D.C. Courts to Co-Host Town Hall Meeting

Discussion of Crime, Juvenile and Criminal Justice and Community Issues – May 13

The DC Superior Court, Councilmember Yvette Alexander, the Metropolitan Police Department, and the Sixth District Citizens Advisory Council will host a town hall meeting to discuss community concerns regarding crime and the criminal and juvenile justice systems. The meeting will be a panel discussion format, eliciting questions and comments from the community residents in attendance. We will utilize OptionFinder technology (such as is used on Who Wants to be a Millionaire?), allowing quick, anonymous input from community members to the public officials present

WHAT: Town Hall Meeting

WHERE: Kelly Miller Middle School Auditorium 301 49TH ST., N.E.,

WHEN: May 13, 2009 -- 6:30-9:00pm

WHO: The Honorable Yvette Alexander, Councilmember, Ward Seven

The Honorable Phil Mendelson, Chair, Public Safety & Justice Committee

Judge Ann O’Regan Keary, Presiding Judge, Criminal Division, DC Superior Court

Judge William Jackson, Presiding Judge, Family Court

Judge Craig Iscoe, Presiding Judge, East of the River Community Court

Magistrate Judge McCarthy, Presiding, DC Misdemeanor/Traffic Community Court

Susan Shaffer, Director, District of Columbia Pretrial Services Agency

Avis Buchanan, Director, Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia Adrienne Poteat, Acting Director, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency Robert Hildum, Deputy Attorney General, Public Safety Division, DC OAG Wendy Short, Community Prosecutor for the 6th Police District, DC US Attorney’s Office

David Muhammad, Chief, Committed Programs, DC Dept. of Youth Rehabilitation Svcs

Commander Robert Contee, MPD Sixth District

Linda Jo Smith, Chairperson, Sixth District Citizens Advisory Council

Betty Diggs, East of the River Community Court Community Advisory Board Member

-- THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND --