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The District of Columbia Bar (DCB) is the mandatory bar association of the District of Columbia. [2] It administers the admissions, licensing, and discipline functions for lawyers licensed to practice in the District. It is to be distinguished from the Bar Association of the District of Columbia, [3] which is a voluntary bar.
Amit P. Mehta (1997): [15] First Asian Pacific American male serve on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (2013) Sri Srinivasan (1995): [16] [17] [18] First South Asian American male serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (2013) and serve as its chief judge (2020)
The Solicitor General of the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C. Solicitor General, or DC Solicitor General, is the top appellate solicitor or lawyer for Washington, D.C. It is an appointed position in the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia that focuses on the office's major appellate cases. [1]
The organization began in 1960 when the United States Congress established the Legal Aid Agency for the District of Columbia (LAA) under the District of Columbia Legal Aid Agency Act for the purpose of representing people who could not afford an attorney in criminal, juvenile, and mental health proceedings. The Bar Association of the District ...
The Women's Lawyers Division (WLD) of the National Bar Association (NBA) was established in 1972 as a dedicated group to address the unique issues and challenges faced by women in the legal profession. The division aims to support the professional development, mentorship, and networking of its members, primarily African-American women lawyers ...
Have not previously sat for any other bar exam in another state. By the end of 2021, must complete 25 hours of continuing legal education and a mentoring program. Louisiana Supreme Court [29] District of Columbia [b] September 24, 2020 Registered for the 2020 or 2021 bar exams. Graduated from an ABA-accredited law school in 2019 or 2020.
PHOTO: Attorney for the District of Columbia, Matthew Graves, holds a press conference about violent crime in the District in Washington DC on December 20, 2024. (Robb Hill/The Washington Post via ...
Van Zile was born and raised in Ward 1 of the District of Columbia. [1] Her mother was a public school teacher and her father worked for the Washington, D.C., office of the corporation counsel. [1] She graduated from Phillips Academy in 2002. [2] Van Zile completed a B.A., summa cum laude, from Yale College. [1]