Court Happenings

WASHINGTON – The DC Superior Court’s Community Court program will be partnering with Unity Health Care in a pilot program that will give eligible DC residents who are in the courthouse and are without access to health care services assistance in ...

-- Victoria Rowell, former foster child, will read from her memoir The Women Who Raised Me -- Published last month, Victoria Rowell’s memoir tells the story of her years in foster care, having been born a ward of the State of Maine. The book honors ...

New Court / Attorney General / Police / Advocate partnership to extend protection (Washington, DC) – Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier, Attorney General Linda Singer and Chief Judge Rufus King, along with Elisabeth Olds, co-Director of ...

Judges host dialogue with community about public safety issues and the criminal justice system WHAT: Town Hall meeting WHERE: Kelly Miller Middle School 301 49th Street NE WHEN: Saturday, March 10, 2007 10:00 am to 12:00 noon WHO: Superior Court Chief ...

Drop-in center in SE hopes to be first of several in new approach to youth on probation WHAT: Grand Opening – Greater Southeast Drop In Center (The Balanced and Restorative Justice Drop In Center) WHERE: 1110 V Street, SE WHEN: Monday, February 12, ...

WASHINGTON, DC – The Family Court of the DC Superior Court today announced a new pilot family education program for parents and children ages 7 to 14 in contested custody cases. The program was developed to limit the emotional strain on children when ...

WHERE: Moultrie Courthouse, JM-level, 500 Indiana Avenue, NW WHEN: Thursday, February 1, 2007 at 4pm WHO: Mayor Adrian Fenty Chief Judge Rufus G. King, III Family Court Presiding Judge Anita Josey-Herring Family Court Deputy Presiding Judge William ...

Superior Court Names Long-time DC Resident and Probate Attorney to head its Probate Division WASHINGTON, DC – Chief Judge Rufus G. King III announced the appointment of Anne Meister as Register of Wills for the District of Columbia. Ms. Meister will ...

– Center offers assistance to unrepresented litigants – Washington, DC – A Small Claims Resource Center opened this week at the DC Superior Court. The Center is located in Room 102, Court Building B, 510 4th Street, NW, and is open on Tuesday and ...

-- FAMILY COURT PRESENTS VISION FOR NEW APPROACH TO CHILD SUPPORT -- The DC Superior Court will host a Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday, December 5, 2006 to discuss the establishment of a Fathering Court. The goal of this initiative is to help the ...