Releases & Advisories

  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...

Part of Comprehensive Access to Justice Initiative, Courts Offer Remote Locations for Those Without Computers at Home

The DC Court of Appeals today issued an order granting, in part, the request included in an emergency petition to allow law school graduates to practice law in DC without taking the bar exam ("diploma privilege"). On July 16, 2020, a Petition for...

Construction of Historic Courthouse began in July 1820; Public Celebration was August 22,...

xtend the deadline for applying for our remote bar exam to accommodate potential applicants who may feel safer taking the exam remotely rather than in-person.  We have had a lot of calls in the past few days from people who are afraid to take an...

Since the pandemic first struck DC in March of this year, the DC Superior Court has had courtrooms operating with people participating remotely, including the judge, attorneys, parties to the case, witnesses and other agency representatives.  The number...

On June 26, 2020, the DC Courts' Joint Committee on Judicial Administration issued an order requiring those who enter any of the DC Courts buildings to wear a face covering.As the District of Columbia Courts’ buildings slowly reopen to the public,...

No oral arguments are scheduled for July and August 2020. In all cases in which the court cancelled oral argument, the court will continue to decide those cases without oral argument unless the court grants a motion for oral argument or determines that...

DC Superior Court Chief Judge Robert Morin issued an order on June 18, regarding operations of the court through August 14, in light of the pandemic.   The Court announced that it will increase the number of courtrooms operating from 24 to 37, and...

DC Superior Court Chief Judge Robert Morin today announced that the Court has modified its jury plan so that persons with felony convictions will be eligible to serve as petit jurors one year after completion of their sentence. Previously a felony ...