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Jeffery Smith

March 23, 2021

Foreign Policy Expert Recalls Cold War Spy Trades and Scandals

By Jeremy Conrad

On March 18 the Washington Foreign Law Society and the American Society of International Law wrapped up its two-part series on attorney-diplomats with a conversation with Jeffrey H. Smith, former general counsel for the Central Intelligence Agency.

Chief Judge Anita Josey-Herring

March 23, 2021

Youth Law Fair Engages Students on Food Insecurity Issue

By Tonée Jones

On March 20 multiple high schools in the District sent some of their brightest future lawyers to participate in the 22nd annual Melvin R. Wright Youth Law Fair, sponsored by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and D.C. Bar Communities.

Let's Brief It

March 10, 2021

‘Let’s Brief It’ Podcast Celebrates Women in the Law

By Jeremy Conrad

In honor of Women’s History Month, the D.C. Bar Law Student Community’s “Let’s Brief It” podcast has partnered with the Law Association for Women (LAW) at George Washington University Law School for a special episode celebrating women in the legal profession.

D.C. Superior Court

March 10, 2021

Superior Court Proposes Changes to Rules of Civil Procedure

The Superior Court of the District of Columbia has completed its review of proposed amendments to the Superior Court Rules of Civil Procedure 10-I and 30, permitting the use of a substitute address in court filings consistent with the District of Columbia’s Address Confidentiality Program and requiring that self-represented parties provide their email address.

Superior Court of the District of Columbia

March 05, 2021

Superior Court Issues Order Regarding Evaluation of Juvenile Restorative Justice Program

On March 4, the Superior Court of the District of Columbia issued Administrative Order 21-01 authorizing the Office of the Attorney General of the District of Columbia (OAG) to share only de-identified case records and law enforcement records of juveniles in the delinquency system for the purposes of evaluating its restorative justice prosecution program.

Dionna Maria Lewis of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia

March 03, 2021

BADC Hosts Conversation on Role of Black Voluntary Bar Associations

By John Murph

On February 25, the Bar Association of the District of Columbia (BADC) closed out its Black History Month celebration with a fireside chat about the important role of Black voluntary bar associations in the career development and advancement of Black attorneys.

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