August 21, 2025
The D.C. Superior Court is seeking comment on proposed amendments to Rules 2, 5, 6, 12-I, 13-I, and 14 of the Superior Court Rules of Procedure for the Landlord and Tenant Branch.
August 12, 2025
Effective September 6, 2025, the Landlord and Tenant Branch as well as the Small Claims and Conciliation Branch will relocate Saturday services only to the Moultrie Courthouse, located at 500 Indiana Avenue NW, Suite 5000, Washington, DC 20001.
August 06, 2025
The D.C. Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure is reviewing the qualifications and fitness of Judge Cheryl M. Long and Judge Gregory E. Mize, who are seeking reappointment for two-year terms as senior judges of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
August 04, 2025
The Civil Legal Regulatory Reform Task Force at the District of Columbia Courts is seeking public comment on its report recommending ways to address the gap in access to civil legal services, one that pro bono attorneys alone cannot resolve.
July 28, 2025
The District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission has recommended to the president three candidates for a judicial vacancy on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia created by the retirement of Judge Heidi M. Pasichow. The president has 60 days to select a nominee to fill this vacancy.
July 16, 2025
The D.C. Bar Board of Governors is seeking candidates for appointment in the fall to the D.C. Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure (JDTC), D.C. Judicial Nomination Commission (JNC), and Neighborhood Legal Services Program (NLSP) board.
July 07, 2025
The D.C. Court of Appeals is seeking attorneys to represent low-income appellants in criminal appeals on both paid and pro bono basis.
June 30, 2025
On June 26 more than 300 members of the District of Columbia legal community gathered at the Westin DC Downtown hotel for the D.C. Bar’s Celebration of Leadership, featuring the installation of Sadina Montani as the Bar’s 54th president.
June 30, 2025
In a June 26 reception welcoming incoming D.C. Bar president Sadina Montani, the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center raised more than $1 million for the center, the largest provider of pro bono legal assistance in the District whose programs are entirely funded by voluntary contributions.
June 25, 2025
The District of Columbia Bar’s Innovations in Legal Practice Committee (ILPC) is seeking comments on proposed amendments to D.C. Rule of Professional Conduct 5.4(b) and its Comments. The proposed revisions would allow D.C. Bar lawyers to cooperate and share fees with nonlawyers in a firm where its “principal” rather than “sole” purpose is the provision of legal services to clients, and where any other services provided by the firm are law-related services.
