D.C. Code § 11-501 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 5 / § 11-501
§ 11-501. Civil jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

In addition to its jurisdiction as a United States district court and any other jurisdiction conferred on it by law, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia has jurisdiction of the following:
(1) Any civil action or other matter begun in the court before the effective date of the District of Columbia Court Reorganization Act of 1970 other than any matter over which the Superior Court of the District of Columbia takes jurisdiction under section 11-921(a)(4)(G) or 11-921(a)(5)(B).
(2) During the eighteen-month period beginning on such effective date, any civil action or other matter which is brought under —
  (A) Chapter 3 of Title 21 (relating to gifts to minors);
  (B) Chapter 5 of Title 21 (relating to hospitalization of the mentally ill);
  (C) Chapter 7 of Title 21 (relating to property of the mentally ill);
  (D) Chapter 11 of Title 21 (relating to commitment and maintenance of substantially retarded persons);
  (E) Chapter 13 of Title 21 (relating to appointment of committees for alcoholics and addicts) [repealed]; or
  (F) Chapter 15 of Title 21 (relating to appointment of conservators) [repealed].
(3) During the thirty-month period beginning on such effective date, any civil action or other matter —
  (A) which is brought under Chapter 29 of Title 16 (relating to partition and assignment of dower);
  (B) which would have been within the jurisdiction of the Orphans Court of Washington County, District of Columbia, before June 21, 1870;
  (C) relating to the execution or validity of wills devising real property within the District of Columbia, and of wills and testaments properly presented for probate in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, and the admission to probate and recording of those wills;
  (D) relating to the proof of wills of either personal or real property and the revocation of probate of wills for cause;
  (E) involving the granting and revocation for cause of letters testamentary, letters of administration, letters ad colligendum and letters of guardianship, and the appointment of successors to persons whose letters have been revoked;
  (F) involving the hearing, examination, and issuance of decrees upon accounts, claims, and demands existing between executors or administrators and legatees or persons entitled to a distributive share of an intestate estate, or between wards and their guardians;
  (G) involving the enforcement of the rendition of inventories and accounts by executors, administrators, collectors, guardians, and trustees required to account to the court;
  (H) involving the enforcement of distribution of estates by executors and administrators and the payment or delivery by guardians of money or property belonging to their wards; or
  (I) otherwise within the probate jurisdiction of the court on the day before such effective date.
(4) Any civil action (other than a matter over which the Superior Court of the District of Columbia has jurisdiction under paragraph (3) or (4) of section 11-921(a)) begun in the court during the thirty-month period beginning on such effective date wherein the amount in controversy exceeds $50,000.
D.C. Code § 11-901 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 9 / § 11-901
§ 11-901. Continuation of courts; court of record; seal.
Status: in_force

The District of Columbia Court of General Sessions, the Juvenile Court of the District of Columbia, and the District of Columbia Tax Court are consolidated in a single court to be known as the Superior Court of the District of Columbia (hereafter in this title referred to as the “Superior Court”). The Superior Court shall be a court of record in the District of Columbia and shall have a single seal.
D.C. Code § 11-1917 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 19 / § 11-1917
§ 11-1917. Coordination and cooperation of courts.
Status: in_force

To the extent feasible, the Superior Court and the United States District Court shall consider the respective needs of each court in the qualification, selection, and service of jurors. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent such courts from entering into any agreement for sharing resources and facilities (including automated data processing and hardware and software, forms, postage, and other resources).
D.C. Code § 11-2306 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 23 / § 11-2306
§ 11-2306. Further investigation; autopsy.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 11-1901 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 19 / § 11-1901
§ 11-1901. Declaration of policy.
Status: in_force

A jury selection system is hereby established for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. All litigants entitled to trial by jury shall have the right to grand and petit juries selected at random from a fair cross section of the residents of the District of Columbia. In accordance with the provisions of this chapter, all qualified individuals shall have the opportunity to be considered for service on grand and petit juries in the District of Columbia and shall be obligated to serve as jurors when summoned for that purpose.
D.C. Code § 11-2504 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 25 / § 11-2504
§ 11-2504. Censure, suspension, or disbarment by other courts.
Status: in_force

The Federal courts in the District of Columbia and the Superior Court may censure, suspend, or expel an attorney from the practice at their respective bars, for a crime involving moral turpitude, or professional misconduct, or conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice. If an attorney is expelled from practice under this section, the court expelling that attorney shall notify the other Federal courts in the District of Columbia and the District of Columbia Court of Appeals of the action taken.
D.C. Code § 11-2106 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 21 / § 11-2106
§ 11-2106. Accounts.
Status: in_force

All fees, costs, and other moneys, except uncollected fees not required by law to be prepaid, collected by the Register of Wills with respect to matters within the jurisdiction of the Superior Court shall be turned over to the Fiscal Officer of the District of Columbia courts.
D.C. Code § 11-2105 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 21 / § 11-2105
§ 11-2105. Deputies and other employees.
Status: in_force

The Executvie [Executive] Officer of the District of Columbia courts shall appoint and remove such personnel as may be needed by the Register of Wills, pursuant to Chapter 17 of this title .
D.C. Code § 11-905 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 9 / § 11-905
§ 11-905. Oath of judges.
Status: in_force

Each judge of the Superior Court, when appointed shall take the oath prescribed for judges of courts of the United States.
D.C. Code § 11-1912 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 19 / § 11-1912
§ 11-1912. Juror fees.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding section 602(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, grand and petit jurors serving in the Superior Court shall receive fees and expenses at rates established by the Board of Judges of the Superior Court, except that such fees and expenses may not exceed the respective rates paid to such jurors in the Federal system.
(b) A petit or grand juror receiving benefits under the laws of employment security of the District of Columbia shall not lose such benefits on account of performance of juror service.
(c) Employees of the United States or of any State or local government who serve as grand or petit jurors and who continue to receive regular compensation during the period of jury service shall not be compensated for jury service. Amounts representing reimbursement of expenses incurred in connection with jury service may be paid to such employees to the extent provided in the jury system plan.
D.C. Code § 11-2501 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 25 / § 11-2501
§ 11-2501. Admission to bar; regulations; prior admission.
Status: in_force

(a) The District of Columbia Court of Appeals shall make such rules as it deems proper respecting the examination, qualification, and admission of persons to membership in its bar, and their censure, suspension, and expulsion.
(b) Members of the bar of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals shall be eligible to practice in the District of Columbia courts.
(c) Members of the bar of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in good standing on April 1, 1972, shall be automatically enrolled as members of the bar of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, and shall be subject to its disciplinary jurisdiction.
D.C. Code § 11-1742a — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 17 / § 11-1742a
§ 11-1742a. Multiyear contracting authority and leasing agreements.
Status: in_force

(a) Severable services contracts for periods crossing fiscal years. — The Executive Officer may enter into a contract for procurement of severable services in the same manner and to the same extent as the head of an executive agency may enter into such a contract under section 303L of title III of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253l).
(b) Multiyear leasing agreements. — (1) Authority. — The Executive Officer may enter into a lease agreement for the accommodation of the District of Columbia courts in a building which is in existence or being erected by the lessor to accommodate the District of Columbia courts.
  (2) Terms. — A lease agreement under this subsection shall be on terms the Executive Officer considers to be in the interest of the Federal Government and the District of Columbia and necessary for the accommodation of the District of Columbia courts. However, the lease agreement may not bind the District of Columbia courts for more than 10 years and the obligation of amounts for a lease under this subsection is limited to the current fiscal year for which payments are due without regard to section 1341(a)(1)(B) of title 31, United States Code.
(c) Multiyear contracts. — (1) Authority. — The Executive Officer may enter into a multiyear contract for the acquisition of property or services in the same manner and to the same extent as an executive agency may enter into such a contract under section 304B of title III of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. § 254c). In applying such authority—
    (A) in section 304B(a)(2)(B)—
      (i) “the best interests of the District of Columbia and the Federal Government” shall be substituted for “the best interests of the United States”; and
      (ii) “the courts’ programs” shall be substituted for “the agency’s programs”;
    (B) the second sentence of section 304B(b), and subsection (e), shall not apply; and
    (C) in section 304B(c), “$5,000,000” shall be substituted for “$10,000,000”.
  (2) Cancellation or termination for insufficient funding after first year. — In the event that funds are not made available for the continuation of a multiyear contract for services into a subsequent fiscal year, the contract shall be canceled or terminated, and the costs of cancellation or termination may be paid from—
    (A) appropriations originally available for the performance of the contract concerned;
    (B) appropriations currently available for procurement of the type of services concerned, and not otherwise obligated; or
    (C) funds appropriated for those payments.
D.C. Code § 11-2104 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 21 / § 11-2104
§ 11-2104. Powers and duties; restrictions.
Status: in_force

(a) The Register of Wills may —
  (1) receive inventories and accounts of sales, examine vouchers, and state accounts of executors, administrators, collectors, and guardians, subject to final approval of the court;
  (2) take the probate of claims against the estates of deceased persons that are properly brought before the Register of Wills, and approve or reject claims not exceeding $300;
  (3) take the probate of wills and accept the bonds of executors, administrators, collectors, and guardians, subject to approval of the court; and
  (4) audit and state fiduciary accounts.
(b) In matters over which the Superior Court has probate jurisdiction or powers, the Register of Wills shall —
  (1) make full and fair entries, in separate records, of the proceedings of the court;
  (2) record in electronic or other format all wills proved before the Register of Wills or the court and other matters required by law to be recorded in the court;
  (3) lodge in places of safety designated by the court original papers filed with the Register of Wills;
  (4) make out and issue every summons, process, and order of the court;
  (5) prepare and submit to the Executive Officer of the District of Columbia courts such reports as may be required; and
  (6) in every respect, act under the control and direction of the court.
(c) The Register of Wills may not —
  (1) practice law in any court of the District of Columbia or of the United States; or
  (2) demand or receive any fee, gratuity, gift, or reward for giving advice in any matter relating to the office.
D.C. Code § 11-2601 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 26 / § 11-2601
§ 11-2601. Plan for furnishing representation of indigents in criminal cases.
Status: in_force

The Joint Committee on Judicial Administration shall place in operation, within ninety days after the effective date of this chapter, in the District of Columbia a plan for furnishing representation to any person in the District of Columbia who is financially unable to obtain adequate representation —
(1) who is charged with a felony, or misdemeanor, or other offense for which the sixth amendment to the Constitution requires the appointment of counsel or for whom, in a case in which such person faces loss of liberty, any law of the District of Columbia requires the appointment of counsel;
(2) who is under arrest, when such representation is required by law;
(3) who is charged with violating a condition of probation or parole in custody as a material witness, or seeking collateral relief, as provided in —
  (A) Section 23-110 of the District of Columbia Official Code (remedies on motion attacking sentence),
  (B) Chapter 7 of Title 23 of the District of Columbia Official Code (extradition and fugitives from justice),
  (C) Chapter 19 of Title 16 of the District of Columbia Official Code (habeas corpus),
  (D) Section 928 of the Act of March 8, 1901 (D.C. Official Code, sec. 24-502) (commitment 04 of mentally ill person while serving sentence);
(4) who is subject to proceedings pursuant to Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the District of Columbia Official Code (hospitalization of the mentally ill);
(5) who is a juvenile and alleged to be delinquent or in need of supervision.
Representation under the plan shall include counsel and investigative, expert, and other services necessary for an adequate defense. The plan shall include a provision for private attorneys, attorneys furnished by the Public Defender Service, and attorneys and qualified students participating in clinical programs.
D.C. Code § 11-742 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 7 / § 11-742
§ 11-742. Oaths, affirmations, and acknowledgments.
Status: in_force

Each judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and each employee of the court authorized by the chief judge may administer oaths and affirmations and take acknowledgments.
D.C. Code § 11-1702 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 17 / § 11-1702
§ 11-1702. Responsibilities of chief judges in the respective courts.
Status: in_force

