San Diego County Superior Court

The first elected officers of the San Diego Court of Sessions met in October 1850, including presiding judge Hon.

The 42 clerestory stained glass windows featured the Great Seals of each state in the union at the time of its completion, and were saved after the courthouse was demolished in 1961.

The 1961 courthouse sat on the active Rose Canyon Fault and required asbestos abatement, prompting its replacement.

[7] It was one of three examples cited for excessive costs and ornamentation by critics of the Judicial Council of California's construction program, along with the new Family Justice Center (completed in 2016 for Santa Clara County) and a new courthouse for Long Beach.

The Central Courthouse was completed in 2017 and consolidates criminal, probate, family court, and small claims services.