Ronald Reagan Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse

This review is for the courthouse as a venue for an event.
We had our inaugural event here for our law school alumni group for Orange County.
This courthouse is by far the most impressive, stunning courthouse I have been in.
The 11^th floor lobby of this courthouse is a superb place for a reception. Lots of windows with an amazing view of parts of the OC.
And the judge’s courtroom we used for our panel was beautiful.
Significant bureaucracy in obtaining the room, food and drink permits compared to a venue at a privately-​owned restaurant but that was to be expected I suppose. We had a phenomenal event committee and event chair pull this event off.
The security guards were professional and helpful.
And the food was surpringly reasonable in cost.
Truly memorable setting.

When I got the summons to be juror in a federal court, I was pretty mad because I have been summoned to be juror on a state court one week earlier…
I had to call and postponed the federal jury duty, so I end up going months later.
My first impression getting to this building was WOW!
This building and it’s surroundings are impeccable!
After going through security (airport style) I had to go to the jurors assembly room. Second WOW! way better than the state one! comfortable with wireless connection, water, snacks, tv etc.
Then we had to proceed to the 9^th floor to a courtroom, the view is unbelievable!
the courtrooms are gorgeous too! I couldn’t take pictures over there but I could take a picture on that floor’s corridor
At the end they didn’t pick me to be part of the jury, and visiting the building was a nice experience.
On the bad side makes me wonder how much of our taxes cost to build this beautiful building? :(

Beautiful building. Unnecessarily beautiful. Kind of a waste considering if you’re basking in its granduer odds are good you’re either (1) working or (2) in federal custody.

As far as courthouses go, this one is gorgeous. The piano shape of the courtrooms and the giant lobby minimize angles and maximize open window space.
There is a beautiful mural in the lobby done by a local artist using old photographs of Santa Ana. He, his wife, and Ronald Reagan, are hidden in the painting — see if you can spot them!
You do need to bring government issued ID, and take time to visit the lounge upstairs or the views from the outdoor patios on most doors.

This is a good place to walk your dog at night. There’s security guards at night that are really cool and friendly.

This has got to be the most beautiful federal courthouse in Southern California. To get in, be sure you have an ID, and get ready to take off your shoes and belt if you have one that would trigger an alarm.
When guards ask me, I normally say my belt’s plastic.

…u would think you can’t miss this building… but I did!
I literally parked my car almost in front of this building, & I walked the opposite direction away from the building not knowing that was the place i needed to get to…:/. – so i practically ran 6 blocks back to the building because i didnt want to be late for my hearing! — i was five minutes late but thank goodness they havent called up my name… SAVED!—
anyways, this building is very well kept clean. i say the only thing probably dirty about it is the security check/​guards. they are pervs!
its ok to greet, but not to give compliments like, «those are some nice legs», i just ignored it because i was already running late. — but i knew as i was going up that elevator. i was thinking… unbelievable! — pervs everywhere!, but then again i was in SANTA ANA… just saying!

Clean, beautiful building. The court rooms look amazing, the clerks are usually nice, and they have a starbucks inside now.
Downfalls of this place include: limited parking, annoying security (yes please take off your shoes, belt, hats, and any jewelry then put them in a little plastic box), and horrible directory.
Overall: I don’t mind coming to this court once in a while, mainly because of the parking.

Came to the courthouse almost every day from Jan — Apr 2011 for a trial I was helping with. The clerks are nice and were never rude to me. The security guards warmed up to us after about 4 weeks of seeing us every day (but we still had to take our shoes off before going through the metal detector). It’s a huge beautiful marble courthouse with an amazing mural in the lobby.

I had to come to the Ronald Reagan Court House and Federal Building for a mandatory CJA training (don’t ask!) Couple of observations– first google maps got this place wrong– it sent to the older federal building which is about two-​three blocks away.
The Court House itself is enormous– like 10 stories tall– and sparkling new– hmmm… Orange County has an enormous, new federal court house. And why, might I ask? It’s not really a high volume federal court. Anyway… Three stars!