(a) The Chief Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, in addition to the authority conferred on the Chief Judge by Chapter 7 of this title , shall supervise the internal administration of that court —
  (1) including all administrative matters other than those within the responsibility enumerated in section 11-1701(b), and
  (2) including the implementation in that court of the matters enumerated in section 11-1701(b),
consistent with the general policies and directives of the Joint Committee.
(b) The Chief Judge of the Superior Court, in addition to the authority conferred on the Chief Judge by Chapter 9 of this title , shall supervise the internal administration of that court —
  (1) including all administrative matters other than those within the responsibility enumerated in section 11-1701(b), and
  (2) including the implementation in that court of the matters enumerated in section 11-1701(b),
consistent with the general policies and directives of the Joint Committee.
D.C. Code § 11-2308 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 23 / § 11-2308
§ 11-2308. Delivery of body; expenses.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 11-1908 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 19 / § 11-1908
§ 11-1908. Exclusion from jury service.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the provisions of this section and of sections 11-1903, 11-1906, and 11-1909, no individual or class of individuals may be disqualified, excluded, excused, or exempt from service as a juror.
(b) An individual summoned for jury service may be: (1) excluded by the Court on the ground that that individual may be unable to render impartial jury service or that his or her service as a juror would be likely to disrupt the proceedings; (2) excluded upon peremptory challenge as provided by law; (3) excluded pursuant to the procedure specified by law upon a challenge by any party for good cause shown; or (4) excluded upon determination by the Court that his or her service as a juror would be likely to threaten the secrecy of the proceedings, or otherwise adversely affect the integrity of jury deliberations. No person shall be excluded under clause (4) of this subsection unless the judge, in open Court, determines that such exclusion is warranted and that exclusion of that individual will not be inconsistent with sections 11-1901 and 11-1903 of this chapter.
(c) An individual excluded from a jury shall be eligible to sit on another jury if the basis for the initial exclusion would not be relevant to his or her ability to serve on such other jury. The procedures for challenges to and review of exclusions from jury service shall be set forth in the jury system plan.
D.C. Code § 11-2309 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 23 / § 11-2309
§ 11-2309. Records; reports; fees for other services.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 11-911 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 9 / § 11-911
§ 11-911. Emergency authority to conduct proceedings outside District of Columbia.
Status: in_force

(a) In general. — The Superior Court may hold special sessions at any place within the United States outside the District of Columbia as the nature of the business may require and upon such notice as the Superior Court orders, upon a finding by either the chief judge of the Superior Court (or, if the chief judge is absent or disabled, the judge designated under section 11-907(a)) or the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia that, because of emergency conditions, no location within the District of Columbia is reasonably available where such special sessions could be held.
(b) Business transacted. — The Superior Court may transact any business at a special session outside the District of Columbia authorized pursuant to this section which it has the authority to transact at a regular session, except that a criminal trial may not be conducted at such a special session without the consent of the defendant.
(c) Summoning of jurors. — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in any case in which special sessions are conducted pursuant to this section, the Superior Court may summon jurors—
  (1) in civil proceedings, from any part of the District of Columbia or, if jurors are not readily available from the District of Columbia, the jurisdiction in which it is holding the special session; and
  (2) in criminal trials, from any part of the District of Columbia or, if jurors are not readily available from the District of Columbia and if the defendant so consents, the jurisdiction in which it is holding the special session.
(d) Notice requirements. — If the Superior Court issues an order exercising its authority under subsection (a), the Court—
  (1) through the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia, shall send notice of such order, including the reasons for the issuance of such order, to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Government Reform of the House of Representatives; and
  (2) shall provide reasonable notice to the United States Marshals Service before the commencement of any special session held pursuant to such order.
D.C. Code § 11-1523 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 15 / § 11-1523
§ 11-1523. Terms of office; vacancy; continuation of service by a member.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the term of office of members and alternate members of the Commission shall be six years.
  (2) Of the members and alternate members first appointed to the Commission —
    (A) one member and alternate member appointed by the President shall be appointed for a term of six years, one member appointed by the President shall be appointed for a term of four years, and one such member shall be appointed for a term of two years, as designated by the President at the time of appointment;
    (B) the member and alternate member appointed by the chief judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia shall be appointed for a term of four years; and
    (C) the member and alternate member appointed by the Commissioner [Mayor] of the District of Columbia shall be appointed for a term of two years.
(b) A member or alternate member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term of that member’s predecessor shall serve only for the remainder of that term. Any vacancy on the Commission shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment was made.
(c) If approved by the Commission, a member may serve after the expiration of that member’s term for purposes of participating until conclusion in a matter, relating to the suspension, retirement, or removal of a judge, begun before the expiration of that member’s term. A member’s successor may be appointed without regard to the member’s continuation in service, but that member’s successor may not participate in the matter for which the member’s continuation in service was approved.
D.C. Code § 11-1503 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 15 / § 11-1503
§ 11-1503. Designation of Chief Judge.
Status: in_force

(a) The chief judge of a District of Columbia court shall be designated by the President of the United States from among the judges of the court in regular active service, and shall serve for a term of four years or until a successor is designated. The chief judge shall be eligible for redesignation. The chief judge may relinquish that position, after giving notice to the President.
(b) If a chief judge is not redesignated, or relinquishes the office of chief judge, that person shall continue as an associate judge.
D.C. Code § 11-924 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 9 / § 11-924
§ 11-924. Jurisdiction with respect to violations of the Rules and Regulations of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
Status: in_force

The Superior Court has jurisdiction with respect to any violation, committed in the District of Columbia, of the rules and regulations adopted by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority under section 76(e) of title III of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact.
D.C. Code § 11-1732A — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 17 / § 11-1732A
§ 11-1732A. Special rules for magistrate judges of the Family Court of the Superior Court and the Domestic Violence Unit.
Status: in_force

(a) Use of social workers in advisory merit selection panel. — The advisory selection merit panel used in the selection of magistrate judges for the Family Court of the Superior Court under section 11-1732(b) shall include certified social workers specializing in child welfare matters who are residents of the District and who are not employees of the District of Columbia Courts.
(b) Special qualifications. — Notwithstanding § 11-1732(c) , no individual shall be appointed or assigned as a magistrate judge for the Family Court of the Superior Court or as a magistrate judge for the Domestic Violence Unit handling actions or proceedings which would otherwise be under the jurisdiction of the Family Court unless that individual—
  (1) is a citizen of the United States;
  (2) is an active member of the unified District of Columbia Bar;
  (3) for the 5 years immediately preceding the appointment has been engaged in the active practice of law in the District, has been on the faculty of a law school in the District, or has been employed as a lawyer by the United States or District government, or any combination thereof;
  (4) has not fewer than 3 years of training or experience in the practice of family law as a lawyer or judicial officer; and
  (5) (A) is a bona fide resident of the District of Columbia and has maintained an actual place of abode in the District for at least 90 days immediately prior to appointment, and retains such residency during service as a magistrate judge; or
    (B) is a bona fide resident of the areas consisting of Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties in Maryland, Arlington and Fairfax Counties, and the City of Alexandria in Virginia, has maintained an actual place of abode in such area, areas, or the District of Columbia for at least 5 years prior to appointment, and certifies that the individual will become a bona fide resident of the District of Columbia not later than 90 days after appointment.
(c) Service of current hearing commissioners. — Those individuals serving as hearing commissioners under § 11-1732 on the effective date of this section [January 8, 2002], who meet the qualifications described in subsection (b)(4) may request to be appointed as magistrate judges for the Family Court of the Superior Court under such section.
(d) Functions of Family Court and Domestic Violence Unit magistrates. — A magistrate judge, when specifically designated by the chief judge in consultation with the appropriate presiding judge to serve in the Family Court or in the Domestic Violence Unit and subject to the rules of the Superior Court and the right of review under section 11-1732(k), may perform the following functions:
  (1) Administer oaths and affirmations and take acknowledgements.
  (2) Subject to the rules of the Superior Court and applicable Federal and District of Columbia law, conduct hearings, make findings and enter interim and final orders or judgments in uncontested or contested proceedings within the jurisdiction of the Family Court and the Domestic Violence Unit of the Superior Court (as described in section 11-1101), excluding jury trials and trials of felony cases, as assigned by the appropriate presiding judge.
  (3) Subject to the rules of the Superior Court, enter an order punishing an individual for contempt, except that no individual may be detained pursuant to the authority of this paragraph for longer than 180 days.
(e) Location of proceedings. — To the maximum extent feasible, safe, and practicable, magistrate judges of the Family Court of the Superior Court shall conduct proceedings at locations readily accessible to the parties involved.
(f) Training. — The chief judge, in consultation with the presiding judge of the Family Court of the Superior Court, shall ensure that all magistrate judges of the Family Court receive training to enable them to fulfill their responsibilities, including specialized training in family law and related matters.
D.C. Code § 11-1563 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 15 / § 11-1563
§ 11-1563. Withholding of retirement payments; lump-sum credit.
Status: in_force

(a) There shall be deducted and withheld from the basic salary of each judge appointed after October 31, 1964, and each judge appointed before November 1, 1964, who has elected to come within the provisions of this subchapter an amount equal to 3 1/2 per centum of  the judge’s basic salary. Amounts so deducted and withheld shall be paid to the Secretary of the Treasury for deposit in the fund. Each judge subject to this section shall be deemed to consent and agree to such deductions from basic salary, and payment less such deductions shall constitute a full and complete discharge and acquittance of all claims and demands whatsoever for all regular service during the period covered by such payment, except the right to the benefits to which the judge shall be entitled under this subsection, notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation affecting the judge’s salary.
(b) If the judge has not previously so deposited, each judge subject to this section shall deposit in the fund, with interest computed in accordance with section 11-1564(d)(2), a sum equal to 3 1/2 per centum of the judge’s basic salary received for judicial service performed by the judge as a judge prior to the date the judge became subject to the District of Columbia Judges Retirement Act of 1964. Each judge may elect to make such deposits in installments during the continuance of the judge’s judicial service in such amounts as may be determined in each instance by the Secretary of the Treasury. Notwithstanding the failure of any judge to make such deposits, credit shall be allowed for the service rendered but the retirement pay for such judge shall be reduced by 10 per centum of such deposit remaining unpaid unless the judge shall elect to eliminate the service involved for purposes of retirement salary computation, except as provided in section 11-1564(d).
(c) If any judge who is subject to this section is removed, resigns, or fails to be recommissioned or reappointed, the judge is entitled to be paid his [the judge’s] lump-sum credit for retirement if application for payment is filed with the Secretary of the Treasury at least thirty-one days before the commencing date of any retirement salary for which the judge is eligible. The receipt of the lump-sum credit for retirement by the judge voids all retirement salary rights under this subchapter, until the judge is reemployed in judicial service subject to this subchapter.
(d) If a judge who has not elected to be within the survivor annuity provisions of this subchapter dies while in regular active service, or while receiving retirement salary under this subchapter but before having recouped all contributions, the lump-sum credit for retirement or the balance after deduction of retirement salary paid prior to death, if applicable, shall be paid, upon the establishment of a valid claim therefor, to the person or persons surviving the judge in the order of precedence established in section 11-1569(b). Such payments shall be a bar to recovery by any other person.
D.C. Code § 11-1914 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 19 / § 11-1914
§ 11-1914. Preservation of records.
Status: in_force

(a) All records and lists compiled and maintained in connection with the selection and service of jurors shall be preserved for the length of time specified in the jury system plan.
(b) The contents of any records or lists used in connection with the selection process shall not be disclosed, except in connection with the preparation or presentation of a motion under § 11-1910 , or until all individuals selected to serve as grand or petit jurors from such lists have been discharged.
D.C. Code § 11-1201 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 12 / § 11-1201
§ 11-1201. Exclusive jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

The Tax Division of the Superior Court shall be assigned exclusive jurisdiction of —
(1) all appeals from and petitions for review of assessments of tax (and civil penalties thereon) made by the District of Columbia; and
(2) all proceedings brought by the District of Columbia for this imposition of criminal penalties pursuant to the provisions of the statutes relating to taxes levied by or in behalf of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 11-1701 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 17 / § 11-1701
§ 11-1701. Administration of District of Columbia court system.
Status: in_force

