October 23, 2024
On October 16, the Washington Council of Lawyers opened DC Pro Bono Week 2024 with the panel discussion “Pro Bono Goes Local,” featuring D.C. Court of Appeals Chief Judge Anna Blackburne-Rigsby, D.C. Superior Court Associate Judge Carmen McLean, and pro bono-focused counsel from four law firms.
October 22, 2024
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals announced on October 17 that it is considering the adoption of amendments to D.C. Rules of Professional Conduct 1.1 (Competence), 1.6 (Confidentiality of Information), 3.8 (Special Responsibilities of a Prosecutor), 4.4 (Respect for Rights of Third Persons), and 5.3 (Responsibilities Regarding Nonlawyer Assistants).
October 18, 2024
On October 17 the D.C. Judicial Nomination Commission (JNC) announced that the current term of D.C. Court of Appeals Chief Judge Anna Blackburne-Rigsby will expire March 17, 2025.
October 11, 2024
On October 9, approximately 100 people gathered at the D.C. Bar for its annual Practice 360º, presented by the Bar’s Practice Management Advisory Service.
October 07, 2024
The D.C. Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure invites comments on the qualifications and fitness of Judge Stephen Glickman, who is applying for reappointment to a two-year term as senior judge upon expiration of his current term on December 20.
October 02, 2024
To help ease the gap in access to justice, the D.C. Courts’ Civil Legal Regulatory Reform Task Force is investigating a new approach — allowing people who are not lawyers, but who have sufficient qualifications and training, to provide limited legal services in certain areas of the law where there are high rates of pro se litigants (such as family, housing, consumer, and probate law).
October 02, 2024
At its annual Judicial Reception on September 30, the Bar Association of the District of Columbia (BADC) welcomed Shirley Ann Higuchi as its president-elect for 2024–2025, the first Asian American to hold the position in the organization’s 153-year history.
October 01, 2024
On October 1, Judge Milton C. Lee Jr. was installed as chief judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for an initial four-year term.
October 01, 2024
On September 30 the Superior Court for the District of Columbia issued Administrative Order 24-15 on motion ripe dates and performance standard measures.
September 26, 2024
On September 25, the District of Columbia Courts officially opened the H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse C Street Addition, which houses six courtrooms, 18 judges’ chambers, a new chief judge suite, holding spaces, and a childcare center. The expansion has enabled the D.C. Courts to successfully consolidate D.C. Superior Court’s Family Court and provide additional space for staff previously stationed at the courts’ Gallery Place offices.
