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Dec 16 2020

Judicial Nomination Commission Invites Comments on Applicants for Pending Judicial Vacancy

Members of the bench, bar, and public are hereby notified by the District of Columbia Judicial...

Nov 23 2020

JNC Recommends Candidates for DC Superior Court Vacancy

The District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission (“Commission”) has recommended to the...

Nov 17 2020

Judicial Nomination Commission Seeks Comments on the Qualifications of Chief Judge Anna Blackburne-Rigsby for Redesignation as Chief Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Members of the bench, bar, and public are hereby notified by the District of Columbia Judicial...

Oct 15 2020

Notice of Judicial Vacancy on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia

Members of the bench, bar, and public are hereby notified by the District of Columbia Judicial...

Oct 13 2020

Notice of Expiration of Term of the Office of Chief Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Members of the bench, bar, and public are hereby notified by the District of Columbia Judicial...

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Notice of Judicial Vacancy on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia

Date Released:

Tue, 10/10/2017

Members of the bench, bar, and public are hereby notified by the District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission (the “Commission”) that a vacancy on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia will occur as a result of the retirement of the Honorable Russell F. Canan, effective February 3, 2018. The Commission invites qualified individuals to apply for this vacancy by 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 30, 2017. See D.C. Code §§ 1-204.31, 1-204.33.