Releases & Advisories

The District of Columbia Court of Appeals is initiating a pilot project to post selected briefs on the Internet.

Chief Judge Anna Blackburne Rigsby of the DC Court of Appeals and Chief Judge  Anita Josey-Herring of the DC Superior Court have released the ninth annual Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll, recognizing the contributions of those DC Bar members and others...

The DC Court of Appeals has announced that, in light of pandemic conditions, the February 2021 DC Bar Exam will be a remote exam, and will be the Uniform Bar Exam (recognized by 38 jurisdictions, including DC).  The Court is cognizant that Mayor Bowser...

  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,...