//example of retrieving court lookup data from API endpoint
        public void instantiateCourts()
        {
            HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
            string     json   = client.getCourts();

            JArray         courtArray = JArray.Parse(json);
            IList <JToken> tokens     = courtArray.Children().ToList();

            foreach (JToken token in tokens)
            {
                Court court = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <Court>(token.ToString());
                courts.Add(court);
            }
        }