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15 LH & RB: Newsl. Legal Hist. & Rare Books Special Int. Sec. 1 (2009)

handle is hein.lbr/aalhnlt0015 and id is 1 raw text is: V, L ~ R F 2OO In This Issue Pennsylvania Courthouse Architecture and Changing Attitudes Towards the Judiciary Mark W. Podvia Page 1 From the Chair Karen Beck Editor's Corner Mark Podvia LH&RB On-Line Election Morris L. Cohen Fellowship Created at Harvard Book Reviews Legal History Update Dan Blackaby Exhibits Amy Taylor Recent Acquisitions Anne Mar Member News C. Frederick Le Baron Roman Law Interest Group Lucia Diamond AALL Announcements The Last Word Page 3 Page 4 Page 4 Page 12 Page 12 Page 15 Page 16 Page 16 Page 18 Page 19 Page 19 Page 20 Pennsylvania Courthouse Architecture and Changing Attitudes Towards the Judiciary by Mark W. Podvia Alexander Milne Calder's imposing bronze statute of William Penn no longer dominates the skyline of the City of Philadelphia, taller structures having long since overshadowed the likeness of the Founder of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. However, the building upon which the statute stands-Philadelphia's City Hall-remains as one of the great architectural treasures of Penn's City of Brotherly Love. Although bearing the name City Hall, this magnificent structure, built in the Second French Empire style, actually serves two functions. It is, of course, the center of government for one of America's largest cities. However, it is also the courthouse of Philadelphia County, the city and county having been consolidated in 1854.1 Each of Pennsylvania's sixty-seven counties has its own courthouse that houses county courts and offices. These structures range in design from simple and functional to ornate and elaborate, covering a range of architectural styles. By and large, the style depends not on the size of the county, but rather on the era in which the courthouse was constructed. The style also reflects the public's changing attitudes regarding government in general and the judiciary in particular. Pennsylvania's colonial courthouses tended to be functional buildings designed for the storage of land records and for court Continued on page 5 COURTHOUSES LH&RB -1

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