John H. Wood, Jr. U.S. Courthouse - San Antonio, TX
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N 29° 25.091 W 098° 29.162
14R E 549858 N 3254427
United States District Court - Western Division.
Waymark Code: WM169MB
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/08/2022
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San Antonio Report"The John H. Wood Jr. U.S. Courthouse was originally constructed as the United States Pavilion for the 1968 world’s fair before it was remade into a courthouse in the 1970s.
The old courthouse at Hemisfair was named after Judge Wood shortly after he was assassinated in 1979. What brought him that honor, understandably, was precisely his assassination. He died in the line of service. He was murdered by hitman Charles Harrelson because of his reputation as a harsh sentencer, a reputation embodied in his nickname “Maximum John.” The defendant who hired Harrelson wanted a different judge."
This four story round building is still used for government offices. A new federal courthouse was completed in December 2021.