Members of the bench, bar, and public are hereby notified by the District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission (the “Commission”) that two vacancies on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia will occur as a result of the retirements of the Honorable Carol Ann Dalton, effective January 30, 2020, and the Honorable Wendell P. Gardner, Jr., effective March 27, 2020. The Commission invites qualified individuals to apply for these vacancies by 12 pm on Tuesday, January 21, 2020.  See D.C. Code §§ 1-204.31, 1-204.33. Application materials, including instructions, are available on the Commission’s website: www.jnc.dc.gov. 

All persons interested in applying for these judicial vacancies shall review and comply with the application instructions on the Commission’s website. Applicants shall submit both an original and a paper copy of their complete application materials to the Commission. Do not email application materials to the Commission or individual Commission members. Individuals who submitted the JNC Form 21 for a vacancy on a District of Columbia court within the twelve months preceding their application for one or both of the vacancies created by the retirements of Judges Dalton and Gardner may submit a short-form JNC Form 21A, with appropriate attachments. 

All application materials and correspondence shall be addressed to:  Judicial Nomination Commission, 515 Fifth Street, NW, Suite 235, Washington, DC  20001. All application materials must be received no later than 12 pm on January 21, 2020. Please note that the JNC Form 28, Certification of Eligibility, and the IRS Form 14767, were revised in November 2019. Late, incomplete, or outdated application materials will not be considered. 

The Commission does not require letters of recommendation, letters of support, or endorsements, but it will accept them. Such letters must be received by the Commission no later than 5 pm on Friday, February 21, 2020. Consult the application instructions on the Commission‘s website for additional information on the procedures for submitting letters.

Questions concerning the application process for this judicial vacancy shall be directed to the Commission at (202) 879-0478 or [email protected]. If you have questions about the application process, please participate in a JNC open conference call. Dates and dial-in information are on the Commission’s website.