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Jessica Childress

October 02, 2020

Member Spotlight: Jessica Childress Inspires Kids to Dream of Law Career

By Stacy Julien

For Jessica Childress, it was Addy Walker, a character from the iconic American Girl book series, who would inspire her to dream big against all odds when she was a little girl. “[Addy] used education to better herself,” Childress says of the character who finds freedom in Philadelphia after being born into slavery. “Her goal was to get an education. That resonated with me throughout my life.”

D.C. Court of Appeals

October 02, 2020

Legal Community Responds to D.C. Court’s Diploma Privilege Order

By John Murph

As hundreds of law school graduates prepare to take the remote District of Columbia bar exam on October 5 and 6, uncertainty and confusion continue to linger among prospective lawyers about their pathways to law practice in the nation’s capital.

D.C. Bar

September 30, 2020

Bar Exam Application Data Issue

On Thursday, August 27, 2020, the D.C. Bar identified a misconfiguration of the bar exam application software that it manages on behalf of the D.C. Court of Appeals Committee on Admissions.

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September 24, 2020

Bagel Competition Raises $274K for Tzedek DC

By John Murph

Allee and Oliver Cox, owners of Pearl’s Bagels, won over both the public and the judges to take first place in Tzedek DC’s fourth annual Eat Well, Do Justice! fundraiser.

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September 24, 2020

D.C. Leaders Lay Out New Election Procedures

By Jeremy Conrad

D.C. Councilmember Charles Allen and Executive Director of the D.C. Board of Elections Alice Miller spoke about new voting procedures in the District.

D.C. Architecture

September 23, 2020

Webinar Takes a Candid Look at Diversity in the Legal Profession

By John Murph

As the Black Lives Matter protests inspire many industries to reexamine the effects of systemic racism, the Bar Association of the District of Columbia (BADC) and the Washington Bar Association scrutinized the legal profession at a Sept. 17 webinar.

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