Judicial center reaches full height

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Court administrator Tom Gunnells gives a tour to the judges who will work at the new Augusta Judicial Center and John H. Ruffin Jr. Courthouse. A Friday ceremony marked construction at the building's peak height.

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Court administrator Tom Gunnells gives a tour to the judges who will work at the new Augusta Judicial Center and John H. Ruffin Jr. Courthouse. A Friday ceremony marked construction at the building's peak height.

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Judge J. Carlisle Overstreet signs a board that will be encapsulated to commemorate Friday's "topping out celebration."

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Judge J. Carlisle Overstreet signs a board that will be encapsulated to commemorate Friday's "topping out celebration."

COST: $67 million

WHERE: Between 10th Street and James Brown Boulevard

SIZE: 180,000 square feet, with room for 15 courtrooms and hearing rooms, in addition to space for the district attorney's and solicitor's offices

COMPLETION DATE: First quarter of 2011

NAMING FIGHT: Commissioner Corey Johnson proposed last month naming the new courthouse after John H. Ruffin Jr., Augusta's first black Superior Court judge. Though others said the building shouldn't be named for anyone, the commission voted 6-1 on Oct. 20 to put Judge Ruffin's name on the courthouse.