News

June 07, 2022

Charles R. Lowery Jr. Wins as D.C. Bar President-Elect

By Susannah Buell

Charles R. Lowery Jr., director of legislative policy and external affairs at New American Funding, has been elected president-elect of the D.C. Bar for the 2022–2023 term. He will serve in that position for one year starting July 1 before becoming president in 2023. He will continue in office a third year as immediate past president. With Lowery’s installation, incumbent President-Elect Ellen M. Jakovic will become the Bar’s 51st president.

June 06, 2022

D.C. Superior Court Judges Step Up to Recruit More Pro Bono Attorneys

By Jeremy Conrad

On June 14 the D.C. Superior Court will host a virtual event to discuss the District’s need for more attorney volunteers and how judges can assist in efforts to increase access to legal assistance for individuals who cannot afford counsel.

June 03, 2022

D.C. Courts Receive $605K Grant to Support Eviction Diversion Initiatives

By John Murph

On June 1 the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) announced that it has selected the D.C. Courts as one of the beneficiaries of a $10 million grant it received from Wells Fargo Foundation to improve housing stability across the country.

June 02, 2022

Apply for the Superior Court’s Probate Fiduciary Panel

The Probate Division of D.C. Superior Court seeks attorneys of all experience levels to apply for the Probate Fiduciary Panel, which was reestablished on May 25 by Administrative Order 22-06.

June 02, 2022

Superior Court Proposes Amendments to Civil 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 Civil Procedure. Amendments to Rule 5(d) clarify that discovery materials must not be filed except in the circumstances specified in the rule.

May 26, 2022

JNC Recommends Nine Candidates for Superior Court Vacancies

The District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission has recommended nine attorneys for President Biden’s consideration to fill the judicial vacancies on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia created by the retirement of Judges Fern Flanagan Saddler, William M. Jackson, and Gerald I. Fisher.

May 25, 2022

Superior Court Issues Orders Regarding Probate Fiduciary Panel

On May 25 the Superior Court of the District of Columbia issued Administrative Order 22-06 reestablishing the Probate Fiduciary Panel. The presiding judge of the Probate Division seeks applicants for the Probate Fiduciary Panel from qualified attorneys, including current panel members.

May 24, 2022

D.C. Bar Celebrates Leadership Academy Class of 2022 Graduates

By Jeremy Conrad

On May 20 the D.C. Bar celebrated the graduation of 24 attorneys from its John Payton Leadership Academy, an intensive training program focused on developing and refining the skills necessary for Bar members to become effective leaders.

May 20, 2022

Webinar Explores Role of IFIs in Ukraine Postwar Recovery

By Jeremy Conrad

As war rages on in Ukraine, discussions have turned to how the international community can assist the country in its rebuilding efforts.

May 19, 2022

Superior Court Extends Rules Emergency Through August 16

Finding that the COVID-19 pandemic continues to present extraordinary circumstances relating to public health and safety that substantially impair its ability to perform certain functions, the Superior Court of the District of Columbia issued Administrative Order 22-05 on May 18, 2022, extending for 90 days the rules emergency first declared on May 26, 2021, and later extended.