Justice Team Recommended.

An L.A. County search committee has selected a development team for a $300 million renovation of the Hall of Justice on Temple Street.

Jean Huston, justice deputy to county Supervisor Michael Antonovich, said the team consists of developer Urban Partners LLC, Nadel Architects, Clark Construction, financial services company Salomon Smith Barney and real estate services group Jones Lang LaSalle.

The search committee was made up of representatives from the Sheriff's Department, the county Department of Public Works, the city of L.A. Department of General Services and private sector financial services consultants. The recommendation still must go before the Board of Supervisors, which Huston said should happen this month.

"We're very satisfied that we are going to renovate this historically important building," Huston said. "Over the long term, it will decrease the need for leased space."

The Hall of Justice was deemed unsafe to occupy after the Northridge earthquake in 1994, at least until substantial renovations were made. The county has $6 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to apply to the renovation project.

Huston said the district attorney, public defender, alternate public defender and sheriff would be housed in the rejuvenated building.