Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center

The Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center (also called the Gwinnett County Courthouse or GJAC) is a courthouse and administrative center for Gwinnett County, Georgia located in the county seat of Lawrenceville, Georgia.

Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center
Alternative names	Gwinnett County Courthouse, GJAC
General information
Architectural style	Modern
Classification	Courthouse
Address	75 Langley Drive
Town or city	Lawrenceville, Georgia
Country	United States
Coordinates	33°57′5.21″N 83°59′35.09″W
Completed	1988
Cost	$72 million
Technical details
Floor count	4
Floor area	508,000 square feet (47,000 m2)
Grounds	61 acres (25 ha; 0.095 sq mi)
Design and construction
Architecture firm	Richardson, Inc and Architects Plus
Website
www.gwinnettcourts.com

History

The Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center was built in 1988^[1] at a cost of $72 million^[2] to replace the original Gwinnett County Courthouse, which had been built in 1872 shortly after the American Civil War.^[3]

The facility was designed by architecture firms Richardson, Inc. from Dallas, Texas, and Architects Plus from Norcross, Georgia.^[2]

In 2021 the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners approved a $34 million renovation to the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center and the nearby One Justice Square building.^[1] The One Justice Square building is one block away from the GJAC and contains office spaces for the Gwinnett County Department of Planning and Development^[4]

Facility

The facility, also known as the Gwinnett County Courthouse, is located at 75 Langley Drive in Lawrenceville.^[5] The primary facility is 508,000 square feet (47,000 m²) and consists of four levels on 61 acres (25 ha; 0.095 sq mi) of land.^[2] The facility consists of 27 courtrooms, offices for various departments of the Gwinnett County government, and a law library.^[2]

In 2019^[6] a 487,600 square feet (45,000 m²) parking deck was added which has 1,450 parking spaces.^[7][8]

Expansion

Charolotte J. Nash Court Building
Alternative names	Gwinnett County Courthouse Expansion
General information
Completed	2020
Cost	$75 million
Technical details
Floor count	5
Floor area	228,000 square feet (21,000 m2)
Design and construction
Architecture firm	Pieper O'Brien Herr Architects and DLR Group

A $75 million expansion project in 2020 included the construction of a new five-story, 228,000 square feet (21,000 m²) courthouse building called the Charolotte J. Nash Court Building. The Nash building was designed by the architecture firms Pieper O'Brien Herr Architects and DLR Group.^[9] The Nash building is connected to the original GJAC building via an enclosed pedestrian bridge.^[10] The courthouse expansion was named after Charlotte J. Nash, a retired chairwoman for the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners.^[11]