.
I spent over a week here in jury duty. Prepare to sit in a large auditorium with movie like seats. You better get there early to get an end seat…

I’m not sure when the remodel happened, but I do know it is the best looking out of all of the courthouses. Miami, Broward, pale in comparison. this is the best of them all.

Ahhh the Courthouse! Government at its finest!
Visited the South County: Delray Beach location.
Newly renovated.
Beautiful atrium which leads to offices…
Security is up to par with other government offices.
As for taking care of busines… now I must say, they do run the office like a well oiled machine. Improvements have been made to ensure patrons can now and see what place they are in as they wait.
I know most people grudge at the thought of having to visit — but its not all that bad!