Birmingham Magistrates Court is at the corner of Corporation Street and Newton Street in the Business Quarter.

It was built by Aston Webb and Ingress Bell in red-brick & terracotta in 1887-91 and is a grade-one-listed building whose foundation stone was laid by Queen Victoria in 1887.

The facade features clay reliefs and sculptural figures, including an enthroned Victoria above the central porch.

The interior contains a Great Hall with a hammer-beam ceiling, crown-shaped chandeliers, stained glass, decorative putti and arcades with first-floor balconies. A tunnel-vaulted passage with richly-decorated panelling leads to the courtrooms.

A new magistrates court with 13 floors and 24 courtrooms has been planned for Masshouse in Eastside; however, its construction has been deferred due to budget cuts at the Ministry of Justice (News Archive 29/05/10).

It contains Birmingham County Court, the Birmingham District Registry of the High Court, the Family Courts and Probate Registry.

The complex contains 16 courtrooms divided between the main building at 1 Newton Street and an annex at 4 Newton Street.