Courthouse of American Samoa, Federal courthouse in Fagatogo, American Samoa

The Courthouse of American Samoa is a two-story wood-frame building on concrete piers in Fagatogo, with a two-story veranda on three sides and a concrete vault at the rear. It now holds three courtrooms: the original is courtroom no. 1, and two more were added later. The building houses two papalagi justices, a chief and an associate, and five Samoan judges.

The building was originally built to serve as an administrative center for United States Navy operations in American Samoa from 1904 until 1952. This period of naval governance shaped the territory's institutional development and left lasting marks on how it organizes its affairs.

The fono, the annual meetings of chiefs and representatives from every village, county and district of Tutuila and Manu'a, were held in the building's courtroom. They continued there until 1954, when the Legislature of American Samoa was assigned the former Enlisted Men's barracks. The courtroom is now court room no. 1.

The courthouse stands in Fagatogo near Pago Pago Harbor, and the two-story veranda on three sides shades the walkways around the building. The ground floor holds the courtroom and offices, while the upper floor holds the judges' chambers, so visitors should expect an active court rather than a museum.

The Historical Commission found no record of the exact construction date; interviews with islanders aged 55 to 93 indicated the building took about three years, with carpenters brought from Western Samoa. The courtroom served as the fono meeting hall until 1954, when the Legislature moved into the former Enlisted Men's barracks.