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Types of Judges. Chief Judge — An Associate Judge who is designated by the Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC) to act as the Judicial Administrator for the D.C. Court of Appeals.
Congress established the District of Columbia Court of Appeals as the highest court of the District of Columbia in 1970. The court consists of a chief judge and eight associate judges. The court is assisted by the service of retired judges who have been recommended and approved as senior judges.
DC Court of Appeals Opinions and MOJs Opinions. The court publishes opinions in cases that provide both the litigants and the trial court with guidance, create new law, or interpret statutes or concepts. These decisions are published in print and on the DCCA website.
Congress established the District of Columbia Court of Appeals as the highest court of the District of Columbia in 1970. The court consists of a chief judge and eight associate judges. The court is assisted by the service of retired judges who have been recommended and approved as senior judges.
As Chief Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, Chief Judge Blackburne-Rigsby chairs the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration for the District of Columbia. Prior to being designated Chief Judge, Chief Judge Blackburne-Rigsby was nominated by President George W. Bush in August 2006 to serve as an Associate Judge of the ...
Clerk of the Court of Appeals. The Clerk's Office receives all filings and maintains the dockets and files pertaining to all cases filed in the Court of Appeals, including attorney discipline matters.
If you are appealing a DC Superior Court decision or order, you must file a Notice of Appeal (NOA, for short) in Superior Court. Exceptions: If your decision or order was made by a magistrate judge, you must ask a DC Superior Court Associate Judge to review it before you start your appeal in the Court of Appeals.
The DC Court of Appeals is the equivalent of a state supreme court. As the highest court for the District of Columbia, the Court of Appeals is authorized to review all final orders, judgments and specified interlocutory orders of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
DC Court of Appeals eFiling enables attorneys and self-represented litigants to view case dockets and submit filings electronically. The system features a publicly available real-time view of the case docket and a simple mechanism to submit filings to the court electronically and free of charge.
Rules of the DC Court of Appeals. Search the DC Court of Appeals rules by using a keyword. Switch to administrative orders by clicking the tab. Please note that the search will only return results in the rule number, the rule title, and/or the rule description (if a description is provided). Search. DCCA Rules.