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Commission Seeks Comment on Judge Blackburne-Rigsby’s Reappointment

May 07, 2021

The D.C. Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure is inviting comments on the qualifications and fitness of Chief Judge Anna Blackburne-Rigsby, who is seeking reappointment as associate judge of the D.C. Court of Appeals for another 15-year term. Blackburne-Rigsby’s current term expires August 14, 2021.

Comments may be submitted in writing to the commission’s office at 515 Fifth Street, N.W., Room 246, Washington, D.C. 20001, or by email at [email protected]. The deadline to submit comments is Friday, May 28.

The identity of any person submitting comments will be kept confidential unless the commenter authorizes the disclosure of his or her name.

For more information, contact the commission’s executive director, Cathaee J. Hudgins, at 202-727-1363 or [email protected].

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