When the pandemic threat ends, this policy should not. The U.S. attorney’s office should stop criminally prosecuting nonviolent misdemeanors. Consider: Just days before the D.C. Superior Court announced it would close due to covid-19, 35 of the 74 people …
The DC Court of Appeals is considering putting case documents online to further access to justice for the community, not only during the pandemic, but also to make it easier to access public court documents in the future. The Court has published a notice …
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The DC Court of Appeals today announced that, in light of current pandemic projections, the July 2021 DC Bar Exam will be a remote exam, and will be the Uniform Bar Exam (recognized by 39 jurisdictions, including DC). "The Court continues to …
“Your case has been dismissed," the clerk repeated from behind protective glass. “We got a letter this morning.” Walston hugged closer to her chest the file in her hands, a paper trail stretching back to when she lost her job last February, to her …
The DC Courts are proud to commemorate their 50th Anniversary on February 1, 2021. High ground originally envisioned in 1791 by Pierre L'Enfant as the seat of the nation's judiciary, in 1971, Judiciary Square became home to the District's local …
Given the current status of the pandemic and the Mayor's order declaring a public health emergency in the District, both the DC Court of Appeals and the DC Superior Court issued orders in January extending their current largely-remote operations …
Sternbeck said Tarrio is charged with one misdemeanor count of destruction of property in connection with the Dec. 12 burning of a banner stolen from Asbury United Methodist Church. Tarrio had told The Washington Post last month that he was among those who …
The DC Courts have launched a free application (or 'app'), designed to assist the DC community. The app has quick links to court calendars, case databases searchable by name, previous Court of Appeals opinions, an online forms-help system, copies …
Leonard Braman August 21, 1925- June 1, 2020 Judge Leonard Braman passed in the early morning hours of June 1st , after a long bout with Parkinson's Disease. Braman was a judge for the Superior Court of Washington, D.C.; taking senior status in 1985, …
The teenager, who was from Southeast, was charged Tuesday with first degree murder in the fatal shooting of Everett King, 52, of Southeast, in the 2400 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, D.C. the police said.
While DC Superior Court monitors the pandemic and is following guidance from the US Centers for Disease Control and the DC Department of Health, it is also preparing for a resumption of operations occurs next year. One of the changes that will be …
We hope you'll take a few moments to watch the DC Adoption Day 2020 video and see the joy of adoption as our perenial Adoption Day emcee, Barbara Harrison, talks to 33 families who adopted a total of 45 children this year. https://www.youtube.com/ …
DC's 34th Annual Adoption Day Celebration - like so many other 2020 events - will be virtual. Barbara Harrison, perennial emcee, interviewed families via teleconference and created a video that truly shows the joy of adoption. The first-ever DC …
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has launched a pilot project to post briefs in select cases on the DC Courts website. The Court currently provides public access online to video of its oral arguments, as well as webpage information including court …
DC Court of Appeals Chief Judge Anna Blackburne-Rigsby and DC Superior Court Chief Judge Anita Josey-Herring have released the ninth annual Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll, recognizing the contributions of those DC Bar members and others authorized to perform …
The DC Court of Appeals has announced that, in light of pandemic conditions, the February 2021 DC Bar Exam will be a remote exam, and will be the Uniform Bar Exam (recognized by 38 jurisdictions, including DC). The Court is cognizant that Mayor Bowser …
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Judge Anita Josey-Herring's investiture as Chief Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia will occur, remotely, on Friday, October 16, 2020 at 4pm. US District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan will read the Commission and DC Superior Court …
The DC Courts have begun offering sites across the District for those without computers or WiFi at home to use when they need to appear for an online court hearing. While court hearings can take place via a smartphone, due to the importance of the …
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