(a) There shall be a Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia (hereafter in this chapter referred to as the “Joint Committee”) consisting of (1) the Chief Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, who shall serve as Chair, (2) an associate judge of that court elected annually by the judges thereof, (3) the Chief Judge of the Superior Court, and (4) two associate judges of that court elected annually by the judges thereof.
(b) The Joint Committee shall have responsibility within the District of Columbia court system for the following matters:
  (1) General personnel policies, including those for recruitment, removal, compensation, and training.
  (2) Accounts and auditing.
  (3) Procurement and disbursement.
  (4) Submission of the annual budget requests of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, and the District of Columbia Court System as the integrated budget of the District of Columbia courts, except that such requests may be modified upon the concurrence of four of the five members of the Joint Committee.
  (5) Repealed.
  (6) Formulation and enforcement of standards for outside activities of and receipt of compensation by the judges of the District of Columbia court system.
  (7) Development and coordination of statistical and management information systems and reports supporting the annual report of the District of Columbia court system.
  (8) Liaison between the District of Columbia court system and the court systems of other jurisdictions, including the Judicial Conference of the United States, the Judicial Conference of the District of Columbia Circuit, and the Federal Judicial Center.
  (9) With the concurrence of the respective chief judges of the District of Columbia courts, other policies and practices of the District of Columbia court system and resolution of other matters which may be of joint and mutual concern of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and the Superior Court.
(c) The Joint Committee, with the assistance of the Executive Officer of the District of Columbia courts, shall —
  (1) consider and evaluate the business of the courts and means of improving the administration of justice within the District of Columbia court system and shall report thereon in its annual report;
  (2) prepare and publish an annual report of the District of Columbia court system regarding the work of the courts, the performance of the duties enumerated in this chapter, and of any recommendations relating to the courts;
  (3) recommend from time to time to the Congress changes in the organization, jurisdiction, operation, and procedures of the courts which are appropriate for legislative action, and institute such changes, pursuant to the responsibilities enumerated in subsection (b), in the methods of administering judicial business in the court system as would improve the administration of justice; and
  (4) arrange for such training seminars, and other related services, as are desirable and feasible for judges and other court personnel, including services from the Federal Judicial Center on a reimbursable basis.
(d) The Joint Committee shall have authority to issue all orders and directives necessary to implement the responsibilities and duties enumerated in this section.
D.C. Code § 11-921 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 9 / § 11-921
§ 11-921. Civil jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the Superior Court has jurisdiction of any civil action or other matter (at law or in equity) brought in the District of Columbia. Such jurisdiction shall vest in the court as follows:
  (1) Beginning on the effective date of the District of Columbia Court Reorganization Act of 1970, the court has jurisdiction of any civil action or other matter begun before such effective date in the District of Columbia Court of General Sessions, the Juvenile Court of the District of Columbia, or the District of Columbia Tax Court.
  (2) Beginning on such effective date, the court has jurisdiction of any civil action or other matter, at law or in equity, which is begun in the Superior Court on or after such effective date and in which the amount in controversy does not exceed $50,000.
  (3) Beginning on such effective date, the court has jurisdiction (regardless of the amount in controversy) of any civil action or other matter, at law or in equity, which —
    (A) is brought under —
      (i) subchapter I of Chapter 11 of Title 16 (relating to ejectment);
      (ii) subchapter II or III of Chapter 13 of Title 16 (relating to the condemnation of land on behalf of the District of Columbia);
      (iii) Chapter 19 of Title 16 (relating to writs of habeas corpus directed to persons other than Federal officers and employees);
      (iv) Chapter 25 of Title 16 (relating to change of name);
      (v) Chapter 33 of Title 16 (relating to quieting title to real property);
      (vi) subchapter II of Chapter 35 of Title 16 (relating to writ of quo warranto);
      (vii) Chapter 37 of Title 16 (relating to replevin of personal property);
      (viii) the Hospital Treatment for Drug Addicts Act for the District of Columbia (D.C. Official Code, secs. 24-701 through 24-711) (relating to commitment of narcotics users); or
      (ix) section 2 of the Act of August 3, 1968 (D.C. Official Code, sec. 2-201.02) (relating to contractors bonds).
    (B) involves an appeal from or petition for review of any assessment of tax (or civil penalty thereon) made by the District of Columbia; or
    (C) is brought under Chapter 23 of Title 16 .
  (4) Immediately following the expiration of the eighteen-month period beginning on such effective date, the court has jurisdiction (regardless of the amount in controversy) of any civil action or other matter, at law or in equity, brought under —
    (A) Chapter 3 of Title 21 (relating to gifts to minors);
    (B) Chapter 5 of Title 21 (relating to hospitalization of the mentally ill);
    (C) Chapter 7 [repealed] of Title 21 (relating to property of the mentally ill);
    (D) Chapter 11 of Title 21 (relating to commitment and maintenance of substantially retarded persons);
    (E) Chapter 13 [repealed] of Title 21 (relating to appointment of committees for alcoholics and addicts);
    (F) Chapter 15 [repealed] of Title 21 (relating to appointment of conservators); or
    (G) Chapter 3, 7 [repealed], 11, 13 [repealed], or 15 [repealed] of Title 21 in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and not completed in that court before the expiration of such eighteen-month period.
  (5) Immediately following the expiration of the thirty-month period beginning on such effective date, the court has jurisdiction (regardless of the amount in controversy) —
    (A) of any matter (at law or in equity) —
      (i) brought under Chapter 29 of Title 16 (relating to partition of property and assignment of dower);
      (ii) which would have been within the jurisdiction of the Orphans Court of Washington County, District of Columbia before June 21, 1870;
      (iii) relating to the execution or validity of wills devising real property within the District of Columbia, and of wills and testaments properly presented for probate in the court, and the admission to probate and recording of those wills;
      (iv) relating to the proof of wills of either personal or real property and the revocation of probate of wills for cause;
      (v) involving the granting and revocation for cause of letters testamentary, letters of administration, letters ad colligendum and letters of guardianship, and the appointment of successors to persons whose letters have been revoked;
      (vi) involving the hearing, examination, and issuance of decrees upon accounts, claims, and demands existing between executors or administrators and legatees or persons entitled to a distributive share of an intestate estate, or between wards and their guardians;
      (vii) involving the enforcement of the rendition of inventories and accounts by executors, administrators, collectors, guardians, and trustees required to account to the court;
      (viii) involving the enforcement of distribution of estates by executors and administrators and the payment or delivery by guardians of money or property belonging to their wards; or
      (ix) otherwise within the probate jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia on the day before such effective date; and
    (B) any matter (at law or in equity) described in subparagraph (A) which was begun in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and not completed in that court before the expiration of such thirty-month period.
  (6) Immediately following the expiration of the thirty-month period beginning on such effective date, the court has jurisdiction (regardless of the amount in controversy) of any civil action or other matter, at law or in equity, brought in the District of Columbia.
(b) The Superior Court does not have jurisdiction over any civil action or other matter (1) over which exclusive jurisdiction is vested in a Federal court in the District of Columbia, or (2) over which jurisdiction is vested in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia under section 11-501 (relating to civil actions or other matters begun in such court before the expiration of the thirty-month period beginning on the effective date of the District of Columbia Court Reorganization Act of 1970).
D.C. Code § 11-703 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 7 / § 11-703
§ 11-703. Judges; service; compensation.
Status: in_force

(a) The chief judge and the judges of the court shall serve in accordance with Chapter 15 of this title .
(b) Judges of the court shall be compensated at the rate prescribed by law for judges of the United States courts of appeals. The chief judge, while serving in that position, shall receive an additional $500 per annum.
D.C. Code § 11-702 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 7 / § 11-702
§ 11-702. Composition.
Status: in_force

The court shall consist of a chief judge and eight associate judges.
D.C. Code § 11-1744 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 17 / § 11-1744
§ 11-1744. Information and liaison services.
Status: in_force

The Executive Officer shall be responsible for —
(1) collecting and compiling statistical information with respect to the volume and disposition of the work of the courts and the personnel of the courts;
(2) printing and the distribution of court rules;
(3) keeping the courts advised of pending legislative and executive actions relating to the courts;
(4) serving as the public information officer of the courts; and
(5) performing such other duties as may be assigned to the Executive Officer by the Joint Committee and the chief judges in their respective courts.
D.C. Code § 11-2605 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 26 / § 11-2605
§ 11-2605. Services other than counsel.
Status: in_force

(a) Counsel for a person who is financially unable to obtain investigative, expert, or other services necessary for an adequate defense may request them in an ex parte application. Upon finding, after appropriate inquiry in an ex parte proceeding, that the services are necessary and that the person is financially unable to obtain them, the court shall authorize counsel to obtain the services.
(b) Counsel appointed under this section may obtain, subject to later review, investigative, expert, or other services, excluding the preparation of reporter’s transcript, without prior authorization if necessary for an adequate defense. The total cost of services obtained without prior authorization may not exceed $375 or the rate provided by § 3006A(e)(2) of title 18, United States Code,  whichever is higher, and expenses reasonably incurred.
(c) Compensation to be paid to a person for services rendered by such person to a person under this subsection shall not exceed $750, or the rate provided by § 3006A(e)(3) of title 18, United States Code,  whichever is higher, exclusive of reimbursement for expenses reasonably incurred, unless payment in excess of that limit is certified by the court, as necessary to provide fair compensation for services of an unusual character or duration, and the amount of the excess payment is approved by the presiding judge in the case.
D.C. Code § 11-2310 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 23 / § 11-2310
§ 11-2310. Records as evidence.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 11-1732 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 17 / § 11-1732
§ 11-1732. Magistrate judges.
Status: in_force

