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“This could be your first step toward a second chance” WHAT: DC Safe Surrender 2016 WHERE: Moultrie Courthouse - 500 Indiana Ave, NW WHEN: Saturdays, September 10, 17 and 24 from 9 am-4 pm The DC Safe Surrender Program is an opportunity for persons ...

WASHINGTON – On August 8, the DC Court of Appeals will begin accepting documents via e-Filing for all existing cases. Early next year the Court will mandate eFiling for all but self-represented parties. The new system, online at ...

The following cases will be video-streamed, this Tuesday, June 21, beginning at 9:30am. The calendar for video-streaming on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 is the following: 15 CO 899 Bernard Freundel v. US 14 CF 1088 Nathan Silver v. US The link to ...

Washington, DC – The National Center for Access to Justice (NCAJ) recently released the 2016 Justice Index, a survey of state-level courts; the DC Courts ranked #1. The survey evaluated courts on four factors: legal representation in civil matters, ...

** YOUTH & COMMUNITY OPEN MIC NIGHT ** WASHINGTON, DC – On Thursday, June 16, community stakeholders will join with residents in the 37th Street area of Stoddert Terrace for a Youth and Community Open Mic Night event with the goal of addressing some ...

In February 2015, the DC Access to Justice Commission celebrated 10 years of service in the District of Columbia. Born out of a need to eliminate gaps in the delivery of civil legal services to the District's most vulnerable populations, the ...

On March 19 over 100 area high school students gathered at the DC Superior Court for the 2016 Youth Law Fair, a free educational event that focused on the District of Columbia's marijuana laws. Hosted by the DC Superior Court and the DC Bar Litigation ...

Tears, tissues, graduation tassels and a congratulatory cake marked the 14th Family Treatment Court graduation celebration Friday at DC Superior Court. The Family Treatment Court program helped the five graduates deal with substance abuse issues and ...

Six women once at risk of having their children placed into foster care graduated Friday from the DC Superior Court's Family Treatment Court program. One graduate, who grapples with mental health issues and drug abuse, said the program saved her life. ...

McKeever was on Wednesday's Child more than a dozen years ago. She never found an adoptive family, but nonetheless she is about to get her BA degree in Criminal Justice from the University of the District of Columbia. She got in touch with Barbara ...