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Supreme Court

September 25, 2024

Superior Court Appoints 159 CJA Panel Attorneys

On September 19 the Superior Court of the District of Columbia issued Administrative Order 24-14 appointing 159 full and provisional members of the Criminal Justice Act (CJA) Panel of attorneys.

AI Summit

September 19, 2024

At AI Summit, Attendees Ponder Potential, Limits of AI in Legal Space

By John Murph and Jeremy Conrad

Approximately 50 lawyers, judges, law professors, and technology experts gathered at the D.C. Bar headquarters on September 16 for the Bar’s second annual AI Summit, exploring how the legal profession can maximize use of AI technology while recognizing the ethical issues surrounding it.

Gavel

September 11, 2024

Comment on Candidates for Superior Court Appointment

The D.C. Judicial Nomination Commission is inviting comments from the bench, bar, and public regarding the qualifications of nine candidates for the pending vacancy on D.C. Superior Court created by the retirement of Judge Anita Josey-Herring.

D.C. Superior Court

September 09, 2024

Superior Court Order Allows CJCC to Access Juvenile Records

On September 6 the Superior Court of the District of Columbia issued Administrative Order 24-12 authorizing the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) to inspect, compile, and analyze data on criminal justice and juvenile justice systems so it can regularly publish aggregate data pursuant to DC Law 25-175.

Participants of the MORCA-Georgetown Paralegal Program took part in a moot court competition

September 04, 2024

Georgetown’s Paralegal Program for the Formerly Incarcerated Offers a Chance at Success

By Jeremy Conrad

Someone wandering into Georgetown University Law Center’s Supreme Court Institute on the morning of August 27 might have thought this was another of the law school’s moot court competitions. What’s different about this particular moot court, however, was that Ford and the other students arguing motions before a panel of judges had all been formerly incarcerated.

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