Courthouse to be named after late US Rep. Elijah Cummings

AP ABC ^ | 01 16 2020 | AP Staff

[yesthatjallen]

The city of Baltimore will formally name a courthouse after the late U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings in the first half of 2020.

Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young on Friday unveiled the renderings of the bronze plaques that will be affixed to the building's exterior. One includes an image and biography of the congressman, and the other reads “Elijah E. Cummings Courthouse.”

The powerful Democratic congressman and civil rights champion died Oct. 17 at age 68 of complications from longstanding health issues. He had represented Maryland's 7th Congressional District, which encompasses a large portion of Baltimore, since 1996.

Cummings graduated from the University of Maryland School of Law and practiced in Baltimore.

“Elijah was a son of Baltimore. He was proud of Baltimore,” his widow, Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, said during the unveiling ceremony. “His career as a legal professional started in this courthouse.”

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[yesthatjallen]

Considering the rate of crime in Baltimore this sounds appropriate.

[MortMan]

I was thinking an outhouse would be more appropriate...

[Oldeconomybuyer]

I thought his widow was indicted for campaign fraud.

[Migraine]

Emblazoned across the top of the portico should be these immortal words of his:

“THERE ARE NO RULES HERE”

[chris37]

Ah, a corrupt name for a corrupt court.

How fitting.

*spit*

[Texas resident]

I think the jailhouse would be fitting.

[1Old Pro]

I for one believe that no politicians names should adorn anything.

[oldasrocks]

Does that mean everyone get a GET OUT OF JAIL FREE card?

[DoughtyOne]

Lucifer?

[Da Coyote]

And “Here Come Da Judge” will be looped continuously throughout the one-room shack.

[DPMD]

Will it offer the best justice money can buy?

[vpintheak]

Travesty.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Rest assured that no justice will be found in such a building.

[Paladin2]

Cummings Criminal Conference Center.

[JonPreston]

[bkopto]

“His career as a legal professional crook started in this courthouse.”

[yldstrk]

Whatever

[Sans-Culotte]

The Elijah Cummings Rathole?

[anton]

I could see their holding cell being named for him.

[jonascord]

How about the Theodore Bundy Memorial Hospital, for his work with population control?