February 23, 2022
Judge Bruce S. Mencher, who served on the D.C. Superior Court for four decades and who was well known in the legal community for his passion for both law and music, passed away on February 17 at age 86.
February 18, 2022
D.C. Court of Appeals Chief Judge Anna Blackburne-Rigsby administers the oath to Judge John (J. P.) Howard III and Judge Loren L. AliKhan as the newest members of the court.
February 18, 2022
The Superior Court of the District of Columbia issued Administrative Order 22-04 on February 17, 2022, extending for 90 days the rules emergency first declared on May 26, 2021, and later extended. Rules of Criminal Procedure 62(c)(1), (c)(2), (c)(3), (c)(4), (d)(1), (d)(2), (d)(3), and (d)(4) shall be effective during this period.
February 14, 2022
On February 11 the Superior Court of the District of Columbia issued Administrative Order 22-03, regarding extension of and appointments to its Criminal Justice Act Panel of attorneys.
February 10, 2022
On February 10 the Board of Judges of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia approved the immediate reinstatement of temporary amendments to Rule 5 of the Rules Governing Proceedings in the Domestic Violence Division and Rule 43 of the Rules Governing Juvenile Proceedings.
February 08, 2022
In Administrative Order 22-02 issued on February 4, the Superior Court of the District of Columbia named three Hogan Lovells US LLP attorneys who are permitted to receive pro bono appointments in serious misdemeanor and low-level felony cases involving adults.
February 04, 2022
On February 4 the Superior Court of the District of Columbia issued Administrative Order 22-01 authorizing the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) and the National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (NICJR) to inspect, compile, and analyze data and information from juvenile records to study gun violence in the District.
February 03, 2022
The D.C. Bar kicked off its 50th anniversary programming on January 31 with the CLE course “Unsolved Mysteries: Ten Perplexing Legal Ethics Controversies of the Last 50 Years,” which took a close look at some of the most common ethical issues facing attorneys.
February 02, 2022
The District of Columbia Courts is seeking to recognize attorneys who devoted 50 hours or more to pro bono service in 2021 through its annual Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll.
January 31, 2022
The D.C. Bar joins the legal community in mourning the loss of Edgar S. Cahn, a lifelong advocate for access to justice who was instrumental in the founding of what is now the largest federally funded civil legal aid program for low-income Americans.
