There are 8 article(s) tagged Clifford Davis/Odell Horton Federal Building:

• January 2026

  • Military lawyers sworn in to help with federal Task Force cases

    U.S. District Judge Sheryl Lipman said during Monday’s swearing-in ceremony that case filings at the court were up more than 300%.

    By Aarron Fleming January 06, 2026

• July 2022

  • Ceremony honors the late Judge Odell Horton as federal building is renamed

    Rep. Steve Cohen led the unveiling of a sign proclaiming the Odell Horton Federal Building. 

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    “Giant of a judge:” The life and legacy of Judge Odell Horton

    By Laura Faith Kebede July 25, 2022

• December 2021

  • President Biden signs bill to remove Klansman’s name from Memphis’ federal building

    President Biden signs bill removing a Klansman’s name from Memphis’ federal building and renaming it solely for the late Judge Odell Horton. 

    By Ben Wheeler December 21, 2021

  • Sanford: Who was Odell Horton? ‘An exceptional man,’ that’s who

    Horton was a graduate of Morehouse College in Atlanta and Howard University Law School in Washington. After an illustrious career in Memphis, the federal judiciary would be Horton’s final and most impactful calling.

    By Otis Sanford December 16, 2021

  • U.S. Senate passes bill to remove ex-Klansman’s name from Memphis’ federal building

    U.S. Senate has passed a bill to remove a former Klansman’s name from Memphis’ federal building. The measure now goes to President Biden.

    By Marc Perrusquia December 09, 2021

• November 2021

  • House votes to strip klansman’s name from federal building in Memphis

    U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen’s bill to remove late congressman Clifford Davis’ name now moves to the Senate.

    By Christopher Fulton November 04, 2021

• November 2020

  • Should ex-Klansman’s name remain on Memphis’ federal building?

    For 50 years the name of the late congressman and one-time Klansman Clifford Davis has clung to the federal building in Downtown Memphis. His family says it’s time to take his name down.

    By Marc Perrusquia, Christopher Fulton November 27, 2020

• May 2019

  • Corps of Engineers intends to leave federal building, eventually

    The Corps of Engineers still intends to leave the federal building Downtown, but no move is imminent.

    By Tom Bailey May 15, 2019