John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse Compilation

Judge Douglas Woodlock discusses the architecture of the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse.

As Chairman of the Building Committee for the Boston Courthouse, Judge Woodlock was in charge of the selection of the site and architect for the building which happened on the same day.  

Historically, the Boston Court had been known as the Admiralty Court as it began by resolving Maritime matters.  The Judge who served as Chair of the Building Committee talks about how they chose Fan Pier for the Site for the New Building and how they selected the architect to design it announcing both on the same day.

Judge Douglas Woodlock Chair of the Building Committee for the Boston Courthouse talks about the design of the Courtroom itself as the place where a high governmental official can listen to any individual who has a problem that they’ve brought to the courts.  
It’s a place where an individual can speak to that public official and take as much of his time as is necessary to resolve the problem.  Unlike much of government which is wholesale, it’s retail

The courtroom has to be a place of dignity and a place of humanity and that was the core of the building


John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse Compilation

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