Federal Judiciary

1901 Harrison County Courthouse in Marshall Rededicated

By Michael C. Smith

 After fifteen years working on the project I unfortunately missed the big day Saturday, but it went ahead without me, and the historic Harrison County Courthouse was rededicated Saturday in Marshall.  Which means that that godawful square brick and glass box across the street is now officially the courthouse annex.  (What they'll call the building that was previously the annex now I'm not sure). As readers know, Judge Everingham has already conducted one hearing in the building when both courtrooms in the federal courthouse were busy with trials, and we all expect (and hope for) many more.
The adjacent picture by Courtney Case provides a good view of the rotunda interior from the third floor (the green circle at the bottom is the new glass floor that provides light into the basement level - there used to be one just like it in the Texas Capitol).
Also shown is a picture of the two singers for the event, Don Parks and Nancy Vines of Marshall, who handled the national and state anthems.  (I can't help but point out that Don and Nancy were also the two singers at Jamie and my wedding thirteen years ago, which should give you an idea just how small Marshall really is).  It's also a pretty good picture of the courthouse from ground level.

Full post as published by Eastern District of Texas Federal Court Practice on June 22, 2009 (boomark / email).