Comment on Reappointment of Judges Easterly, Ruiz, Smith, and Weisberg

March 30, 2026

The D.C. Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure invites comments on the qualifications and fitness of D.C. Court of Appeals Judge Catharine F. Easterly, who is applying for reappointment as associate judge; Court of Appeals Judge Vanessa Ruiz, who is seeking reappointment as senior judge; and D.C. Superior Court Judges Judith A. Smith and Frederick H. Weisberg, who are requesting reappointment as senior judges.

Members of the bench, bar, and general public may complete an online survey or submit comments by mail to Commission of Judicial Disabilities and Tenure for the District of Columbia, 515 Fifth Street NW, Room 246, Washington, DC 20001, or by email to [email protected]. Alternatively, comments may be submitted orally or in writing to Executive Director Moses Cook at [email protected] or Deputy Executive Director Catherine Bruno at [email protected], or to any individual member of the commission.

The deadline to comment is April 7.

The identity of any person submitting comments will be kept confidential, unless the commenter authorizes the disclosure of their name.