One of my quiet amusements when I go abroad alone is to visit the courts nearby.
Currently, the holder of the record for the friendliest court is the NY State Supreme Court, where a registrar and a judge spotted me looking incongruous sitting in the court and the registrar took me on a tour.
@eniatitova what sort of law is done there? (it looked like family law where I was)
All our civil courts are in the same place so it didn’t occur to me there would be variations based on geography.
@Tupp_ed I believe you're correct. There are also other family law-adjacent departments there: juvenile delinquency, guardianship, mental fitness. because of the subject matter, that courthouse tends to be a bit chaotic.
but no, this kind of approach isn't typical in the US but because New York is so big and dense (and litigious!), there may be entire buildings devoted to one specific kind of case.
@eniatitova We also have a family court but it is in a terrible converted hotel on a cobbled street with no accommodations.
I salute the quality of thinking and empathy your system evidences.
@Tupp_ed see, to us Americans, that's so charming!
I haven't been to Dublin since 2019, but I'm hoping to come back in the early fall.
I used to stop on the way and back from Belfast for my old job :)
Simon McGarr
Enia Titova
