February 23, 2024
On February 22 the Superior Court of the District of Columbia issued Administrative Order 24-02 authorizing Evident Charge to inspect, compile, and analyze juvenile case records to validate the Court Social Services Division’s intake risk-assessment instrument and develop a tool that will inform detention and release conditions. Evident Charge may not share publicly the aggregate results of the analysis.
February 27, 2026
The D.C. Judicial Nomination Commission (JNC) is inviting qualified individuals to apply for a vacancy on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia resulting from the resignation of Judge Maurice A. Ross, effective February 27, 2026. The deadline to apply for the vacancy is noon on March 12.
February 26, 2026
The D.C. Bar is paying tribute to Robert Lester Weinberg, president of the Bar from 1978 to 1979, who died of natural causes on February 19 at his home in Arlington, Virginia. He was 94.
February 20, 2026
The D.C. Bar Committee on Nominations has announced the following candidates for the 2026 D.C. Bar general election.
February 09, 2026
On February 5 the D.C. Court of Appeals issued Order No. M293-26 introducing new D.C. App. R. 49(c)(14), which establishes a framework allowing trained community justice workers (CJWs) to provide legal assistance to people who cannot afford an attorney.
