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MAGISTRATES COURT NYC 1940s (Vintage Retro Film Home Movie). A courthouse (sometimes spelled court house) is a building that is home to a local court of law and often the regional county government as well, although this is not the case in some larger cities. The term is common in North America. In most other English speaking countries, buildings which house courts of law are simply called "courts" or "court buildings".New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. The city is also referred to as New York City or the City of New York to distinguish it from the state of New York, of which it is a part.