Belize's first courthouse was designed by
Gustav Von Ohlafen and built in 1818. The first sitting of the Supreme Court was held therein. An entirely wooden structure, it was destroyed by fire on 17 August 1918; then Governor-General
William Hart-Bennett, who had come to render aid in extinguishing the fire, was hit by a flagpole and died of his injuries a few days later. A new reinforced concrete court house was built in 1926 in
Belize City. The court also has buildings in other locations outside of
Belize City namely, in the Southern Districts
Dangriga Town and
Punta Gorda Town, The Northern Districts
Orange Walk Town and
Corozal Town and in
Belmopan City in the
Cayo District. ==See also==