File #: 21-168   
Type: Resolution (Consent) Status: Passed
File created: 4/26/2021 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 5/25/2021 Final action: 5/25/2021
Enactment date: 5/25/2021 Enactment #: 2021-140
Title: Commissioner Fraley - BOC - To Authorize the Dedication and Renaming of the 4th Floor Jury Assembly Room of the Gaston Courthouse in Memory and Honor of Judge Robert Kirby
Sponsors: Allen R. Fraley
Attachments: 1. Adopted 2021-140

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Commissioner Fraley - BOC - To Authorize the Dedication and Renaming of the 4th Floor Jury Assembly Room of the Gaston Courthouse in Memory and Honor of Judge Robert Kirby

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STAFF CONTACT

Donna S. Buff - Clerk to the Board - 704-866-3196

BACKGROUND

The Honorable Judge Robert Kirby, one of Gaston County’s longest serving and highly respected Judges, passed away on January 23, 2021.  A request was received to dedicate and to rename the 4th Floor Jury Assembly Room of the Gaston Courthouse as the Judge Robert Kirby Jury Assembly Room in remembrance of Judge Kirby, who was a Judge for “The People”.  This request has received the support of Senior Resident Superior Court Judge, Hon. Jesse B. Caldwell, III, fellow judges and court officials.

Approval of this Board Action authorizes staff to proceed with the implementation of this action, including the design and purchase of a bronze plaque, which is to be unveiled at a BOC Meeting in June or July and subsequently installed at the door of the Jury Assembly Room.

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