(a) With the approval of a majority of the judges of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia in active service and subject to standards and procedures established by the rules of the Superior Court, the chief judge of the Superior Court may appoint magistrate judges, who shall serve in the Superior Court and perform the duties enumerated in subsection (j) of this section (or, in the case of magistrate judges for the Family Court or the Domestic Violence Unit of the Superior Court, the duties enumerated in section 11-1732A(d)) and such other functions incidental to these duties as are consistent with the rules of the Superior Court and the Constitution and laws of the United States and of the District of Columbia.
(b) Magistrate judges shall be selected pursuant to standards and procedures adopted by the Board of Judges. Such procedures shall contain provisions for public notice of all vacancies in magistrate judge positions and for the establishment by the Court of an advisory merit selection panel, composed of lawyer and nonlawyer residents of the District of Columbia who are not employees of the District of Columbia Courts, to assist the Board of Judges in identifying and recommending persons who are best qualified to fill such positions.
(c) Except as provided in section 11-1732A(b), no individual shall be appointed as a magistrate judge unless that individual —
  (1) is a citizen of the United States;
  (2) is an active member of the unified District of Columbia Bar and has been engaged in the active practice of law in the District for the five years immediately preceding the appointment or for such five years has been on the faculty of a law school in the District, or has been employed as a lawyer by the United States or District government; and
  (3) is a bona fide resident of the District of Columbia and has maintained an actual place of abode in the District for at least ninety days immediately prior to appointment, and retains such residency during service as a magistrate judge, except that magistrate judges appointed prior to the effective date of this section shall not be required to be residents of the District to be eligible to be appointed to one of the initial terms under this section or to be reappointed.
(d) Magistrate judges shall be appointed for terms of four years and may be reappointed for terms of four years. Those individuals serving as magistrate judges on the effective date of this Act shall be automatically appointed for a four year term.
(e) Upon the expiration of a magistrate judge’s term, the magistrate judge may continue to perform the duties of office until a successor is appointed, or for 90 days after the date of the expiration of the hearing commissioner’s term, whichever is earlier.
(f) No individual may serve as a magistrate judge under this section after having attained the age of seventy-four.
(g) The Board of Judges may suspend, involuntarily retire, or remove a magistrate judge, during the term for which the magistrate judge is appointed, only for incompetence, misconduct, neglect of duty, or physical or mental disability. Suspension, involuntary retirement, or removal requires the concurrence of a majority of the judges in active service. Before any order of suspension, involuntary retirement, or removal shall be entered, a full specification of the charges and the opportunity to be heard shall be furnished to the magistrate judge pursuant to procedures established by rules of the Superior Court.
(h) If the Board of Judges determines that a magistrate judge position is not needed, the Board of Judges may terminate the position.
(i) (1) Magistrate judges may not engage in the practice of law, or in any other business, occupation, or employment inconsistent with the expeditious, proper, and impartial performance of their duties as officers of the court.
  (2) Magistrate judges shall abide by the Canons of Judicial Ethics.
(j) A magistrate judge, when specifically designated by the chief judge of the Superior Court, and subject to the rules of the Superior Court and the right of review under subsection (k), may perform the following functions:
  (1) Administer oaths and affirmations and take acknowledgements;
  (2) Determine conditions of release pursuant to the provisions of Title 23 of the District of Columbia Official Code (relating to criminal procedure);
  (3) Conduct preliminary examinations and initial probation revocation hearings in all criminal cases to determine if there is probable cause to believe that an offense has been committed and that the accused committed it;
  (4) (A) In any case brought under § 11-1101(1) , (3), (10), or (11) of the District of Columbia Official Code involving the establishment or enforcement of child support, or in any case seeking to modify an existing child support order, where a magistrate judge in the Family Court of the Superior Court finds that there is an existing duty of support, the magistrate judge shall conduct a hearing on support, make findings, and enter judgment as provided by law, and in accordance with guidelines established by rule of the Superior Court, which judgment shall constitute a final order of the Superior Court.
    (B) If in a case under paragraphs [paragraph ] (A), the magistrate judge finds that a duty of support exists and makes a finding that the case involves complex issues requiring judicial resolution, the magistrate judge shall establish a temporary support obligation and refer unresolved issues to a judge of the Superior Court.
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    (C) In cases under subparagraphs (A) and (B) in which the magistrate judge finds that there is a duty of support and the individual owing that duty has been served or given notice of the proceeding under any applicable statute or court rule, if that individual fails to appear or otherwise respond, the magistrate judge shall enter a default order, which shall constitute a final order of the Superior Court;
  (5) Subject to the rules of the Superior Court and with the consent of the parties involved, make findings and enter final orders or judgments in other uncontested or contested proceedings, in the Civil, Criminal, and Probate Divisions, and the Family Court, of the Superior Court, excluding jury trials and trials of felony cases.
(k) With respect to proceedings and hearings under paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5) of subsection (j) (or proceedings and hearings under section § 11-1732 A(d), in the case of magistrate judges for the Family Court or the Domestic Violence Unit of the Superior Court), a review of the magistrate judge’s order or judgment, in whole or in part, may be made by a judge of the appropriate division (or, in the case of an order or judgment of a magistrate judge of the Family Court or the Domestic Violence Unit of the Superior Court, by a judge of the Family Court or the Domestic Violence Unit) sua sponte and must be made upon a motion of one of the parties made pursuant to procedures established by rules of the Superior Court. The reviewing judge shall conduct such proceedings as required by the rules of the Superior Court. An appeal to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals may be made only after a judge of the Superior Court has reviewed the order or judgment.
(l) The Superior Court shall ensure that all magistrate judges receive training to enable them to fulfill their responsibilities (subject to the requirements of section 11-1732A(f) in the case of magistrate judges of the Family Court of the Superior Court or the Domestic Violence Unit).
(m) (1) The chief judge of the Superior Court, in consultation with the District of Columbia Bar, the City Council of the District of Columbia, and other interested parties, shall within one year of the effective date of this section, make a careful study of conditions in the Superior Court to determine —
    (A) the number of appointments required to provide for the effective administration of justice;
    (B) the divisions in which hearing commissioners shall serve;
    (C) the appropriate functions of hearing commissioners; and
    (D) the compensation of, and other personnel matters pertaining to, hearing commissioners.
  Upon completion of the study, the chief judge shall report the findings of such study to the appropriate committees of the Congress.
  (2) After the study required by paragraph (1), the chief judge shall, from time to time, make such studies as the Board of Judges shall deem expedient, giving consideration to suggestions of the District of Columbia Bar and other interested parties.
(n) With the concurrence of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the Board of Judges of the Superior Court may promulgate rules, not inconsistent with the terms of this section, which are necessary for the fair and effective utilization of magistrate judges in the Superior Court.
(o) For purposes of this section, the term “Board of Judges” means the judges of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Any action of the Board of Judges shall require a majority vote of the sitting judges.
D.C. Code § 11-1569 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 15 / § 11-1569
§ 11-1569. Survivor annuity; payment; order of precedence.
Status: in_force

(a) Survivor annuities shall accrue monthly and shall be due and payable in monthly installments on the first business day of the month following the month or other period for which the annuity shall have accrued.
(b) In any case in which —
  (1) a judge who has elected survivor annuity shall die (A) while in regular active service after having rendered five years of allowable service as provided in section 11-1568(a) or while receiving retirement salary under this subchapter but without a survivor or survivors entitled to annuity under section 11-1568(c) or (B) while in regular active service but before having rendered five years of allowable service; or
  (2) the right of all persons entitled to an annuity under section 11-1568(c) based on the service of the judge shall terminate before a valid claim therefor shall have been established;
the lump-sum credit shall be paid, upon the establishment of a valid claim therefor, to the person or persons surviving at the date title to the payment arises, in the following order of precedence, and such payment shall be a bar to recovery by any other person:
First, to the beneficiary or beneficiaries whom the judge may have designated in writing to the Secretary of the Treasury prior to the judge’s death;
Second, if there be no such beneficiary, to the widow or widower of the judge;
Third, if none of the above, to the child or children of the judge and the descendants of any deceased children by representation;
Fourth, if none of the above, to the parents of the judge or the survivor of them;
Fifth, if none of the above, to the duly appointed executor or administrator of the estate of such judge;
Sixth, if none of the above, to such other next of kin of the judge as may be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury to be entitled under the laws of the domicile of the judge at the time of the judge’s death.
Determination as to the widow, widower, or child of a judge for purposes of this subsection shall be made by the Secretary of the Treasury without regard to the definitions in section 11-1561.
(c) In any case in which the annuities of all persons entitled to annuity based upon the service of a judge shall terminate before the aggregate amount of annuity paid (together with any amounts received by the judge as retirement salary) equals the total amount credited to the individual account of the judge, with interest at 4 per centum per annum to December 31, 1947, and 3 per centum per annum thereafter, compounded on December 31 of each year, to the date of the death of such judge or the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of the District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1-701 et seq.), whichever is earlier, the difference shall be paid upon establishment of a valid claim therefor, in the order of precedence prescribed in subsection (b).
(d) Any accrued annuity remaining unpaid upon the termination (other than by reason of death) of the annuity of any person based upon the service of a judge shall be paid to such person. Any accrued annuity remaining unpaid upon the death of any person receiving an annuity based upon the service of a judge shall be paid, upon establishment of a valid claim therefor, in the following order of precedence:
First, to the duly appointed executor or administrator of the estate of the annuitant;
Second, if there is no such executor or administrator, payment may be made, after the expiration of thirty days from the date of death of the annuitant, to such person or persons as may appear in the judgment of the Secretary of the Treasury to be legally entitled thereto, and such payments shall be a bar to recovery by any other person.
(e) Where any payment under sections 11-1566 to 11-1569 is to be made to a minor or to a person mentally incompetent or under other legal disability adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction, such payment may be made to the person who is constituted guardian or other fiduciary by the law of the jurisdiction wherein the claimant resides or is otherwise legally vested with the care of the claimant or the claimant’s estate. Where no guardian or other fiduciary of the person under legal disability has been appointed under the laws of the jurisdiction wherein the claimant resides, payment may be made to any person who, in the judgment of the Secretary of the Treasury, is responsible for the care of the claimant, and the payment bars recovery by any other person.
D.C. Code § 11-941 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 9 / § 11-941
§ 11-941. Issuance of warrants; record.
Status: in_force

Subject to Title 23, judges of the Superior Court may, at any time, including Sundays and legal holidays, on complaint or application under oath or actual view, issue warrants for arrest, search or seizure, or electronic surveillance in connection with crimes and offenses committed within the District of Columbia, or for administrative inspections in connection with laws relating to the public health, safety, and welfare. Each proceeding respecting a warrant shall be recorded as prescribed by the court. Warrants shall be issued free of charge.
D.C. Code § 11-704 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 7 / § 11-704
§ 11-704. Oath of judges.
Status: in_force

Each judge, when appointed, shall take the oath prescribed for judges of courts of the United States.
D.C. Code § 11-1572 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 15 / § 11-1572
§ 11-1572. Regulations; effect on Reform Act.
Status: in_force

(a) The Secretary is authorized to issue regulations to implement, interpret, administer, and carry out the purposes of this subchapter, and, in the Secretary’s discretion, those regulations may have retroactive effect, except that nothing in this subsection may be construed to permit the Secretary to issue any regulation to retroactively reduce or eliminate the benefits to which any individual is entitled under this subchapter.
(b) This subchapter supersedes any provision of the District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act (Public Law 96-122) inconsistent with this subchapter and the regulations thereunder.
D.C. Code § 11-1564 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 15 / § 11-1564
§ 11-1564. Computation of retirement salary; election to credit other service.
Status: in_force

