Monday morning, the new superior courtroom at the McDowell County Courthouse was inaugurated by officials from McDowell County government, the court system and local attorneys.
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Officials cut the ribbon for new courtroom at McDowell Courthouse
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Monday morning, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held for the new courtroom at the McDowell County Courthouse. The new courtroom for Superior Court was inaugurated by county officials, judges, court officials, District Attorney Ted Bell, Sheriff Ricky Buchanan, city of Marion officials and local lawyers.
This photo shows a new desk for the attorneys and the judge’s bench inside the new courtroom at the McDowell County Courthouse.
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At the ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday morning, Commission Chairman David Walker welcomed all of the other county officials, judges, court officials, District Attorney Ted Bell, Sheriff Ricky Buchanan, city of Marion officials and local lawyers who were present there to see this new courtroom get started.
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Chief District Court Judge Randy Pool spoke about the progress that has been made with the McDowell County Courthouse.
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Mitch Davenport with the county’s Facility Maintenance looks at a new device that is placed on the lawyer’s desks facing the judge’s bench in the new courtroom. Clerk of Superior Court Melissa Adams said this device will be used to introduce evidence into a trial. The lawyers will scan evidence or a crime scene photo into this device and it will be sent electronically to the judge, who will see it on a small flat-screen monitor. If the judge approves the evidence, it can be shown on a large flat-screen monitor to the jury and the entire courtroom.
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Clerk of Superior Court Melissa Adams stands inside the jury room at the new section of the courthouse. This section also has space for attorney conference offices, judge’s chambers, the criminal clerk’s office and the magistrate’s office.
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Superior Court Judge Tommy Davis stands inside the judge’s chambers in the new section of the courthouse.
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Last year, a special plaque was unveiled and dedicated at the McDowell County Courthouse to honor five natives of Marion and the county who served as judges on the state’s highest courts. This dedication was part of the 175th anniversary celebration for McDowell County in September 2018. At the time, county officials said this plaque would be installed inside the new courtroom, which was then under construction. The plaque now hangs outside the new courtroom in the hallway.
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