March 19, 2024
On March 16 more than 100 high school students learned more about the judicial system up close at D.C. Superior Court by serving as judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, stenographers, and jurors in mock trials, a signature component of the Melvin R. Wright Youth Law Fair.
March 19, 2024
The D.C. Bar hosted an evening reception at its headquarters on March 15 that brought together many of the figures involved in launching the Youth Law Fair 25 years ago.
March 18, 2024
The D.C. Bar Committee on Nominations has announced the following candidates for the 2024 D.C. Bar elections.
February 28, 2024
After three rounds of arguments spanning two weekends, Georgetown University Law Center prevailed over five other law school teams to win the 2024 D.C. Cup Moot Court Competition at the D.C. Court of Appeals on February 23.
February 27, 2024
On February 27 the D.C. Judicial Nomination Commission announced a vacancy on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia resulting from the resignation of Judge Rupa Ranga Puttagunta, effective April 12, 2024. The commission invites qualified individuals to apply for the vacancy by noon on March 21.
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.
February 22, 2024
On February 20 approximately 70 attorneys joined D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb in a fireside chat about his career, his thoughts on the legal profession, and his reflections on serving as chief prosecutor of a jurisdiction that has unique assets and challenges.
February 22, 2024
On February 20 the D.C. Superior Court Board of Judges issued Rule Promulgation Order 24-01 approving an amendment to Rule 3 of the Superior Court Rules of Procedure for the Landlord and Tenant Branch.
February 20, 2024
The D.C. Bar joins the legal community in mourning the loss of civil rights champion Stephen J. Pollak, former president of the Bar and who many considered the “godfather” of the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center. Pollak passed away on February 3 at age 95.
February 09, 2024
The District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission (JNC) has recommended to President Biden three candidates for the judicial vacancy on the D.C. Court of Appeals created by the resignation of Judge Loren L. AliKhan last December. The president has 60 days to select a nominee for this vacancy.
