HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 5063

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, February 9, 2026.

 The committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2016) of Chynah Tyler for legislation to designate the courthouse in the Roxbury section of the city of Boston as the Edward O. Gourdin courthouse, reports recommending that the accompanying bill (House, No. 5063) ought to pass.

For the committee,

MICHAEL S. DAY.

        FILED ON: 2/1/2026

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 5063

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)

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An Act to designate the courthouse in the Roxbury section of the city of Boston as the Edward O. Gourdin Courthouse.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

 The Roxbury Division Courthouse of the Boston Municipal Court shall be designated and known as the Edward O. Gourdin Courthouse, in memory of the late honorable Edward Orval “Ned” Gourdin for his many contributions to the judiciary, his community and the commonwealth.  The division of capital asset management and maintenance shall erect and maintain suitable markers bearing the designation in compliance with any applicable standards.