(a) The retirement salary of a judge who retires pursuant to section 11-1562(a) and (b) shall be paid annually in equal monthly installments during the remainder of the judge’s life and shall bear the same ratio to the judge’s basic salary immediately prior to the date of the judge’s retirement as the total of the judge’s aggregate years of service bears to the period of thirty years. A judge who elects to receive a reduced retirement salary pursuant to section 11-1562(b)(2) shall have retirement salary reduced by one-twelfth of 1 per centum for each month or fraction of a month the judge is under the age of sixty at the time of the commencement of reduced retirement salary. In no event shall the retirement salary (including the amount provided by subsection (c) of this section) of a judge exceed 80 per centum of the judge’s basic salary immediately prior to the date of the judge’s retirement.
(b) The retirement salary of a judge retired for disability pursuant to section 11-1526(b) or section 11-1562(c) or (d) shall be paid annually in equal monthly installments during the remainder of the judge’s life and shall be computed as provided in subsection (a). If a judge is retired for disability, the judge’s retirement salary shall not be reduced because of the judge’s age at the time of retirement. In no event shall the retirement salary of a judge retired for disability be less than 50 per centum or exceed 80 per centum of the judge’s basic salary immediately prior to the date of the judge’s retirement.
(c) In computing the retirement salary of a judge retiring under section 11-1562, the judge shall be entitled, if the judge so elects during the continuance of judicial service or at the time of retirement, to receive, in addition to the amount provided for in subsection (a) of this section, an amount (payable annually in equal monthly installments during the remainder of the judge’s life) based on military and civilian service performed by the judge which is creditable under section 8332 of title 5, United States Code, computed in accordance with section 8339 (a), (b), (c), (d), (g), and (h) of that title, as applicable, subject to the provisions of section 8334 (c) and (d) of that title and the provisions of subsection (d) of this section; except that average pay for the purpose of the computation shall be deemed to be the basic salary of the judge immediately prior to the date of retirement under section 11-1562.
(d) (1) The crediting of service with respect to any judge under subsection (c) of this section shall be made on the standard basis of a deposit in the sum equal to 3 1/2 per centum of the judge’s basic salary, pay, or compensation for civilian service creditable under section 8332 of title 5, United States Code, with interest as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection.
  (2) Interest on deposits under this subsection and section 11-1567(b) shall be computed as follows:
    (A) Interest shall be paid at a rate which (as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury) is equal to the average rate of return on investment (adjusted to the nearest one-eighth of 1 per centum) for the District of Columbia Judges’ Retirement Fund (established by section 1-714) or the District of Columbia Judicial Retirement and Survivors Annuity Fund (established by section 11-1570) for the period beginning on the first day of the first month which begins after the end of the service period with respect to which the deposit is made and ending on the last day of the month which precedes the month during which the deposit is made if the judge makes a lump-sum payment or during which the judge makes the first payment if the judge makes installment deposits, except that —
      (i) for so much of any such period which occurs between the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of the District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act (sec. 1-701 et seq.) and October 1, 1980, the average rate of interest on interest-bearing obligations of the United States forming a part of the public debt (adjusted to the nearest one-eighth of 1 per centum) shall be used in determining the interest rate to be paid on deposits;
      (ii) for so much of any such period which occurs between January 1, 1948, and the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of the District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act (sec. 1-701 et seq.), the rate of 3 per centum a year, compounded annually, shall be used in determining the interest rate to be paid on deposits; and
      (iii) for so much of any such period which occurs prior to January 1, 1948, the rate of 4 per centum a year, compounded annually, shall be used in determining the interest rate to be paid on deposits.
    (B) Interest shall be payable for the period beginning on the first day of the first month which begins after the end of the service period with respect to which the deposit is made and ending on the last day of the month which precedes the month during which the deposit is made.
    (C) If a judge elects to make deposit in installments, each payment shall include interest on that portion of the refund which is then being redeposited.
  Interest may not be charged for a period of separation from the service which began before October 31, 1956.
  (3) Deposit under this subsection may not be required for —
    (A) service before August 1, 1920;
    (B) military service; or
    (C) service for the Panama Railroad Company before January 1, 1924.
  (4) If a judge elects to be credited with service under subsection (c) of this section, the judge’s lump-sum credit, or any remaining balance thereof, in the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund or in the retirement fund of any other retirement system for civilian employees of the Government of the United States or the District of Columbia, shall be transferred to the District of Columbia Judicial Retirement and Survivors Annuity Fund under section 11-1570. The judge shall be deemed to consent to the transfer. The transfer shall be a complete discharge and acquittance of all claims and demands against the retirement system from which the funds were transferred on account of the service so credited.
  (5) A judge whose lump-sum credit is transferred to the fund under paragraph (4) of this subsection is not required to make deposits in addition to the amount transferred for periods of service for which full contributions were made to the retirement system from which the transfer was made.
  (6) In the case of a judge whose lump-sum credit has been transferred to the fund under paragraph (4) of this subsection and who has not elected a survivor annuity under section 11-1566, or prior corresponding provision of law, the Secretary of the Treasury shall refund to the judge any amount which the Secretary of the Treasury determines to be in excess of the amount of the deposit required by this subsection. In the case of a judge whose lump-sum credit has been transferred to the fund under paragraph (4) of this subsection and who, prior to the effective date of this section, had elected a survivor annuity and made deposits to the fund for survivor annuity purposes, the Secretary of the Treasury shall refund to the judge any amount which the Secretary of the Treasury determines in excess of the amount of the deposit required by section 11-1567.
  (7) If any civilian service performed by the judge which is creditable under section 8332 of title 5, United States Code, is not covered by the amount of the lump-sum credit transferred under paragraph (4) of this subsection, the judge may make deposit, on the standard basis prescribed by paragraph (1) of this subsection, with interest as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, in accordance with and subject to the applicable provisions of section 8334(c) and (d) of that title, of the amount or amounts necessary for the judge to receive full credit for that service for the purposes of subsection (c) of this section. The deposit may be made, as the judge may elect, in installments, during the continuance of the judge’s judicial service, in such amounts as the Secretary of the Treasury may determine in each instance, or in a lump sum prior to or at the time of the judge’s retirement under section 11-1562. A judge electing to make installment deposits shall not be given full credit for the service until the total required deposit is made.
  (8) For the purpose of survivor annuity, deposits authorized by this subsection also may be made by the survivor of a judge.
(e) Nothing in this subchapter shall prevent a judge eligible therefor from simultaneously receiving retirement salary under this section and any annuity or retired pay to which the judge would otherwise be entitled under any other law without regard to this subchapter. However, in computing the retirement salary of a judge under this section, service used in the computation of such other annuity shall not be credited.
D.C. Code § 11-1722 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 17 / § 11-1722
§ 11-1722. Director of Social Services.
Status: in_force

(a) There shall be a Director of Social Services in the Superior Court who shall have charge of all juvenile social services for the Superior Court. The Director shall have no jurisdiction over any adult under supervision. With respect to juveniles, the Director shall provide intake procedures, counseling, education and training programs, probation services, and such other services as the court shall prescribe.
(b) To the maximum extent feasible, the Director shall coordinate with and utilize the services of appropriate public and private agencies within the District of Columbia, including the agency established by section 11233(a) of the National Capital Revitalization and self-government [Self-Government] Improvement Act of 1997 [D.C. Official Code § 24-133(a) ], and shall coordinate and provide administrative services to volunteers utilized by the Superior Court or any divisions thereof.
(c) As directed by the Executive Officer, the Director shall conduct studies and make reports relating to the utilization of juvenile social services as an adjunct to the Superior Court.
(d) The Director shall make recommendations with respect to the consolidation or disposition of causes before the court relating to members of the same family or household.
D.C. Code § 11-1915 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 19 / § 11-1915
§ 11-1915. Fraud in the selection process.
Status: in_force

An individual who commits fraud in the processing or selection of jurors or prospective jurors, either by causing any name to be inserted into any list maliciously or by causing any name to be deleted from any list maliciously (including malicious data entry or the altering of any data processing machine or any set of instructions or programs which control data processing equipment for such malicious purpose), is guilty of the crime of jury tampering, and, upon conviction, may be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000, imprisonment for not more than two years, or both. This section shall not limit any other provisions of law concerning the crime of jury tampering.
D.C. Code § 11-1729 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 17 / § 11-1729
§ 11-1729. Service of United States marshal.
Status: in_force

The United States Marshal for the District of Columbia shall continue to serve the courts of the District of Columbia, subject to the supervision of the Attorney General of the United States.
D.C. Code § 11-1907 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 19 / § 11-1907
§ 11-1907. Summoning of prospective jurors.
Status: in_force

(a) At such times as are determined under the jury system plan, the Court shall summon or cause to be summoned from among qualified individuals under section 11-1906 sufficient prospective jurors to fulfill requirements for petit and grand jurors for the Court. A summons shall require a prospective juror to report for possible jury service at a specified time and place unless advised otherwise by the Court. Service of prospective jurors may be made personally or by first-class, registered, or certified mail as determined under the plan.
(b) A prospective juror who fails to appear for jury duty may be ordered by the Court to appear and show cause why he or she should not be held in contempt for such failure to appear. A prospective juror who fails to show good cause for such failure, or who without good cause fails to appear pursuant to a Court order, may be punished by a fine of not more than $300, by imprisonment for not more than seven days, or both.
D.C. Code § 11-1731 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 17 / § 11-1731
§ 11-1731. Reports of other personnel.
Status: in_force

The Executive Officer or the chief judge may request such reports as may be necessary to the efficient administration of the courts from —
(1) the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia,
(2) the Corporation Counsel,
(3) the United States Marshal for the District of Columbia,
(4) the Commissioner [Mayor] of the District of Columbia,
(5) the superintendent of any hospitals or institutions to which persons have been committed by the Superior Court,
(6) the District of Columbia Public Defender Service,
(7) the District of Columbia Bail Agency [District of Columbia Pre-trial Services Agency],
(8) the District of Columbia Department of Corrections,
(9) the Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department,
(10) the District of Columbia Department of Public Health [Department of Health], and
(11) the District of Columbia Department of Public Welfare [Department of Human Services].
These officials, agencies, and departments shall furnish such reports and information as may be requested pursuant to this section.
D.C. Code § 11-908 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 9 / § 11-908
§ 11-908. Designation and assignment of judges.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to subsection 11-908A, the chief judge may designate the number of judges to serve in any division and branch of the Superior Court and may assign and reassign any judge to sit in any division or branch. When making assignments to the Family Division and Tax Division, the chief judge shall consider the qualifications and interest of the judges. Each associate judge shall attend and serve in the division and branch to which assigned.
(b) When the business of the Superior Court requires, the chief judge may certify to the chief judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals the need for temporary assignment of an additional judge or judges as provided in section 11-707.
(c) Upon presentation of a certificate of necessity by the chief judge of the Superior Court, the chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit may designate and assign temporarily a judge or judges as provided in subsection (c) of section 292 of title 28, United States Code.
D.C. Code § 11-1505 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 15 / § 11-1505
§ 11-1505. Vacations.
Status: in_force

(a) Each judge of the District of Columbia courts shall be entitled to an annual vacation of not more than 30 calendar days. Such vacation shall be taken at such time or times as prescribed by the chief judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for judges of that court and by the chief judge of the Superior Court for judges of that court. Time spent by a judge as a member of any conference, committee, or commission established by law shall not be deducted from the judge’s vacation period.
(b) In determining when a judge shall take a vacation, and the length thereof, the chief judge exercising authority under this section shall be mindful of the necessity of retaining sufficient judicial personnel in the court under the chief judge’s supervision to permit at all times the prompt and effective disposition of the business of such court.
D.C. Code § 11-502 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 5 / § 11-502
§ 11-502. Criminal jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

In addition to its jurisdiction as a United States district court and any other jurisdiction conferred on it by law, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia has jurisdiction of the following:
(1) Any criminal case begun in the court by the return of an indictment or the filing of an information before the effective date of the District of Columbia Court Reorganization Act of 1970.
(2) Any criminal case which is begun in the court by the return of an indictment or the filing of an information during the eighteen-month period beginning on such effective date and which —
  (A) involves a violation of any one of the following sections of the Act entitled “An Act to establish a code of law for the District of Columbia”, approved March 3, 1901:
    (i) section 809 (D.C. Official Code, sec. 22-101) [repealed] (relating to abortion),
    (ii) section 803 (D.C. Official Code, sec. 22-401) (relating to assault with intent to kill, rob, rape, or poison),
    (iii) section 823(a) (D.C. Code, sec. 22-801(a)) (relating to burglary in the first degree),
    (iv) section 812 (D.C. Official Code, sec. 22-2001) (relating to kidnaping),
    (v) sections 798 through 802 (D.C. Official Code, secs. 22-2101 through 22-2105) (relating to murder and manslaughter),
    (vi) section 808 (D.C. Official Code, sec. 22-4801 [repealed]) (relating to rape),
    (vii) section 810 (D.C. Official Code, sec. 22-2801) (relating to robbery); or
  (B) involves any other offense under any law applicable exclusively to the District of Columbia which offense is joined in such information or indictment with any of the offenses listed in subparagraph (A).
(3) Any offense under any law applicable exclusively to the District of Columbia which offense is joined in the same information or indictment with any Federal offense.
D.C. Code § 11-2604 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 26 / § 11-2604
§ 11-2604. Payment for representation.
Status: in_force

(a) Any attorney appointed pursuant to this chapter shall, at the conclusion of the representation or any segment thereof, be compensated an hourly rate not to exceed the rate payable under section 3006A(d)(1) of title 18, United States Code. Such attorney shall be reimbursed for expenses reasonably incurred.
(b) The compensation to be paid to an attorney appointed pursuant to this chapter shall not exceed the following maximum amounts:
  (1) For representation of a defendant before the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for misdemeanors or felonies, the maximum amount set forth in section 3006A(d)(2) of title 18, United States Code, for representation of a defendant before the United States magistrate judge or the district court for misdemeanors or felonies (as the case may be).
  (2) For representation of a defendant before the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the maximum amount set forth in section 3006A(d)(2) of title 18, United States Code, for representation of a defendant in an appellate court.
  (3) For representation of a defendant in post-trial matters for misdemeanors or felonies, the amount applicable under paragraph (1) for misdemeanors or felonies (as the case may be).
(c) Claims for compensation and reimbursement in excess of any maximum amount provided in subsection (b) of this section may be approved for extended or complex representation whenever such payment is necessary to provide fair compensation. Any such request for payment shall be submitted by the attorney for approval by the chief judge of the Superior Court upon recommendation of the presiding judge in the case or, in cases before the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, approval by the chief judge of the Court of Appeals upon recommendation of the presiding judge in the case. Each chief judge may delegate such approval authority to an active or senior judge in the court in which the chief judge sits.
(d) A separate claim for compensation and reimbursement shall be made to the Superior Court for representation before that court, and to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for representation before that court. Each claim shall be supported by a sworn written statement specifying the time expended, services rendered, and expenses incurred while the case was pending before the court, and the compensation and reimbursement applied for or received in the same case from any other source. The court shall fix the compensation and reimbursement to be paid to the attorney. In cases where representation is furnished other than before the Superior Court or the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, claims shall be submitted to the Superior Court which shall fix the compensation and reimbursement to be paid.
(e) For purposes of compensation and other payments authorized by this section, an order by a court granting a new trial shall be deemed to initiate a new case.
(f) If a person for whom counsel is appointed under this section appeals to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, such person may do so without prepayment of fees and costs or security therefor and without filing the affidavit required by section 1915(a) of title 28, United States Code.
D.C. Code § 11-1323 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 13 / § 11-1323
§ 11-1323. Certification of cases by Superior Court judges; recertification; certification by Branch.
Status: in_force

