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Location

Old Bernalillo County Courthouse

415 Tijeras Ave NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102

4 productions

Access notes

A 1920s civic building downtown used for the series' courthouse scenes. A working public building with business-hours access and security screening; the exterior and steps are freely viewable from the street.

Parking

Metered street parking and paid downtown lots.

Filmed Here

What Was Filmed Here

Better Call Saul· 2015· Season 1

The courthouse

Old Bernalillo County Courthouse in downtown AlbuquerqueLocation
Camerafiend · CC BY-SA 4.0

What happened here

Jimmy's public-defender hearings and the courthouse corridors where he hustles for clients were shot here.

MacGruber· 2010

"Pentagon" briefing room

Old Bernalillo County Courthouse in downtown AlbuquerqueLocation
Camerafiend · CC BY-SA 4.0

What happened here

The old marble-walled Bernalillo County Courthouse, combined with a nearby Emergency Operations Center, was used to create the film's Pentagon briefing scenes.

Breaking Bad· 2008· Season 1

Courthouse exterior

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Old Bernalillo County Courthouse in downtown AlbuquerqueNow
Camerafiend · CC BY-SA 4.0

What happened here

The Old Bernalillo County Courthouse exterior was used repeatedly across seasons 1 and 2 (including episodes 1x01-1x09 and 2x01-2x07) for courthouse-related scenes.