October 29, 2024
The D.C. Judicial Nomination Commission (JNC) is inviting qualified individuals to apply for a vacancy on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia that will be created upon the retirement of Judge Anthony C. Epstein, effective January 11, 2025. The deadline to apply for the vacancy is noon on January 7.
October 28, 2024
On October 24–25, the D.C. Bar hosted at its headquarters nearly 150 lawyers from all over the world for the 2024 International Conference on Legislation and Law. An additional 87 attendees joined the conference virtually.
October 24, 2024
The D.C. Bar has selected George Washington University Law School 2L student Kiera Yu as its 2024–2025 writer in residence. Yu will work alongside D.C. Bar staff writers and editors during the residency, which runs through June 2025.
October 23, 2024
On October 16, the Washington Council of Lawyers opened DC Pro Bono Week 2024 with the panel discussion “Pro Bono Goes Local,” featuring D.C. Court of Appeals Chief Judge Anna Blackburne-Rigsby, D.C. Superior Court Associate Judge Carmen McLean, and pro bono-focused counsel from four law firms.
October 22, 2024
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals announced on October 17 that it is considering the adoption of amendments to D.C. Rules of Professional Conduct 1.1 (Competence), 1.6 (Confidentiality of Information), 3.8 (Special Responsibilities of a Prosecutor), 4.4 (Respect for Rights of Third Persons), and 5.3 (Responsibilities Regarding Nonlawyer Assistants).
October 18, 2024
On October 17 the D.C. Judicial Nomination Commission (JNC) announced that the current term of D.C. Court of Appeals Chief Judge Anna Blackburne-Rigsby will expire March 17, 2025.
October 11, 2024
On October 9, approximately 100 people gathered at the D.C. Bar for its annual Practice 360º, presented by the Bar’s Practice Management Advisory Service.
October 07, 2024
The D.C. Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure invites comments on the qualifications and fitness of Judge Stephen Glickman, who is applying for reappointment to a two-year term as senior judge upon expiration of his current term on December 20.
October 02, 2024
To help ease the gap in access to justice, the D.C. Courts’ Civil Legal Regulatory Reform Task Force is investigating a new approach — allowing people who are not lawyers, but who have sufficient qualifications and training, to provide limited legal services in certain areas of the law where there are high rates of pro se litigants (such as family, housing, consumer, and probate law).
October 02, 2024
At its annual Judicial Reception on September 30, the Bar Association of the District of Columbia (BADC) welcomed Shirley Ann Higuchi as its president-elect for 2024–2025, the first Asian American to hold the position in the organization’s 153-year history.
