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Antioch Area Courthouse
(also known as East Contra Costa Courthouse)
Superior Court of California, County of Contra Costa
Initial Funding Year: FY 2005-2006 |
Overview
The eastern region of Contra Costa County is rapidly growing. It includes the communities of Pittsburg, Antioch, Brentwood, and Oakley. Currently served by the outdated and undersized Pittsburg-Delta Courthouse in the city of Pittsburg, this region is in need of an expanded local court presence to meet the growing demand for court services. The existing courthouse provides limited court services because of its constrained size. Creation of a full-service court in one of these communities, which would offer new services and cases for juvenile dependency, family law support and facilitation, and child custody mediation, will improve public access to justice. In fact, because of the current facility's limited capacity, approximately 6,000 cases that should be heard in the existing courthouse are reassigned to other courts throughout the county.
This project to replace the existing four-courtroom Pittsburg-Delta Courthouse was originally funded in the FY 2005-2006 State Budget. To accommodate three additional judgeships, the funding was increased in FY 2006-2007 for the construction of a new seven-courtroom courthouse with more than 70,000 square feet. The building will be designed to meet Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) 
"Silver" standards.
The new courthouse's design will include:
- Seven multipurpose, jury-capable courtrooms;
- A single point of entry, permitting full security screening;
- A secure sally port for in-custody transportation;
- Separate circulation for the public, staff, and in-custody defendants; and
- Improved work areas, designed to increase case processing.
In response to a solicitation for sites, the AOC received site offers in Pittsburg (adjacent to the existing courthouse), Antioch, and Oakley. Taking important local considerations into account, including population, mass transit systems, highway growth, land development costs, and the proximity of court-related county agencies, the AOC selected the Pittsburg location. The Public Works Board authorized site acquisition on September 14, 2007. Judicial leaders, court personnel, AOC staff, and county representatives are participating in an advisory team throughout the project.
Timeline
This project is expected to be completed Fall 2010.
The date is tentative and may be updated at any time.
Reference Documents
Feasibility Report (PDF)
Final Negative Declaration for CEQA Compliance (February 8, 2006)
In compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the AOC released a study for public review on February 9, 2007. After the close of the public comment period, the AOC prepared a Final Initial Study Mitigated Negative Declaration (PDF, 3,067 KB). The Judicial Council of California approved and adopted the CEQA document at its meeting on February 23, 2007.
For More Information
AOC Office of Court Construction and Management
415-865-8720, occm@jud.ca.gov
Page last updated: May 2008
