October 05, 2020
Administrative Order 20-13 extends the period in which panel members can complete a background check. Updated FBI and local background check results are now required no later than June 30, 2021
October 02, 2020
For Jessica Childress, it was Addy Walker, a character from the iconic American Girl book series, who would inspire her to dream big against all odds when she was a little girl. “[Addy] used education to better herself,” Childress says of the character who finds freedom in Philadelphia after being born into slavery. “Her goal was to get an education. That resonated with me throughout my life.”
October 02, 2020
As hundreds of law school graduates prepare to take the remote District of Columbia bar exam on October 5 and 6, uncertainty and confusion continue to linger among prospective lawyers about their pathways to law practice in the nation’s capital.
September 30, 2020
On Thursday, August 27, 2020, the D.C. Bar identified a misconfiguration of the bar exam application software that it manages on behalf of the D.C. Court of Appeals Committee on Admissions.
September 28, 2020
Legal scholars foresee major shift on the high court with United States Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett.
September 25, 2020
With the recent passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the White House and Senate majority’s determination to fill her seat before the election, all eyes are on the Supreme Court.
September 24, 2020
Allee and Oliver Cox, owners of Pearl’s Bagels, won over both the public and the judges to take first place in Tzedek DC’s fourth annual Eat Well, Do Justice! fundraiser.
September 24, 2020
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has issued an Order pertaining to the October 2020 D.C. bar exam and the process of admission to the D.C. Bar.
September 24, 2020
D.C. Councilmember Charles Allen and Executive Director of the D.C. Board of Elections Alice Miller spoke about new voting procedures in the District.
September 23, 2020
As the Black Lives Matter protests inspire many industries to reexamine the effects of systemic racism, the Bar Association of the District of Columbia (BADC) and the Washington Bar Association scrutinized the legal profession at a Sept. 17 webinar.