(a) When the interests of justice seem to require and all parties consent thereto, a judge of the Superior Court may certify a case to the Small Claims and Conciliation Branch for conciliation or to obtain a complete or partial agreed statement of facts or stipulation, which will simplify and expedite the ultimate trial of the case. With the consent of all parties, the trial of the case may be completed in the Branch. In the absence of consent, the case shall be recertified to another judge of the Civil Division for trial.
(b) When the interests of justice seem to require, the Branch may certify to the Civil Division any action brought in the Branch under section 11-1321.
D.C. Code § 11-721 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 7 / § 11-721
§ 11-721. Orders and judgments of the Superior Court.
Status: in_force

(a) The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has jurisdiction of appeals from —
  (1) all final orders and judgments of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia;
  (2) interlocutory orders of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia —
    (A) granting, continuing, modifying, refusing, or dissolving or refusing to dissolve or modify injunctions;
    (B) appointing receivers, guardians, or conservators or refusing to wind up receiverships, guardianships, or the administration of conservators or to take steps to accomplish the purpose thereof; or
    (C) changing or affecting the possession of property; and
  (3) orders or rulings of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia appealed by the United States or the District of Columbia pursuant to section 23-104 or 23-111(d)(2).
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a party aggrieved by an order or judgment specified in subsection (a) of this section, may appeal therefrom as of right to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
(c) Review of judgments of the Small Claims and Conciliation Branch of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and of judgments in the Criminal Division of that court where the penalty imposed is a fine of less than $50 for an offense punishable by imprisonment of one year or less, or by fine of not more than $1,000, or both, shall be by application for the allowance of an appeal, filed in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
(d) When a judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia in making in a civil case (other than a case in which a child, as defined in section 16-2301, is alleged to be delinquent, neglected, or in need of supervision) a ruling or order not otherwise appealable under this section, shall be of the opinion that the ruling or order involves a controlling question of law as to which there is substantial ground for a difference of opinion and that an immediate appeal from the ruling or order may materially advance the ultimate termination of the litigation or case, the judge shall so state in writing in the ruling or order. The District of Columbia Court of Appeals may thereupon, in its discretion, permit an appeal to be taken from that ruling or order, if application is made to it within ten days after the issuance or entry of the ruling or order. An application for an appeal under this subsection shall not stay proceedings in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia unless the judge of that court who made such ruling or order or the District of Columbia Court of Appeals or a judge thereof shall so order.
(e) On the hearing of any appeal in any case, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals shall give judgment after an examination of the record without regard to errors or defects which do not affect the substantial rights of the parties.
(f) The District of Columbia Court of Appeals shall hear an appeal from an order of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia holding an individual in contempt and imposing the sanction of imprisonment on such individual in the course of a case for custody of a minor child not later than 60 days after such individual requests that an appeal be taken from that order.
(g) Any appeal from an order of the Family Court of the District of Columbia terminating parental rights or granting or denying a petition to adopt shall receive expedited review by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
D.C. Code § 11-903 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 9 / § 11-903
§ 11-903. Composition.
Status: in_force

The Superior Court of the District of Columbia shall consist of a chief judge and 61 associate judges.
D.C. Code § 11-908A — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 9 / § 11-908A
§ 11-908A. Special rules regarding assignment and service of judges of Family Court.
Status: in_force

(a) Number of judges. — (1) In general. — The number of judges serving on the Family Court of the Superior Court shall be not more than 15.
  (2) Emergency reassignment. — If the chief judge determines that, in order to carry out the intent and purposes of the District of Columbia Family Court Act of 2001, an emergency exists such that the number of judges needed on the Family Court of the Superior Court at any time is more than 15—
    (A) the chief judge may temporarily reassign judges from other divisions of the Superior Court to serve on the Family Court who meet the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (3) of subsection (b) or senior judges who meet the requirements of those paragraphs, except such reassigned judges shall not be subject to the term of service requirements set forth in subsection (c); and
    (B) the chief judge shall, within 30 days of emergency temporary reassignment pursuant to subparagraph (A), submit a report to the President and Congress describing—
      (i) the nature of the emergency;
      (ii) how the emergency was addressed, including which judges were reassigned; and
      (iii) whether and why an increase in the number of Family Court judges authorized in subsection (a)(1) may be necessary to serve the needs of families and children in the District of Columbia.
  (3) Composition. — The total number of judges on the Superior Court may exceed the limit on such judges specified in § 11-903 to the extent necessary to maintain the requirements of this subsection if—
    (A) the number of judges serving on the Family Court is less than 15; and
    (B) the Chief Judge of the Superior Court—
      (i) is unable to secure a volunteer judge who is sitting on the Superior Court outside of the Family Court for reassignment to the Family Court;
      (ii) obtains approval of the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration; and
      (iii) reports to Congress regarding the circumstances that gave rise to the necessity to exceed the cap.
(b) Qualifications. — The chief judge may not assign an individual to serve on the Family Court of the Superior Court or handle a Family Court case unless—
  (1) the individual has training or expertise in family law;
  (2) the individual certifies to the chief judge that the individual intends to serve the full term of service, except that this paragraph shall not apply with respect to individuals serving as senior judges under § 11-1504 , individuals serving as temporary judges under § 11-908 , and any other judge serving in another division of the Superior Court who is reassigned on an emergency temporary basis pursuant to subsection (a)(2);
  (3) the individual certifies to the chief judge that the individual will participate in the ongoing training programs carried out for judges of the Family Court under § 11-1104(c) ; and
  (4) the individual meets the requirements of section 433 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act [D.C. Official Code § 1-204.33 ].
(c) Term of service. — (1) In general. — Except as provided in paragraph (2), an individual assigned to serve as a judge of the Family Court of the Superior Court shall serve for a term of 3 years.
  (2) Special rule for judges serving on Superior Court the date of the enactment of the District of Columbia Family Court Act of 2001 [January 8, 2002]. — (A) In general. — An individual assigned to serve as a judge of the Family Court of the Superior Court who is serving as a judge of the Superior Court on the date of the enactment of the District of Columbia Family Court Act of 2001 [January 8, 2002], shall serve for a term of not fewer than 3 years.
    (B) Reduction of period for judges serving in Family Division. — In the case of a judge of the Superior Court who is serving as a judge in the Family Division of the Court on the date of the enactment of the District of Columbia Family Court Act of 2001 [January 8, 2002], the 3-year term applicable under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall be reduced by the length of any period of consecutive service as a judge in such Division immediately preceding the date of the enactment of such Act [January 8, 2002].
  (3) Assignment for additional service. — After the term of service of a judge of the Family Court (as described in paragraph (1)) expires, at the judge’s request and with the approval of the chief judge, the judge may be assigned for additional service on the Family Court for a period of such duration (consistent with section 431(c) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act [ § 1-204.31(c) ]) as the chief judge may provide.
  (4) Permitting service on Family Court for entire term. — At the request of the judge and with the approval of the chief judge, a judge may serve as a judge of the Family Court for the judge’s entire term of service as a judge of the Superior Court under section 431(c) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act [ § 1-204.31(c) ].
(d) Reassignment to other divisions. — The chief judge may reassign a judge of the Family Court to any division of the Superior Court if the chief judge determines that in the interest of justice the judge is unable to continue serving in the Family Court.
D.C. Code § 11-708 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 7 / § 11-708
§ 11-708. Clerks and secretaries for judges.
Status: in_force

Each judge may appoint and remove a personal secretary. The chief judge may appoint and remove three personal law clerks, and each associate judge may appoint and remove two personal law clerks. In addition, the chief judge may appoint and remove not more than three law clerks for the court. The law clerks appointed for the court shall serve as directed by the chief judge.
D.C. Code § 11-1746 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 17 / § 11-1746
§ 11-1746. Certification of copies of papers or documents filed in District of Columbia courts.
Status: in_force

The Executive Officer shall provide that, if any person filing any paper or document in a District of Columbia court requests a certification of such filing, a copy of such paper or document provided by such person shall be appropriately marked for such person to show the time and date of such filing and the identity of the individual with whom such paper or document was filed. Such certified copy shall be prima facie evidence in any proceeding that the original of such paper or document was filed as shown by the certification.
D.C. Code § 11-943 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 9 / § 11-943
§ 11-943. Process.
Status: in_force

(a) All process other than a subpena [subpoena] may be served at any place within the District of Columbia, and, when authorized by statute or by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, at any place without the District of Columbia.
(b) Service upon a third-party defendant, upon a person whose joinder is needed for just adjudication, and upon persons required to respond to any order of commitment for civil contempt may be served at all places outside the District of Columbia that are not more than one hundred miles from the place of hearing or trial specified.
(c) The form, issuance, and manner of service of process shall be prescribed by rule of the court.
D.C. Code § 11-1103 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11 / § 11-1103
§ 11-1103. Standards of practice for appointed counsel.
Status: in_force

The Superior Court shall establish standards of practice for attorneys appointed as counsel in the Family Court of the Superior Court.
D.C. Code § 11-1727 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 17 / § 11-1727
§ 11-1727. Court reporters.
Status: in_force

(a) The Executive Officer shall appoint reporters who shall be full-time employees of the courts. When necessary, the Executive Officer may contract for additional temporary reporting services. Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude the Superior Court of the District of Columbia from providing by rule for the sound recording of proceedings in lieu of mechanical (audio or manual) transcription in any branch, division or courtroom of the court. Court reporters, shall, in addition to being subject to the general supervision of the Executive Officer, be subject to the supervision of the chief judges of the courts and of the other District of Columbia judges for whom they perform services, regarding the performance of their duties in the respective courts.
(b) In addition to their annual salaries, court reporters may charge and collect from parties, including the United States and the District of Columbia, who request transcripts of the original records of proceedings, only such fees as may be prescribed from time to time by the Executive Officer. The reporters shall furnish all supplies at their own expense. The Executive Officer shall prescribe such rules, practice, and procedure pertaining to fees for transcripts as the Executive Officer deems necessary, conforming as nearly as practicable to the rules, practice, and procedure established for the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. A fee may not be charged or taxed for a copy of a transcript delivered to a judge at the judge’s request or for copies of a transcript delivered to the clerk of a court for the records of the court. Except as to transcripts that are to be paid for by the United States or the District of Columbia, the reporters may require a party requesting a transcript to prepay the estimated fee therefor in advance of delivery of the transcript.
D.C. Code § 11-1525 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 15 / § 11-1525
§ 11-1525. Operations; personnel; administrative services.
Status: in_force

(a) The Commission may make such rules and regulations for its operations as it may deem necessary, and such rules and regulations shall be effective on the date specified by the Commission. The District of Columbia Administrative Procedure Act (D.C. Official Code, secs. 2-501 to 2-510) shall be applicable to the Commission only as provided by this subsection. For the purposes of the publication of rules and regulations, judicial notice, and the filing and compilation of rules, sections 5, 7, and 8 of that Act (D.C. Official Code, secs. 2-504, 2-505, and 2-507), insofar as consistent with this subchapter, shall be applicable to the Commission; and for purposes of those sections, the Commission shall be deemed an independent agency as defined in section 3(5) of that Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 2-502). Nothing contained herein shall be construed to require prior public notice and hearings on the subject of rules adopted by the Commission.
(b) The Commission is authorized, without regard to the provisions governing appointment and classification of District of Columbia employees, to appoint and fix the compensation of, or to contract for, such officers, assistants, reporters, counsel, and other persons as may be necessary for the performance of its duties. It is authorized to obtain the services of medical and other experts in accordance with the provisions of section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, but at rates not to exceed the daily equivalent of the rate provided for GS-18 of the General Schedule.
(c) The District of Columbia is authorized to detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of its personnel to assist in carrying out the duties of the Commission.
(d) Financial and administrative services (including those related to budgeting and accounting, financial reporting, personnel, and procurement) shall be provided to the Commission by the District of Columbia, for which payment shall be made in advance, or by reimbursement, from funds of the Commission in such amounts as may be agreed upon by the Chair of the Commission and the District of Columbia government. Regulations of the District of Columbia for the administrative control of funds shall apply to funds appropriated to the Commission.
D.C. Code § 11-909 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 9 / § 11-909
§ 11-909. Meetings and reports.
Status: in_force

