Can the judge`s chambers be separated from the courtroom?
In smaller one- or two-judge courthouses it is common to have the judge’s chambers attached to the courtroom. This is the most efficient design, and the same judge normally sits in the same courtroom every day. In larger multijudge courthouses, however, there are some advantages to separating the chambers from the courtrooms. The separation may be only a slight one by placing a private corridor between the chambers and the courtrooms, or it may involve locating the chambers together on a separate floor. Separating the chambers, even slightly, from the courtrooms makes it easier to assign courtrooms according to the special needs of a particular trial, especially where there may be some differences in courtroom design. For example, in a 10-judge courthouse where one or two courtrooms are larger and designed for multilitigant or high-security trials, these courtrooms may be reassigned temporarily to the judge that needs a larger courtroom for a particular trial. For additional informatio
