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Comment on Fitness of Superior Court Judges Seeking Appointment or Reappointment as Senior Judges

October 14, 2025

The D.C. Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure  is seeking comment from members of the bar, litigants, former jurors, interested organizations, and the public on the performance and qualifications of eight D.C. Superior Court judges who are seeking initial appointment or reappointment as senior judges on the court. 

The commission is reviewing the qualifications of the following judges: 

  • Cheryl M. Long
  • Gregory E. Mize
  • Craig Iscoe
  • Kimberley S. Knowles
  • Patricia A. Wynn
  • Zoe Bush
  • Russell F. Canan
  • Natalia Combs Greene

The deadline for comments for Judge Long and Judge Mize is October 17, 2025. Comments for Judge Iscoe, Judge Knowles, and Judge Wynn may be submitted by November 3, 2025. Comments for Judge Bush, Judge Canan, and Judge Combs Greene are due by November 14, 2025.

Comments may be submitted:

(1) By email at [email protected] or by mail to: 

  • Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure for the District of Columbia
    515 Fifth Street, NW, Room 246
    Washington, DC 20001

(2) By online survey on the commission’s website

(3) Orally or in writing to commission Executive Director Moses Cook at [email protected], Deputy Executive Director Catherine Bruno at [email protected], Special Counsel Amy Conway-Hatcher at [email protected], or to any individual member of the commission
 
The identity of any person submitting materials will be kept confidential unless expressly authorized by the person submitting the information.

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