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May 04, 2022

D.C. Bar Announces 2022 Annual Award Winners

By John Murph

The District of Columbia Bar congratulates the winners of its 2022 Annual Awards, honoring individuals and organizations whose work helped ensure the advancement of the profession and enrichment of the legal community. The awardees’ contributions include the promotion of important social justice issues, the provision of volunteer services that expand access to justice, and the development of projects and initiatives that support these goals.

May 04, 2022

Submit Comment on D.C. District Court Nominee Ana Reyes

The American Bar Association Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary is inviting comments from the bench and bar regarding the professional qualifications of Ana C. Reyes, a partner at Williams & Connolly LLP, who has been nominated to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

May 03, 2022

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 23 candidates for a pending vacancy on the D.C. Superior Court created by the retirement of Judge Fern Flanagan Saddler.

May 03, 2022

D.C. Judges Glickman and Fisher Seek Senior Status

The D.C. Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure is reviewing the qualifications and fitness of D.C. Court of Appeals Judge Stephen H. Glickman and D.C. Superior Court Judge Gerald I. Fisher, who are both seeking initial appointment as senior judges following their retirement.

April 29, 2022

Bar, Courts Look Back on Challenges, Celebrate Successes in 2021

By John Murph

D.C. Courts judges and D.C. Bar leaders gathered at the Bar’s headquarters on Tuesday, April 26, for the Judicial Leadership Luncheon to celebrate their successes in the past year despite the challenges presented by the COVID-19 crisis.

April 26, 2022

Superior Court Proposes Changes to Criminal Procedure Rule 5

The D.C. Superior Court Rules Committee has completed its review of proposed amendments to Rule 5 of the Superior Court Rules of Criminal Procedure.

April 19, 2022

Superior Court Deletes Civil Arbitration Program Rules

On April 19 the D.C. Superior Court Board of Judges issued Rule Promulgation Order 22-07 approving deletion of the Superior Court Civil Arbitration Program Rules, effective immediately.

April 15, 2022

Judicial Nomination Commission Announces Superior Court Vacancy

On April 14 the D.C. Judicial Nomination Commission (JNC) announced a vacancy on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia resulting from the retirement of Judge Fern Flanagan Saddler, effective April 22, 2022.

April 13, 2022

D.C. Circuit Court Seeks Committee Candidates

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is seeking to fill vacancies on the Advisory Committee on Admissions and Grievances and the Advisory Committee on Procedures. Also, the Judicial Conference of the District of Columbia Circuit has at least one vacancy on its Standing Committee on Pro Bono Legal Services.

April 12, 2022

Superior Court Enacts Amendments to Civil Procedure Rules

On April 11 the D.C. Superior Court Board of Judges issued Rule Promulgation Order 22-06 approving amendments to Superior Court Rules of Civil Procedure 8, 40-III, 55, and 56.