District Court

The District Court is a courthouse in Los Angeles, housing several courtrooms and defendant lobbies. It is a central location for local defense attorneys such as Phoenix Wright and Apollo Justice, being the place in which all lower-level criminal trials occur.

The District Court has been the scene of at least three murders; the DL-6 Incident and the murders of Byrne Faraday and Mack Rell. It was also where Dahlia Hawthorne attempted to murder Diego Armando.

Apparently, it is forbidden to eat in the courtroom, as shown in Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney when Ema Skye vigorously eats her Snackoos. However, Godot could freely drink coffee during trials with Phoenix Wright and during Valerie Hawthorne's murder trial. It is forbidden to use whips during trials, but Miles Edgeworth has no 'objection' to the whip.

Mecha?
There is a model of the courthouse inside the 3rd Floor Lobby. The man who made the model used up as much money to build the model as the amount used to build the courthouse itself. He was subsequently fired, but he was seen talking to his son about a hidden mechanism built into the courthouse. One can see hands and a face when looking into the model...

Localization note
Since the English localizations of the games take place in Los Angeles, California, the District Court may be intended to be one of the two Federal District Courts for the Western District of California.