DETROIT – All courtrooms in the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice that were damaged by a flood have been restored and cleaned and will be open Friday for business.
Six courtrooms were damaged by water after a valve broke.
Cases in four of the courtrooms were reassigned as a result of the flooding.
"It appears what we have been told preliminarily that there may have been a problem with a water pressure release valve and that caused water damage in the building," said Judge Timothy Kenny.
The leak from the broken valve impacted two floors at the courthouse. Water seeped from the third floor to the second floor.
Security personnel found the problem about 11 p.m. Monday. It took about an hour to shut off the water.
No court documents were destroyed.
Kenny said maintenance problems with the building can slow down the courts.
"When you have a circumstance where court rooms are taken out of use and we have to adapt and move to temporary adjustments, that can have an impact on our ability to deliver the services to the public," he said.