July 13, 2023
On July 12 the Superior Court of the District of Columbia issued Promulgation Order 23-05 amending Rule of Criminal Procedure 16. Subsections (a)(1)(G) and (b)(1)(C) of the rule have been amended to incorporate the 2022 amendments to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 16 regarding the parties’ obligations to disclose information about expert testimony. The amendments take effect on September 29.
July 26, 2024
The District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission has designated Judge Milton C. Lee Jr. to serve as chief judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, effective October 1, 2024.
July 25, 2024
Herbert Rouson Jr. was sworn in as executive officer of the D.C. Courts on July 19 following his appointment in May by the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration.
July 16, 2024
The D.C. Superior Court Committee on the Selection and Tenure of Magistrate Judges invites comments from the bench, bar, and public regarding the fitness of 28 candidates to fill three pending magistrate judge vacancies on Superior Court.
July 09, 2024
On July 9 the D.C. Judicial Nomination Commission announced that a vacancy on D.C. Superior Court will result when a current judge assumes the seat of Chief Judge Anita Josey-Herring upon her retirement, effective October 1, 2024.
