November 26, 2019
D.C. Court of Appeals Seeks Applicants for Committee on Admissions Vacancy
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals is seeking applications for a vacancy on the Committee on Admissions.
November 21, 2019
38 New Families Formed at D.C. Courts’ 33rd Annual Adoption Day
November 16 was a joyous occasion at the H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse as the D.C. Superior Court and the D.C. Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA) hosted the 33rd Annual D.C. Adoption Day in Court.
November 21, 2019
D.C. Bar Seeks Applicants for 2020 John Payton Leadership Academy
The D.C. Bar is looking to train a new class of inspiring legal leaders with its re-envisioned John Payton Leadership Academy, which begins on March 30, 2020.
November 20, 2019
Climate Change Panel Looks at Leadership Roles of Women in Law
Women have been disproportionately impacted by global warming, but at the same time they have been leading efforts to address climate change, a key point underscored during the November 14 panel discussion Climate Change: Women Leading Innovation presented by the Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia.
November 20, 2019
D.C. Bar Kicks Off Pre-Conference Programming With Book Talk on Suffrage
On November 12, the D.C. Bar kicked off its programming leading up to its 2020 Conference with a book talk by award-winning journalist Elaine Weiss.
November 18, 2019
Newly Updated District of Columbia Practice Manual Is Now on Sale
The District of Columbia Practice Manual, 27th Edition</em> is now on sale! The two-volume, soft-cover treatise covering the basics of law in the District brings together the collective knowledge of hundreds of experienced practitioners in 35 chapters.
November 12, 2019
How Judicial Evaluations Benefit the Courts and the Public
Every year the D.C. Bar Judicial Evaluation Committee (JEC) conducts a survey on the performance of selected judges of the D.C. Court of Appeals and D.C. Superior Court to help improve the administration of justice in the District of Columbia.
November 06, 2019
D.C. Bar Communities Partners With Casebriefs to Offer Law Student Benefit
The D.C. Bar Communities Office and Casebriefs have teamed up to provide members of the Bar’s Law Student Community a valuable benefit.
November 06, 2019
FDIC Wins Federal Agency Pro Bono Leadership Award
On October 30 the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) received the 2019 John C. Cruden Federal Agency Pro Bono Leadership Award for its innovative and successful approaches to promoting pro bono work.
November 01, 2019
D.C. Bar Communities Presents $2,000 to Banneker High School at Science Fair Awards
On October 24 the D.C. Bar Communities showed its continued support of Benjamin Banneker Academic High’s annual science fair, helping to present 47 prizes at its awards ceremony and announcing a $2,000 contribution to the school’s science department.
