1. Hennepin County Offices

0

Minneapolis, MN

Cancel

Open app

Search

Hennepin County Offices

5.0 (1 review)

Hennepin County Offices Photos

Recommended Reviews - Hennepin County Offices

Your trust is our priority, so businesses can't pay to alter or remove their reviews. Learn more about reviews.
Yelp app icon
Browse more easily on the app
Review Feed Illustration

14 years ago

Helpful 2
Thanks 0
Love this 0
Oh no 0

Verify this business for free

Get access to customer & competitor insights.

Verify this business

Ramsey County Courthouse - Vision of Peace sculpture.

Ramsey County Courthouse

3.4(12 reviews)
13.6 mi•Downtown St. Paul

Gorgeous art deco architecture with plenty of marble and various types of wood throughout and great…read morecity views from the law library on the 18th floor. Stunning 36-foot tall Mexican onyx sculpture (The Vision of Peace) across from the main entrance, which is currently the tallest onyx figure in the world. There is a small museum space on the lower level.

Forget the architecture, this is the place where shit gets real. My latest visit was for a friend's…read morehearing. There is a list of names, rooms and times for the day. Going in the room almost has similarities to a concert. First trying to find a goddamn parking space. The audience is waiting around. The clerk is the warm up. Actually she had an odd resemblance to singer, Kasey Lansdale. She liked that. The officers of the court, attorneys are the roadies. Then the band, court reporter, defendant etc. The bailiff is the announcer. Then the star performer, the judge makes it all happen. And the decision is the encore. My first experience was on jury duty, when the OJ Simpson verdict was handed down and there was cheering in the room. I was on a crack cocaine possession case. I really enjoyed it, I also hated my job at the time and was hoping for a murder. We found him not guilty and I think he was more surprised than anyone. Then there's the in between traffic tickets, which ended up being a royal pain in the ass due to lack of staff and it was easier to pay the damned ticket.

Photos
Ramsey County Courthouse - One of St. Paul's sister cities.

One of St. Paul's sister cities.

Ramsey County Courthouse
Ramsey County Courthouse - Exterior of building from Wabasha St. Bridge.

See all

Exterior of building from Wabasha St. Bridge.

Hennepin County Offices - courthouses - Updated November 2026

Loading...
Loading...
Loading...