(a) The judges of the Superior Court shall meet upon the call of the chief judge, but not less than once each month, to consider matters relating to the business and operations of the court. The court may by rule require additional meetings.
(b) Each associate judge shall submit to the chief judge such reports and data as the chief judge may request. Each judge shall submit a monthly written report to the chief judge and the Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure which shall be in a form prescribed by the chief judge after consultation with the Commission and which shall set forth the duties performed by the reporting judge as follows:
  (1) The number of days’ attendance in court of the judge during the month covered.
  (2) The division and branch (if any) of the court which the judge attended.
  (3) The number of hours per day of the judge’s attendance.
  (4) The number and type of matters disposed of by the judge during the months covered.
  (5) Such other data as the chief judge may require.
D.C. Code § 11-1728 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 17 / § 11-1728
§ 11-1728. Recruitment and training of personnel and travel.
Status: in_force

(a) The Executive Officer shall be responsible for recruiting such qualified personnel as may be necessary for the District of Columbia Courts and for providing in-service training for court personnel.
(b) Travel under Federal supply schedules is authorized for the travel of court personnel on official business. The joint committee shall prescribe such requirements, conditions and restrictions for such travel as it considers appropriate, and shall include policies and procedures for preventing abuses of that travel authority.
D.C. Code § 11-946 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 9 / § 11-946
§ 11-946. Rules of court.
Status: in_force

The Superior Court shall conduct its business according to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (except as otherwise provided in Title 23) unless it prescribes or adopts rules which modify those Rules. Rules which modify the Federal Rules shall be submitted for the approval of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, and they shall not take effect until approved by that court. The Superior Court may adopt and enforce other rules as it may deem necessary without the approval of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals if such rules do not modify the Federal Rules. The Superior Court may appoint a committee of lawyers to advise it in the performance of its duties under this section.
D.C. Code § 11-942 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 9 / § 11-942
§ 11-942. Subpenas.
Status: in_force

(a) The Superior Court may compel the attendance of witnesses by attachment. At the request of any party, subpenas [subpoenas] for attendance at a hearing or trial in the Superior Court shall be issued by the clerk of court. A subpena [subpoena] may be served at any place within the District of Columbia, or at any place without the District of Columbia that is within twenty-five miles of the place of the hearing or trial specified in the subpena [subpoena]. The form, issuance, and manner of service of the subpena [subpoena] shall be as prescribed by the rule of the court.
(b) A subpena [subpoena] in a criminal case in which a felony is charged may be served at any place within the United States upon order of a judge of the court.
D.C. Code § 11-705 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 7 / § 11-705
§ 11-705. Assignment of judges; divisions; hearings.
Status: in_force

(a) Judges of the court shall sit on the court and its divisions in such order and at such times as the court directs.
(b) Cases and controversies shall be heard and determined by divisions of the court unless a hearing or a rehearing before the court in banc is ordered. Each division of the court shall consist of three judges.
(c) A hearing before the court in banc may be ordered by a majority of the judges of the court in regular active service. The court in banc for a hearing shall consist of the judges of the court in regular active service.
(d) A rehearing before the court in banc may be ordered by a majority of the judges of the court in regular active service. The court in banc for a rehearing shall consist of the judges of the court in regular active service, except that a retired judge may sit as a judge of the court in banc in the rehearing of a case or controversy if the judge sat on the court or a division of the court at the original hearing thereof.
D.C. Code § 11-1730 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 17 / § 11-1730
§ 11-1730. Reports of court personnel.
Status: in_force

(a) Judges of the courts shall furnish time and attendance records pursuant to sections 11-709 and 11-909 to the respective chief judges, with a copy to the Executive Officer.
(b) All nonjudicial personnel of the courts shall furnish such reports and information to the Executive Officer as the Executive Officer shall request.
D.C. Code § 11-101 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 1 / § 11-101
§ 11-101. Judicial power.
Status: in_force

The judicial power in the District of Columbia is vested in the following courts:
(1) The following Federal Courts established pursuant to article III of the Constitution:
  (A) The Supreme Court of the United States.
  (B) The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
  (C) The United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
(2) The following District of Columbia courts established pursuant to article I of the Constitution:
  (A) The District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
  (B) The Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 11-1741 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 17 / § 11-1741
§ 11-1741. Court operations and organization.
Status: in_force

Within the respective District of Columbia courts, and subject to the supervision of the chief judges thereof, the Executive Officer shall —
(1) supervise, analyze, and improve case assignments, calendars, and dockets;
(2) provide improved services and introduce new methods to better utilize the time of and accommodate government and other witnesses;
(3) supervise, analyze, and improve the management of jurors;
(4) recommend changes and improvements in court rules and procedures affecting the Executive Officer’s administrative responsibilities;
(5) report periodically to the appropriate chief judge with respect to case volumes, backlogs, length of time cases have been pending, number and identity of incarcerated defendants awaiting trial, and such other information as the respective chief judges may request;
(6) mechanize and computerize court operations and services where feasible and desirable and carry on continuing studies and evaluations of increased and innovative uses of mechanization and computerization;
(7) conduct studies and research with respect to court operations on the Executive Officer’s own initiative or on request of the respective chief judges;
(8) make recommendations to the chief judge of the Superior Court relating to the arrangement and division of the business of that court and the fixing of the time of sessions of the various divisions and branches of that court; and
(9) perform such other duties as may be assigned to the Executive Officer by a chief judge.
D.C. Code § 11-1322 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 13 / § 11-1322
§ 11-1322. Arbitration and conciliation.
Status: in_force

In order to effect the speedy settlement of controversies, and with the consent of the parties thereto, the Small Claims and Conciliation Branch may settle cases, irrespective of the amount involved, by the methods of arbitration and conciliation. A judge sitting in the Branch may act as a referee or arbitrator, either alone or in conjunction with other persons, as provided by rule of the court. A judge, officer, or employee of the Superior Court may not accept any fee or compensation in addition to that person’s salary for services performed pursuant to this section.
D.C. Code § 11-706 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 7 / § 11-706
§ 11-706. Absence, disability, or disqualification of judges; vacancies; quorum.
Status: in_force

(a) When the chief judge of the court is absent or disabled, the chief judge’s duties shall devolve upon and be performed by such associate judge as the chief judge may designate in writing. In the event that the chief judge is (1) disqualified or suspended, or (2) unable or fails to make such a designation, the chief judge’s duties shall devolve upon and be performed by the associate judges of the court according to the seniority of their original commissions.
(b) A chief judge whose term as chief judge has expired shall continue to serve until redesignated or until the chief judge’s successor has been designated. When there is a vacancy in the position of chief judge, the position shall be filled temporarily as provided in subsection (a).
(c) Two judges shall constitute a quorum of a division of the court, and six judges shall constitute a quorum of the court sitting in banc.
D.C. Code § 11-910 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 9 / § 11-910
§ 11-910. Clerks and secretaries for judges.
Status: in_force

Each judge of the Superior Court may appoint and remove a personal law clerk and a personal secretary.
D.C. Code § 11-1721 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 17 / § 11-1721
§ 11-1721. Clerks of courts.
Status: in_force

The District of Columbia Court of Appeals and the Superior Court shall each have a clerk who shall perform such duties as may be assigned to the clerk.
D.C. Code § 11-902 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 9 / § 11-902
§ 11-902. Organization of the court.
Status: in_force

(a) In general. — The Superior Court shall consist of the following:
  (1) The Civil Division.
  (2) The Criminal Division.
  (3) The Family Court.
  (4) The Probate Division.
  (5) The Tax Division.
(b) Branches. — The divisions of the Superior Court may be divided into such branches as the Superior Court may by rule prescribe.
(c) Designation of presiding judge of Family Court. — The chief judge of the Superior Court shall designate one of the judges assigned to the Family Court of the Superior Court to serve as the presiding judge of the Family Court of the Superior Court.
(d) Jurisdiction described. — The Family Court shall have original jurisdiction over the actions, applications, determinations, adjudications, and proceedings described in § 11-1101 . Actions, applications, determinations, adjudications, and proceedings being assigned to cross-jurisdictional units established by the Superior Court, including the Domestic Violence Unit, on the date of enactment of this section [January 8, 2002], may continue to be so assigned after the date of enactment of this section [Jan. 8, 2002].
D.C. Code § 11-741 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 7 / § 11-741
§ 11-741. Contempt powers.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the limitation described in subsection (b), and in addition to the powers conferred by section 402 of title 18, United States Code, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, or a judge thereof, may punish for disobedience of an order or for contempt committed in the presence of the court.
(b) (1) In the hearing of an appeal from an order of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia regarding the custody of a minor child conducted in the Family Division of the Superior Court under paragraph (1) or (4) of section 11-1101, no individual may be imprisoned for civil contempt for more than 12 months (except as provided in paragraph (2)), pursuant to the contempt power described in subsection (a), for disobedience of an order or for contempt committed in the presence of the court. This limitation does not apply to imprisonment for criminal contempt or for any other criminal violation.
  (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1), an individual who is charged with criminal contempt pursuant to paragraph (3) may continue to be imprisoned for civil contempt until the completion of such individual’s trial for criminal contempt, except that in no case may such an individual be imprisoned for more than 18 consecutive months for civil contempt pursuant to the contempt power described in subsection (a).
  (3) (A) An individual imprisoned for 6 consecutive months for civil contempt for disobedience of an order in a proceeding described in paragraph (1) who continues to disobey such order may be prosecuted for criminal contempt for disobedience of such order at any time before the expiration of the 12-month period that begins on the first day of such individual’s imprisonment, except that an individual so imprisoned as of the date of the enactment of this subsection may be prosecuted under this subsection at any time during the 90-day period that begins on the date of the enactment of this subsection.
    (B) The trial of an individual prosecuted for criminal contempt pursuant to this paragraph —
      (i) shall begin not later than 90 days after the date on which such individual is charged with criminal contempt;
      (ii) shall, upon the request of the individual, be a trial by jury; and
      (iii) may not be conducted before the judge who imprisoned the individual for disobedience of an order pursuant to subsection (a).
D.C. Code § 11-1725 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 17 / § 11-1725
§ 11-1725. Appointment of nonjudicial personnel.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the approval of the Joint Committee, the Executive Officer shall appoint, and may remove, the Fiscal Officer, and such other personnel whose principal function is to perform duties for both District of Columbia courts.
(b) The Executive Officer shall appoint, and may remove, the Director of Social Services, the clerks of the courts, the Auditor-Master, and all other nonjudicial personnel for the courts (other than the Register of Wills and personal law clerks and secretaries of the judges) as may be necessary, subject to —
  (1) regulations approved by the Joint Committee; and
  (2) the approval of the chief judge of the court to which the personnel are or will be assigned.
Appointments and removals of court personnel shall not be subject to the laws, rules, and limitations applicable to District of Columbia employees.
D.C. Code § 11-1911 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 19 / § 11-1911
§ 11-1911. Length of service.
Status: in_force

The length of service for grand and petit jurors shall be determined by the master jury plan. In any twenty-four month period an individual shall not be required to serve more than once as a grand or petit juror except as may be necessary by reason of the insufficiency of the master juror list or as ordered by the Court.
D.C. Code § 11-723 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 7 / § 11-723
§ 11-723. Certification of questions of law.
Status: in_force

