Releases & Advisories

-- COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO ADDRESS PROSTITUTION-- WASHINGTON, DC – DC Superior Court Chief Judge Rufus G. King III today announced a new initiative designed to address prostitution more comprehensively throughout the city. At a community forum on ...

Essay Contest Winners are Honored at Courthouse Reception The DC Courts and the Bar Association of the DC (BADC) presented awards to five high school students and two teachers for winning essays on the topic Independent Courts Protect Our Liberties. ...

Fourth Annual Youth Law Fair to be held at DC Courthouse Washington, DC -- The DC Courts and the DC Bar will sponsor the Fourth Annual Youth Law Fair, Saturday, March 22nd. DC teens will participate in a discussion on the dangers of intolerance and ...

Wednesday 2/26 at noon The DC Courts will conclude their commemoration of Black History Month with an event on the theme: "What do I want to be, who inspires me." DC Court of Appeals Chief Judge Annice M. Wagner will make welcoming remarks. Students ...

WHAT: Grand opening of the Family Services Center WHERE: Moultrie Courthouse, JM level WHEN: Thursday, February 20, 2003 at 11:30am WHO: Chief Judge Rufus King; Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton; Mayor Anthony Williams; Family Court Presiding Judge ...

Ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday will open the new Family Court established by the Family Court Act of 2001. The Family Court is well underway, as judges have already been appointed. WHAT: Official opening of Family Court WHERE: Moultrie ...

The Family Court Act of 2001 provided many new resources to the DC Superior Court so that it could set up a model Family Court to serve the families and children of the District of Columbia. One provision of that Act required that all city agencies ...

The DC Courts will commemorate Black History Month with two very different events representing the diversity of the African-American experience: "Celebrating through Art and Poetry" and the following week "Brown v. Board: Where we've been and where ...

A ribbon-cutting ceremony will mark the official opening of the Mayor's Services Liaison Office within the new Family Court at the DC Superior Court. The office will respond to inquiries and requests for information, consult with case workers to ...

A ribbon-cutting ceremony will mark the official opening of the Mayor's Services Liaison Office. The office will facilitate inter-agency coordination to enhance the level of services provided by the Courts. Representatives from the Department of ...