Releases & Advisories

DC Superior Court and the DC Child and Family Services Agency will co-host their 28th Annual DC Adoption Day ceremony on Saturday, November 22, 2014 from 10am to noon. The ceremony is designed to celebrate the joys of adoption and encourage area ...

Civil Division has developed and posted online a new handbook for those without attorneys WASHINGTON, DC – DC Superior Court’s Civil Division has just posted a 20 page handbook for civil litigants who are representing themselves. The handbook, ...

WHAT: Live streaming of four DC Court of Appeals oral arguments WHEN: September 26, 2014 – 9:30am to 12:30pm and 2pm WHERE: Ceremonial Courtroom Historic Courthouse 430 E Street, NW Online at: http://www.dccourts.gov/internet/appellate/oralargs.jsf ...

The DC Superior Court Board of Judges has given Chief Judge Lee F. Satterfield approval to appoint Adrienne Noti as a magistrate judge. She is expected to begin work on October 6. Ms. Noti received a Bachelor of Arts degree in women’s studies and ...

WHAT: Drug Court Graduation Ceremony and Cookout WHEN: Wednesday, September 17, 2014, 10:30 AM (cookout 10a-3p) WHERE: Fort Lincoln Park – 3100 Fort Lincoln Road, NE WHO: Judge Gregory E. Jackson, DC Superior Court Cliff Keenan, Director, Pretrial ...

WASHINGTON, DC – The DC Court of Appeals today announced the passing of Senior Judge Frank E. Schwelb at Georgetown University Hospital on Wednesday, August 13, 2014. “Frank was a great colleague, a brilliant lawyer, and an esteemed jurist. He turned ...

The Committee on the Selection and Tenure of Magistrate Judges has forwarded to Chief Judge Lee F. Satterfield the names of three lawyers for his consideration in selecting a nominee to the Board of Judges to fill a magistrate judge vacancy in the ...

Superior Court’s Civil Division implements online service to answer public inquiries real-time WASHINGTON, DC – DC Superior Court’s Civil Division now offers a customized chat line aimed at providing “answers at your fingertips.” Representatives from ...

~ Court will Hear Appeal in Adoption Case, En Banc ~ WHAT: Oral argument in In Re: TALL; AH and TL; In Petition of RW and AW, AH, TL, & EA, In re: Petition of EA (11 FS 1217, 11 FS 1218, 11 FS 1256, 11 FS 1257, 11 FS 1258, 11FS 1259 and 11 FS 1260, ...

- Record Numbers Register for the Honor Roll - For the third year in a row, the Chief Judges of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and the Superior Court of the District of Columbia jointly published the Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll, which ...