Releases & Advisories

WASHINGTON – In a ceremony on December 4 and another on December 18, 2017, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals (DCCA) will swear in a total of over 700 new lawyers to the DC Bar. In 2016, the DC Court of Appeals adopted the Uniform Bar Exam ...

WHAT: Metro stop entrance closure for escalator replacement WHEN: Monday November 13, 2017 through September 2018 WHERE: Judiciary Square, metro’s red line, DC Courthouse Fourth Street Exit Beginning Monday, November 13, and continuing for ...

WHAT: Edna G. Parker Awards WHERE: U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia, Prettyman Courthouse, North Atrium 333 Constitution Avenue N.W. WHEN: Thursday, November 2, 2017 5:30-7:30 pm WHO: US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor DC United ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. October 23, 2017 –The Honorable Chief Judge Anna Blackburne-Rigsby, a past President of the National Association of Women Judges and an NAWJ member for over twenty years will be the recipient of the Edna G. Parker Award for her ...

-- Program has served nearly 4000 defendants since its inception -- WHAT: Mental Health Community Court Ceremony WHERE: Moultrie Courthouse, 3rd Floor – Jurors’ Lounge, Room 3100, 500 Indiana Avenue, NW WHEN: Friday, September 29, 20127, 11:00am – ...

WASHINGTON – DC Court of Appeals Chief Judge Anna Blackburne-Rigsby and DC Superior Court Chief Judge Robert Morin today announced that the DC Courts have launched a number of new initiatives to enhance electronic court access and provide more ...

WASHINGTON – DC Superior Court Chief Judge Robert E. Morin announced that the DC Superior Court’s Board of Judges appointed Jorge Vila to the Magistrate Judge opening. Jorge M. Vila has been a member of the DC Bar for 9 years and a member of the ...

The DC Courts and the DC Bar will co-host the 2017 Judicial and Bar Conference on Friday, April 7. The theme of this biennial conference is “Justice for All? Bias and Discrimination in the 21st Century.” The day will begin with State of the Judiciary ...

The DC Courts and the DC Bar will co-host the 2017 Judicial and Bar Conference on Friday, April 7. The theme of this biennial conference is “Justice for All? Bias and Discrimination in the 21st Century.” The day will begin with State of the Judiciary ...

WHAT: Investiture of Judge Anna Blackburne-Rigsby as the 11th Chief Judge of the DC Court of Appeals WHERE: Historic Courthouse, 430 E Street, NW Ceremonial Courtroom WHEN: Friday, March 17, 2017, 4:00 PM WHO: Chief Judge Eric T. Washington will ...