* Warning: This is an unofficial, introductory copy of the bill.
The official copy considered by the City Council is the first reader copy.
Introductory*
City of Baltimore
Council Bill
Introduced by: The Council President
At the request of: The Administration (Office of the Mayor)
A Bill Entitled
An Ordinance concerning
title
City Property - Naming the Courthouse East Building to be the Elijah E. Cummings Courthouse
For the purpose of naming the Courthouse East Building, located at 111 North Calvert Street, the Elijah E. Cummings Courthouse.
body
By authority of
Article 5 - Finance, Property, and Procurement
Section 20-2
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)
Recitals
The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings demonstrated a life-long commitment to the law and to protecting the civil rights of his fellow citizens. Prior to his service in elective office, he fought for justice as an attorney practicing in the historic Courthouse East building. He would later serve the citizens of Baltimore in the Maryland House of Delegates and United States House of Representatives until his passing on October 17, 2019.
The Courthouse East building is situated directly across from the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse. That building was renamed in 1985, in honor of the late Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., who served as head of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)’s Washington office and was one of President Lyndon Johnson’s chief advisers during the Civil Rights Movement. Mitchell was the brother of the late Honorable Parren J. Mitchell, the first African-American to win election to and serve as Representative of the 7th District seat in Congress. As Congressman Cummings would later hold this same seat for 23 years until his transition, it is fitting to rename the Courthouse East building in his honor.
The Elijah E. Cummings Courthouse will stand in perpetuity as a monument to the Congressman’s service to the common man, the rule of law in our society, and his commitment to economic justice for all.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, That the Courthouse East Building, located at 111 North Calvert Street, is named the Elijah E. Cummings Courthouse.
Section 2. And be it further ordained, That this Ordinance takes effect on the 30th day after the date it is enacted.