Named in honor of Richard J. Hughes, a former Governor and Chief Justice in New Jersey, it is one several judicial centers in the city.
[3][4][5] Grad Associates (Newark) and StudioHillier (Princeton) were involved in the design, for which they won an American Institute of Architects award.
[13] Life-sized law-themed sculptures of clients and lawyers, by John Seward Johnson II, including Comprehension, are scattered throughout the complex.
[14] There are three works of cast ductile iron by Beverly Pepper: Symbiotic Marker, Mute Metaphor, Primary Presence.
[15] A 7-by-60-foot acrylic, steel, aluminum, and canvas sculptural mural by Sam Gilliam, Trenton Makes Skies Waters Spinning Wheels Red Blue, can be found in the dining room of the complex.