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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 ...

Members of Naval District Washington family gathered at the Washington Navy Yard on Monday to honor a group of civilians and sailors for their bravery and service in the midst of last year’s mass shooting that traumatized the Navy. Four officers and ...

~ 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 ...

President Obama’s Top Drug Policy Advisor to Celebrate National Drug Court Month WHAT: Drug Court Commencement Ceremony WHEN: Wednesday, May 21, 2014, 10:00 AM WHERE: Moultrie Courthouse, Courtroom C-10 500 Indiana Avenue, NW WHO: Michael Botticelli, ...

— VIDEO FOCUSES ON THE CRUCIAL ROLE OF JURORS IN COURT PROCESS — WASHINGTON, DC - DC Superior Court Chief Judge Lee Satterfield today announced that the Court has released a new juror orientation video, narrated by University of District of Columbia ...

WASHINGTON DC – In honor of Valentine’s Day, and the number of requests for weddings on that day, the Court is doubling the number of weddings previously performed and will perform fourteen weddings in each of its two ceremony rooms this Friday, ...

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