June 01, 2023
There’s Still Time to Cast Your Vote
The D.C. Bar has extended the deadline for voting in its general and Communities elections to Monday, June 5, at 11:59 p.m. EDT.
May 31, 2023
JNC Seeks Comments on Candidates for Superior Court Appointment
The D.C. Judicial Nomination Commission is inviting comments from the bench, bar, and public regarding the qualifications of 19 candidates for pending vacancies on the D.C. Superior Court created by the retirement of Judges Peter A. Krauthamer and Hiram E. Puig-Lugo.
May 25, 2023
Bar Seeks Candidates for Various Committee Vacancies
The D.C. Bar Board of Governors is seeking candidates for appointment in the fall to the following standing committees: Clients’ Security Fund, Communities, Continuing Legal Education, Global Legal Practice, Judicial Evaluation, Lawyer Assistance, Leadership Development, Pro Bono, and Regulations/Rules/Board Procedures.
May 23, 2023
Superior Court Amends Landlord and Tenant Branch Rules
On May 15 the Superior Court of the District of Columbia issued Promulgation Order 23-02 amending Rules 3, 3-I, 3-II, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 13, 13-I, 14-I, 14-II, and 16 of the Superior Court Rules of Procedure for the Landlord and Tenant Branch, effective immediately.
May 09, 2023
Former D.C. Superior Court Judge Sylvia Bacon, Once Highest-Ranking Woman U.S. Attorney, Passes Away
Retired D.C. Superior Court Judge Sylvia Adelaide Bacon, who served more than two decades on the bench and was once the highest-ranking woman in any U.S. Attorney’s Office, died on April 29 at age 91.
May 09, 2023
Comment on Qualifications of Judge Loren AliKhan, Nominee for D.C. District Court
The American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary seeks comment on the professional qualifications of D.C. Court of Appeals Associate Judge Loren AliKhan, who has been nominated to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
May 09, 2023
Remembering Former D.C. Bar President George Jones
Family and friends of the late George Washington Jones Jr. will gather at Hines-Rinaldi Funeral Home on May 13 to celebrate his life and legacy as a lawyer, advocate, and family man. Jones was a valuable member of the D.C. Bar with a long history of service, including as general counsel, member of its Legal Ethics Committee, member of the Board of Governors, and, finally, president of the Bar.
May 04, 2023
D.C. Bar President-Elect Candidates Discuss Priorities at Forum
Increasing member engagement and strengthening access to justice were the two main talking points of the two candidates running for D.C. Bar president-elect for the 2023–2024 term.
May 04, 2023
D.C. Bar IP Community Honors Judge Richard Linn With Champion of Intellectual Property Award
On May 3 the D.C. Bar Intellectual Property (IP) Community honored Judge Richard Linn of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit with its Champion of Intellectual Property Award.
May 04, 2023
D.C. Courts Are Strong, But Justice Advocates Push for D.C. Autonomy
The D.C. Court of Appeals closed more than 1,100 cases in 2021 and 2022 and reduced the median time on appeal in both years. The court still has one judicial vacancy, which has existed for 10 years. Meanwhile, in 2022 D.C. Superior Court disposed of more than 15,000 cases in the Civil Division, approximately 8,000 in the Domestic Violence Division, 9,329 in Family Court, 2,811 in the Probate Division — a 15 percent increase from 2021 — and nearly 10,000 in the Criminal Division.
