August 07, 2023
On August 3, Pamela Robinson, director of D.C. Bar Communities, was recognized by the NABE with its 2023 President’s Award of Excellence for her dedicated and distinguished service to the organization.
August 03, 2023
In late July, a delegation of judges and lawyers, including four past presidents of the D.C. Bar, visited Heart Mountain, Wyoming, the site of a former incarceration camp for Japanese Americans that imprisoned approximately 14,000 people without due process during World War II.
August 02, 2023
The D.C. Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure is reviewing the qualifications and fitness of D.C. Superior Court Judges Herbert Dixon Jr., John Campbell, and Hiram Puig-Lugo, who are seeking terms as senior judges.
July 31, 2023
On June 26, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP raffled off an opportunity to hurl cream pies into the face of eight firm partners at a fundraising event in support of Legal Aid of the District of Columbia’s Making Justice Real Campaign.
July 28, 2023
The District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission has recommended to President Biden six candidates for judicial vacancies on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia created by the retirement of Judges Peter A. Krauthamer and Hiram E. Puig-Lugo.
July 25, 2023
D.C. Court of Appeals Chief Judge Anna Blackburne-Rigsby and D.C. Superior Court Chief Judge Anita Josey-Herring have released the 12th annual Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll, recognizing more than 4,700 attorneys who performed 50 hours or more of volunteer legal work in 2022.
July 24, 2023
The D.C. Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure (CJDT) has announced the appointment of Cheryl Bozarth as its new executive director, effective July 17.
July 14, 2023
The D.C. Bar Board of Governors is seeking candidates for appointment in the fall to the D.C. Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure (CJDT) and the Neighborhood Legal Services Program (NLSP) board.
July 13, 2023
The D.C. Bar Practice Management Advisory Service (PMAS) has been selected for the 2023 E. Smythe Gambrell Professionalism Award for its Managing Money program, which teaches attorneys and their staff how to onboard a new client, create an appropriate fee agreement and earning mechanism, and manage advance fees and expenses, among other topics.
July 13, 2023
On July 12 the Superior Court of the District of Columbia issued Promulgation Order 23-05 amending Rule of Criminal Procedure 16.
