Temporary Panel of Retired CJA Attorneys Appointed as Counsel for Grand Jury Appearances

October 02, 2024

D.C. Courts Seek Input on Limited Legal Services Providers

To help ease the gap in access to justice, the D.C. Courts’ Civil Legal Regulatory Reform Task Force is investigating a new approach — allowing people who are not lawyers, but who have sufficient qualifications and training, to provide limited legal services in certain areas of the law where there are high rates of pro se litigants (such as family, housing, consumer, and probate law).

October 02, 2024

BADC Celebrates D.C. Judges, Welcomes New President-Elect Higuchi at Judicial Reception

By John Murph

At its annual Judicial Reception on September 30, the Bar Association of the District of Columbia (BADC) welcomed Shirley Ann Higuchi as its president-elect for 2024–2025, the first Asian American to hold the position in the organization’s 153-year history.

October 01, 2024

Judge Milton Lee Begins Term as New D.C. Superior Court Chief Judge

By Jeremy Conrad

On October 1, Judge Milton C. Lee Jr. was installed as chief judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for an initial four-year term.

October 01, 2024

D.C. Superior Court Issues Order on Motion Ripe Dates

On September 30 the Superior Court for the District of Columbia issued Administrative Order 24-15 on motion ripe dates and performance standard measures.