Blog John Adams Court House

Before going to the John Adams Court House we had an idea in our minds about what we were going to see. We were planning on learning about the trial process for a drug offender in the Massachusetts legal system. Unfortunately when we arrived the tour wasn’t quite what we were hoping. The tour was more about the history of the Court House and the Court of appeals. Although it was interesting it didn’t quite live up to our expectations. -Joe V.

The John Adams courthouse experience was rather disappointing and did not meet our expectations. We were hoping to learn more about our justice system however we learned about the building itself and its history. Although the building was very beautiful and its design was very interesting it did not live up to are expectations. –Will k.

On the second day we started off by blogging about our jail experience then later that afternoon we went to the Suffolk County Court House now know as the John Adams Court House. When we walked in we had to go through metal detectors and then we met our tour guide. We were anxious to learn about how laws were made and court trials. We ended up learning more about the history of the courthouse and the branches. It was interesting information but did not have as much to do with our topic as we had hoped. Alyssa G.

For the second day we went to the John Adams Courthouse. The history behind it was very interesting. There were statues that each represented a certain moral on them. The tour was kind of boring. We got to see where the seven justices have trials. Talking to the judge was interesting as well. Andrew G


Our visit to John Adams Court House felt off topic, I thought it was going to be a tour on the process of being convicted of a crime and going to jail. But instead it was a tour of the Court House, it was a beautiful tour but it was dry and felt like a history class. The building had amazing artwork and unreal views, plus the furniture was beautiful - Frank Taylor

The Tour of the John Adams Court House was not what we expected it to be. All of us thought we would learn about Laws and how they get created, but instead we got a historical tour through the courthouse. But it was interesting and we learned how often and were which trial is taking place. The Courthouse was impressive and our tour guide did a great job. –Constantin v.B.

My second day of JUA started off with a bang, literally. We were awaken at 8:00 am to Mrs. Frame banging on our hotel door to wake us up. Later on during our day we arrived at the John Adams Court House. After our tour, which included courtrooms, libraries, and sculptures we met with a Judge Daniels. He was very informative with how the Justice system works inside the courtroom.
-Keppler M.

On the second day of JUA, we visited the John Adams Courthouse. We had a woman named Betsy as our tour guide. I took a lot out of this tour. I learned all of the history behind the building and how it came to be what is today. We discovered what it means to appeal the verdict and we meet a judge. I will always remember my tour and the information I gained next time I see this courthouse.
-Mike V

The courthouse wasn’t really what I had hoped for and anticipated. It was more about appeals and the case process. I wish it had been more about how they deal with drug cases. I wish we got to see a trial too, a first hand experience would have been the most educational way to learn in my opinion. Lucy C.