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D.C. Attorney General Candidates Face Off in Debate
On May 11 the D.C. Bar District of Columbia Affairs Community, in partnership with the Anacostia Coordinating Counsel, hosted a virtual debate among the declared candidates for attorney general for the District of Columbia. Approximately 150 people attended the event on Zoom, and more than a thousand others viewed the livestream on YouTube.
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/d-c-attorney-general-candidates-face-off-in-debate
19 Councilmember Candidates Speak on Wide Range of Issues at D.C. Bar Forum
The election for District of Columbia Council at-large member is a high-energy contest this year, not only because of important pandemic-related election issues, but also because 24 candidates are vying for two seats.
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/19-councilmember-candidates-speak-on-wide-range-of
2022 Presidents Reception Raises Record $1.23 Million for Pro Bono Center
The D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center raised a record-breaking $1.23 million for the 2022 Presidents Reception on June 23 at the Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel. The annual event, hosted by past presidents of the Bar, raises funds to support the Center’s transformative work and in honor of the Bar’s incoming president.
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/2022-presidents-reception-raises-record-$1-23-mill
Environmental Lawyer Patricia A. McKenna Wins 2023 Rosenberg Award
The D.C. Bar has selected Patricia A. McKenna, assistant section chief with the Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), as the 2023 recipient of its Beatrice Rosenberg Award for Excellence in Government Service. The Bar bestows this honor on a member each year in acknowledgement of career accomplishments that exemplify the highest order of public service. McKenna will be recognized at the Bar’s Celebration of Leadership on June 22.
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/environmental-lawyer-patricia-a-mckenna-wins-2023-
Local Journalists Discuss State of the Capital at Annual Communities Roundtable
The prospect of D.C. statehood, revitalization of the city’s downtown, and tension between city leaders and the U.S. Congress over recent reform bills were all hot topics of discussion on June 15 at the annual Meet the Press Roundtable.
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/local-journalists-discuss-state-of-the-capital-at-
In Fireside Chat, AG Schwalb Offers Advice to Early Career Attorneys
On February 20 approximately 70 attorneys joined D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb in a fireside chat about his career, his thoughts on the legal profession, and his reflections on serving as chief prosecutor of a jurisdiction that has unique assets and challenges.
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/in-fireside-chat,-ag-schwalb-offers-advice-to-earl
Georgetown Law Wins 2024 D.C. Cup Moot Court Competition
After three rounds of arguments spanning two weekends, Georgetown University Law Center prevailed over five other law school teams to win the 2024 D.C. Cup Moot Court Competition at the D.C. Court of Appeals on February 23.
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/georgetown-law-wins-2024-d-c-cup-moot-court-compet
D.C. Bar Names UDC’s John Brittain as 2024 Thurgood Marshall Award Winner
The D.C. Bar has named University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law (UDC Law) professor John Brittain as the recipient of its 2024 Thurgood Marshall Award for his lifelong commitment to advancing civil rights, including litigating important cases across the United States on race equity in public schools and higher education and mentoring generations of civil rights advocates.
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/d-c-bar-names-udc’s-john-brittain-as-2024-thurgood
D.C. Bar Remembers Trailblazing Judge Ricardo M. Urbina
The D.C. Bar pays tribute to former judge Ricardo Manuel Urbina, who blazed paths in the legal community as the first Latino judge on D.C. Superior Court as well as on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Urbina passed away in June at age 78 of Parkinson’s disease.
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/d-c-bar-remembers-trailblazing-judge-ricardo-m-urb
UDC Symposium Celebrates Access to Justice Commission’s 20th Anniversary
Past and present leaders of the District of Columbia Access to Justice Commission gathered on March 21 for a symposium convened by the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) David A. Clarke School of Law’s law review celebrating the 20th anniversary of the commission’s establishment by the D.C. Court of Appeals.
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/udc-symposium-celebrates-access-to-justice-commiss
Civil and Human Rights Advocate Nkechi Taifa Is 2025 Brennan Award Winner
The D.C. Bar has named Nkechi Taifa, founder, principal, and CEO of The Taifa Group, LLC, as the recipient of its 2025 William J. Brennan Jr. Award for her significant contributions to improving access to justice. Taifa will be honored at the Bar’s annual Celebration of Leadership on June 26.
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/civil-and-human-rights-advocate-nkechi-taifa-is-20
AI and the Courts: Conference Highlights Dangers of New Tech
Discussions at the 2025 Judicial & Bar Conference on April 25 reflected on the impact of technological changes on the legal profession, but several panelists also drew attention to the potential harm of artificial intelligence on the orderly administration of justice.
https://www.dcbar.org/news-events/news/ai-and-the-courts-conference-highlights-dangers-of
