December 13, 2024
On December 10 the District of Columbia Court of Appeals announced that it is considering whether to adopt proposed amendments to D.C. Rules of Professional Conduct 1.6 (Confidentiality of Information), 1.7 (Conflict of Interest: General Rule), 1.8 (Conflict of Interest: Specific Rules), 1.16 (Declining or Terminating Representation), and 5.6 (Restrictions on Right to Practice).
December 13, 2024
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals is seeking comment on proposed revisions to D.C. Court of Appeals Rule 44 (Challenges to Statutes of the United States or the District of Columbia).
December 12, 2024
The annual judicial survey of selected judges of the D.C. Courts is now underway, and the D.C. Bar Judicial Evaluation Committee is calling on eligible D.C. Bar members to participate to help improve judges’ performance and the administration of justice in the District of Columbia.
December 12, 2024
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals is seeking public comment on proposed revisions to Rule of Professional Conduct 8.4 (Misconduct) submitted by the D.C. Bar.
December 02, 2024
On December 13 the Superior Court of the District of Columbia issued Administrative Order 24-19 updating the list of attorneys serving as full and provisional members of the Criminal Justice Act (CJA) Panel.
December 02, 2024
The Superior Court of the District of Columbia issued Administrative Order 24-17 on November 27 appointing new members to various Family Court Panels.
November 26, 2024
The District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission (JNC) has announced replacement candidates for vacancies on the D.C. Court of Appeals and D.C. Superior Court.
November 22, 2024
On November 13 the District of Columbia Court of Appeals announced that it will adopt amendments to Rule 49 proposed by the court’s Committee on Unauthorized Practice of Law early this year.
November 20, 2024
The D.C. Judicial Nomination Commission is inviting comment on the qualifications and fitness of D.C. Court of Appeals Chief Judge Anna Blackburne-Rigsby, who is seeking redesignation to a four-year term beginning March 17, 2025.
November 19, 2024
The D.C. Judicial Nomination Commission (JNC) is inviting qualified individuals to apply for a vacancy on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia resulting from the retirement of Judge Alfred S. Irving Jr., effective January 24, 2025.
