December 22, 2022
On December 20, the D.C. Court of Appeals Board on Professional Responsibility issued Administrative Order 2022-2 promulgating amended Board Rules 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 6.1, 7.17, 11.2, 11.9, 17.4(e), and 19.8(e). The new rules take effect January 19.
December 15, 2022
The D.C. Bar Rules of Professional Conduct Review Committee is seeking public comment on a proposal to amend D.C. Rule of Professional Conduct 1.15(e) and related commentary. Comments are due by close of business on January 31, 2023.
December 14, 2022
The District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission (JNC) acknowledged on Tuesday the outstanding service and leadership of U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Senior Judge Emmet G. Sullivan, whose current and final term on the commission expires December 31.
December 14, 2022
With a 6–3 conservative majority, the U.S. Supreme Court issued several landmark rulings during its 2021–22 term, including on hot-button issues relating to guns, abortion, and religion. On December 13, employment law expert Robert B. Fitzpatrick led a D.C. Bar virtual program summarizing some of the Court’s key holdings in cases dealing with employment law and arbitration.
December 14, 2022
The District of Columbia Office of Disciplinary Counsel (ODC) has appointed Jack Metzler as senior assistant disciplinary counsel in charge of the office’s appellate division. Metzler will succeed Myles Lynk, who is retiring at the end of the year.
December 07, 2022
Bar leaders and legal luminaries gathered at the Capital Hilton on December 3 for an awards gala celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia (BADC). Established in 1871, BADC is one of the oldest voluntary bar associations in the country.
December 05, 2022
It’s been more than 121 years since Washington, D.C., had a criminal code imposed on it by Congress. The city and the nation have evolved a lot since then, but the District’s criminal code has not. That is about to change.
November 21, 2022
On November 18 the Board of Judges of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia issued a series of promulgation orders approving amendments to Rules of Civil Procedure 5, 6, 37, and 43; Rule of Criminal Procedure 43; Juvenile Proceedings Rules 9 and 43; and Domestic Relations Rule 43.
November 17, 2022
Local legal experts speaking Tuesday night about the 50th anniversary of Title IX had one main message: There’s so much work left to be done.
November 16, 2022
Each year the D.C. Bar Judicial Evaluation Committee invites Bar members who have appeared before certain selected judges on the D.C. Court of Appeals and D.C. Superior Court to provide feedback to help improve judges’ performance and further the courts’ commitment to the administration of justice. This year’s evaluation period runs from November 15 to January 13.
