August 12, 2024
The National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) is inviting July 2024 bar examinees to participate in a nationwide prototype testing for the NextGen Bar Exam. The Washington, D.C., prototype exam will be held October 18–19.
August 06, 2024
On August 5, the D.C. Court of Appeals Board on Professional Responsibility issued Administrative Order 2024-2 approving amendments to Board Rules 3.11, 4.2, 7.1, 7.6, 7.12, 7.14, 9.7, 9.8, 11.1, 11.2, 11.4, 12.1, 13.1, 13.4, 15.2, 17.7, 19.2, 19.5, 19.6, and 19.8.
August 05, 2024
The D.C. Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure is inviting comments on the qualifications and fitness of D.C. Superior Court Chief Judge Anita Josey-Herring, who is seeking recommendation for an initial appointment as a senior judge of the court upon the expiration of her current term on September 30.
August 02, 2024
The D.C. Bar Board of Governors is accepting applications from D.C. Bar members interested in serving on the Neighborhood Legal Services Program (NLSP) board of directors . The deadline to apply is September 6.
July 31, 2024
Kaitlin McGee of the D.C. Bar Practice Management Advisory Service was named a Fastcase 50 honoree for 2024 by legal intelligence platform vLex. The award recognizes the legal profession’s most courageous innovators, techies, lawyers, and leaders.
July 31, 2024
On July 29, D.C. Superior Court Chief Judge Anita Josey-Herring officiated the swearing-in of two new associate judges, Katherine Oler and Danny Nguyen, continuing efforts to remedy the District’s judicial vacancy crisis.
July 26, 2024
The District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission has designated Judge Milton C. Lee Jr. to serve as chief judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, effective October 1, 2024.
July 25, 2024
Herbert Rouson Jr. was sworn in as executive officer of the D.C. Courts on July 19 following his appointment in May by the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration.
July 16, 2024
The D.C. Superior Court Committee on the Selection and Tenure of Magistrate Judges invites comments from the bench, bar, and public regarding the fitness of 28 candidates to fill three pending magistrate judge vacancies on Superior Court.
July 09, 2024
On July 9 the D.C. Judicial Nomination Commission announced that a vacancy on D.C. Superior Court will result when a current judge assumes the seat of Chief Judge Anita Josey-Herring upon her retirement, effective October 1, 2024.
