Tribunal de Justiça, State Court of Justice in Centro, Maceió, Brazil.
The Tribunal de Justiça de Alagoas occupies a building inaugurated on 6 February 1912, designed by Italian architect Luigi Lucariny in a Pseudo-Neoclassical style. It stands on Praça Marechal Deodoro in central Maceió and serves as the highest judicial body of Alagoas state, with jurisdiction across the whole territory.
The 1891 state constitution provided for a state court, and the Tribunal Superior was installed on 1 July 1892 in a room of the Palácio do Governo on Rua do Comércio. Its first five desembargadores elected Tibúrcio Valeriano da Rocha Lins as president. Around 1895 it moved to Praça Marechal Deodoro, and on 6 February 1912 it inaugurated its own building, designed by Italian architect Luigi Lucariny. Renamed Corte de Apelação in 1934, Tribunal de Apelação in 1937 and Tribunal de Justiça de Alagoas in 1946.
The court's name followed federal constitutions: Tribunal Superior, Corte de Apelação in 1934, Tribunal de Apelação in 1937, Tribunal de Justiça de Alagoas in 1946. Its 1912 building by Italian architect Luigi Lucariny, in Pseudo-Neoclassical style, stands on Praça Marechal Deodoro, beside the former first Escola Modelo building, now home to the Academia Alagoana de Letras.
The court sits on Praça Marechal Deodoro in central Maceió, in the building inaugurated on 6 February 1912 and designed by Italian architect Luigi Lucariny. It is a working courthouse, so visits depend on court sessions and prior authorisation; ask at the reception about access to the plenary and public areas.
The court's first session, on 1 July 1892, was held provisionally in a room of the Palácio do Governo on Rua do Comércio, before the court moved around 1895 to the former Escola Modelo building on Praça Marechal Deodoro, now home to the Academia Alagoana de Letras. The purpose-built courthouse was inaugurated on the afternoon of 6 February 1912.
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