July 31, 2020
Hundreds of people tuned in on Thursday, July 30, to the D.C. Bar’s first virtual Celebration of Leadership featuring the formal swearing in of Geoffrey M. Klineberg as the Bar’s 49th president and the presentation of awards to outstanding members of the Bar and the legal community.
July 30, 2020
Following its decision to cancel the July 2020 in-person D.C. bar exam and administer an online exam in October, the D.C. Court of Appeals is now considering requests for the court to (1) establish a diploma privilege for law school graduates and/or (2) broaden the circumstances in which they can temporarily practice law prior to being admitted to the D.C. Bar.
July 29, 2020
The widespread attention to racial injustice in 2020 has Lucrecia (Lu) Johnson reflecting on her early life in Georgia. She experienced her share of racial tension growing up in a small, rural town near Macon, where segregated proms and homecomings were the norm and voter suppression tactics were blatant toward black and brown people.
July 26, 2020
On July 16, the Womens’ Bar Association of the District of Columbia (WBA) and the Greater Washington Area Chapter, Women Lawyers Division, of the National Bar Association (GWAC) tackled the issue of diversity in the legal profession during the program “Where Are the Black Women Lawyers in Leadership Positions?”
July 24, 2020
The District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission has designated Judge Anita Josey-Herring as the next chief Judge of the D.C. Superior Court, succeeding Judge Robert E. Morin, who is retiring in September. Judge Josey-Herring will begin her term on October 1.
July 24, 2020
The District of Columbia Bar has named Erum Mirza as its first in-house general counsel.
July 23, 2020
The D.C. Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure is reviewing the qualifications and fitness of D.C. Superior Court Chief Judge Robert E. Morin and Associate Judge Patricia A. Broderick.
July 16, 2020
The White House’s show of force in ejecting protestors from Lafayette Square on June 1 has spurred civil rights advocates to bring suit on behalf of protestors, presenting the questions of which laws were improperly invoked and what rights need bolstering in the aftermath of the clampdown.
July 10, 2020
The D.C. Council has restored the voting rights of Washington, D.C., residents who are incarcerated for felony convictions as part of the D.C. Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2020 (B23-0774) passed on July 7.
July 08, 2020
The Superior Court of the District of Columbia issued a pair of orders on July 6, 2020, approving temporary amendments to Superior Court rules relating to remote proceedings and the presence of parties.
