Florida Third District Court of Appeal

Its ten judges have jurisdiction over cases arising from Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties.

The Third District Court of Appeal (DCA) was one of the first three DCAs created by the Florida legislature in 1957.

Court was first held in a room of the University of Miami School of Law.

The courthouse has won the recognition of the American Institute of Architects (South Florida Chapter) and in 1981 Governor Bob Graham gave the court the Governor's Design Award.

The court's original three judges (Charles A. Carroll, Mallory H. Horton and Tillman Pearson) have increased to ten as of 2010.