(a) The District of Columbia Court of Appeals may answer questions of law certified to it by the Supreme Court of the United States, a Court of Appeals of the United States, or the highest appellate court of any State, if there are involved in any proceeding before any such certifying court questions of law of the District of Columbia which may be determinative of the cause pending in such certifying court and as to which it appears to the certifying court there is no controlling precedent in the decisions of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
(b) This section may be invoked by an order of any of the courts referred to in subsection (a) upon the court’s motion or upon motion of any party to the cause.
(c) A certification order shall set forth (1) the question of law to be answered; and (2) a statement of all facts relevant to the questions certified and the nature of the controversy in which the questions arose.
(d) A certification order shall be prepared by the certifying court and forwarded to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. The District of Columbia Court of Appeals may require the original or copies of all or such portion of the record before the certifying court as are considered necessary to a determination of the questions certified to it.
(e) Fees and costs shall be the same as in appeals docketed before the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and shall be equally divided between the parties unless precluded by statute or by order of the certifying court.
(f) The District of Columbia Court of Appeals may prescribe the rules of procedure concerning the answering and certification of questions of law, under this section.
(g) The written opinion of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals stating the law governing any questions certified under subsection (a) shall be sent by the clerk to the certifying court and to the parties.
(h) (1) The District of Columbia Court of Appeals, on its own motion or the motion of any party, may order certification of questions of law to the highest court of any State under the conditions described in subsection (a).
  (2) The procedures for certification from the District of Columbia to a State shall be those provided in the laws of that State.
D.C. Code § 11-2603 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 26 / § 11-2603
§ 11-2603. Duration and substitution of appointments.
Status: in_force

A person for whom counsel is appointed shall be represented at every stage of the proceedings from such person’s initial appearance before the court through appeals, including ancillary matters appropriate to the proceedings. If at any time after the appointment of counsel the court finds that the person is financially able to obtain counsel or to make partial payment for the representation, it may terminate the appointment of counsel or authorize payment as provided in section 2606 of this chapter [11-2606], as the interests of justice may dictate. If at any stage of the proceedings, including an appeal, the court finds that the person is financially unable to pay counsel whom such person had retained, it may appoint counsel as provided in section 2602 [11-2602], and authorize payment as provided in section 2604 [11-2604], as the interests of justice may dictate. The court may, in the interest of justice, substitute one appointed counsel for another at any stage of the proceedings.
D.C. Code § 11-1910 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 19 / § 11-1910
§ 11-1910. Challenging compliance with selection procedures.
Status: in_force

(a) A party may challenge the composition of a jury by a motion for appropriate relief. A challenge shall be brought and decided before any individual juror is examined, unless the Court orders otherwise. The motion shall be in writing, supported by affidavit, and shall specify the facts constituting the grounds for the challenge. If the Court so determines, the motion may be decided on the basis of the affidavits filed with the challenge. If the Court orders trial of the challenge, witnesses may be examined on oath by the Court and may be so examined by either party.
(b) If the Court determines that in selecting a grand or petit jury there has been a substantial failure to comply with this chapter, the Court shall stay the proceedings pending the selection of a jury in conformity with this chapter, quash the indictment, or grant other appropriate relief.
(c) The procedures prescribed by this section are the exclusive means by which a person accused of a crime, the District of Columbia, the United States, or a party in a civil case may challenge a jury on the ground that the jury was not selected in conformity with this chapter. Nothing in this section shall preclude any person from pursuing any other remedy, civil or criminal, which may be available for the vindication or enforcement of any law prohibiting discrimination on account of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, economic status, marital status, age, or physical handicap in the selection of individuals for service on grand or petit juries.
D.C. Code § 11-1504 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 15 / § 11-1504
§ 11-1504. Services of retired judges.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) A judge, retired for reasons other than disability, who has been favorably recommended and appointed as a senior judge, in accordance with subsection (b), may perform such judicial duties as such senior judge is assigned and willing and able to undertake. A senior judge shall be subject to reappointment every four years, unless the Senior Judge has reached his or her seventy-fourth birthday, whereupon review shall be at least every two years, in accordance with subsection (b). Except as provided under this section, retired judges may not perform judicial duties in District of Columbia courts.
  (2) At any time prior to or not later than one year after retirement, a judge may request recommendation from the District of Columbia Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “Commission”) to be appointed as a senior judge in accordance with this section; except that any retired judge shall have not less than 180 days from the effective date of this Act to file a request for an initial recommendation from the Commission.
(b) (1) A retired judge willing to perform judicial duties may request a recommendation as a senior judge from the Commission. Such judge shall submit to the Commission such information as the Commission considers necessary to a recommendation under this subsection.
  (2) The Commission shall submit a written report of its recommendations and findings to the appropriate chief judge and the judge requesting appointment within 180 days of the date of the request for recommendation. The Commission, under such criteria as it considers appropriate, shall make a favorable or unfavorable recommendation to the appropriate chief judge regarding an appointment as senior judge. The recommendation of the Commission shall be final.
  (3) The appropriate chief judge shall notify the Commission and the judge requesting appointment of such chief judge’s decision regarding appointment within 30 days after receipt of the Commission’s recommendation and findings. The decision of such chief judge regarding such appointment shall be final.
(c) A judge may continue to perform judicial duties upon retirement, without appointment as a senior judge, until such judge’s successor assumes office.
(d) A retired judge, actively performing judicial duties as of the date of enactment of the District of Columbia Retired Judge Service Act, may continue to perform such judicial duties as he or she may be willing and able to assume, subject to the approval of the appropriate chief judge, for a period not to exceed one year from the date of enactment of such Act, without appointment as a senior judge.
D.C. Code § 11-1916 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 19 / § 11-1916
§ 11-1916. Grand jury; additional grand jury.
Status: in_force

(a) A grand jury serving in the District of Columbia may take cognizance of all matters brought before it regardless of whether an indictment is returnable in the Federal or District of Columbia courts.
(b) If the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia certifies in writing to the chief judge that an additional grand jury is required, the judge may in his or her discretion order an additional grand jury summoned which shall be drawn at such time as he or she designates. Unless discharged by order of the judge, the additional grand jury shall serve until the end of the term for which it is drawn.
D.C. Code § 11-707 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 7 / § 11-707
§ 11-707. Assignment of judges to and from Superior Court.
Status: in_force

(a) The chief judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals may designate and assign temporarily one or more judges of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to serve on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals or a division thereof whenever the business of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals so requires. Such designations or assignments shall be in conformity with the rules or orders of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
(b) Upon presentation of a certificate of necessity by the chief judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, the chief judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals may designate and assign temporarily one or more judges of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals to serve as a judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 11-2606 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 26 / § 11-2606
§ 11-2606. Receipt of other payments.
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever the court finds that funds are available for payment from or on behalf of a person furnished representation, it may authorize or direct that such funds be paid to the appointed attorney, or to any person or organization authorized pursuant to section 2605 of this title [11-2605] to render investigative, expert, or other services, or to the court for deposit in the Treasury as a reimbursement to the appropriation, current at the time of payment, to carry out the provisions of this section. Except as so authorized or directed, no such person or organization may request or accept any payment or promise of payment for representing a defendant.
(b) Any person compensated, or entitled to be compensated, for any services rendered under this chapter who shall seek, ask, demand, receive, or offer to receive, any money, goods, or services in return therefor from or on behalf of a defendant or respondent shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
D.C. Code § 11-1913 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 19 / § 11-1913
§ 11-1913. Protection of employment of jurors.
Status: in_force

(a) An employer shall not deprive an employee of employment, threaten, or otherwise coerce an employee with respect to employment because the employee receives a summons, responds to a summons, serves as a juror, or attends Court for prospective jury service.
(b) An employer who violates subsection (a) is guilty of criminal contempt. Upon a finding of criminal contempt an employer may be fined not more than $300, imprisoned for not more than 30 days, or both, for a first offense, and may be fined not more than $5,000, imprisoned for not more than 180 days, or both, for any subsequent offense.
(c) If an employer discharges an employee in violation of subsection (a), the employee within 9 months of such discharge may bring a civil action for recovery of wages lost as a result of the violation, for an order of reinstatement of employment, and for damages. If an employee prevails in an action under this subsection, that employee shall be entitled to reasonable attorney fees fixed by the court.
D.C. Code § 11-1902 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 19 / § 11-1902
§ 11-1902. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) The term “Board of Judges” means the chief judge and the associate judges of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
(2) The term “chief judge” means the chief judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
(3) The term “clerk” means the clerk of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia or any deputy clerk.
(4) The term “Court” means the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and may include any judge of the Court acting in an official capacity.
(5) The term “juror” means (A) any individual summoned to Superior Court for the purpose of serving on a jury; (B) any individual who is on call and available to report to Court to serve on a jury upon request; and (C) any individual whose service on a jury is temporarily deferred.
(6) The term “jury” includes a grand or petit jury.
(7) The term “jury system plan” means the plan adopted by the Board of Judges of the Court, consistent with the provisions of this chapter, to govern the administration of the jury system.
(8) The term “master juror list” means the consolidated list or lists compiled and maintained by the Board of Judges of the District of Columbia Courts which contains the names of prospective jurors for service in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
(9) The term “random selection” means the selection of names of prospective jurors in a manner immune from the purposeful or inadvertent introduction of subjective bias, so that no recognizable class of the individuals on the list or lists from which the names are being selected can be purposefully or inadvertently included or excluded.
(10) The term “resident of the District of Columbia” means an individual who has resided or has been domiciled in the District of Columbia for not less than six months.
D.C. Code § 11-2503 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 25 / § 11-2503
§ 11-2503. Disbarment upon conviction of crime; procedure for censure, suspension, or disbarment.
Status: in_force

(a) When a member of the bar of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals is convicted of an offense involving moral turpitude, and a certified copy of the conviction is presented to the court, the court shall, pending final determination of an appeal from the conviction, suspend the member of the bar from practice. Upon reversal of the conviction the court may vacate or modify the suspension. If a final judgment of conviction is certified to the court, the name of the member of the bar so convicted shall be struck from the roll of the members of the bar and such person shall thereafter cease to be a member. Upon the granting of a pardon to a member so convicted, the court may vacate or modify the order of disbarment.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (a), a member of the bar may not be censured, suspended, or expelled under this chapter until written charges, under oath, against that member have been presented to the court, stating distinctly the grounds of complaint. The court may order the charges to be filed in the office of the clerk of the court and shall fix a time for hearing thereon. Thereupon a certified copy of the charges and order shall be served upon the member personally, or if it is established to the satisfaction of the court that personal service cannot be had, a certified copy of the charges and order shall be served upon that member by mail, publication, or otherwise as the court directs. After the filing of the written charges, the court may suspend the person charged from practice at its bar pending the hearing thereof.
D.C. Code § 11-1745 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 17 / § 11-1745
§ 11-1745. Reports and records.
Status: in_force

(a) The Executive Officer shall prepare and publish, subject to the approval of the Joint Committee, the annual report of the District of Columbia court system of the work of the courts and their operations during the preceding year together with any recommendations relating to the courts. The principal purpose of the annual report shall be to provide meaningful and objective information concerning the performance, progress, and problems of the District of Columbia courts. The report shall include narrative comments analyzing the significance of statistical data and shall show trends with regard to the work of such courts, current data on the age and type of pending cases, and methods of disposition of cases. Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the respective chief judges from preparing and publishing any other reports as they may wish.
(b) The Executive Officer shall be responsible for maintaining and safeguarding the records of the courts. Except for those records required by law to be kept under court seal, the Executive Officer shall make the records available at all reasonable times to —
  (1) the United States Department of Justice,
  (2) the Mayor of the District of Columbia,
  (3) the District of Columbia Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure, and
  (4) such other agencies as the Joint Committee may specify.
D.C. Code § 11-1726 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 17 / § 11-1726
§ 11-1726. Compensation and benefits for court personnel.
Status: in_force

(a) In the case of nonjudicial employees of the District of Columbia courts whose compensation is not otherwise fixed by this title, the Executive Officer shall fix the rates of compensation of such employees without regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code. Any rates so established shall be subject to the limitation on maximum pay in section 5382(a) of such title. In fixing the rates of compensation of nonjudicial employees under this section, the Executive Officer may be guided by the rates of compensation fixed for employees in the executive and judicial branches of the Federal Government or State or local governments occupying the same or similar positions or occupying positions of similar responsibility, duty, and difficulty.
(b) (1) Nonjudicial employees of the District of Columbia courts shall be treated as employees of the Federal Government solely for purposes of any of the following provisions of title 5, United States Code:
    (A) Subchapter 1 of chapter 81 (relating to compensation for work injuries).
    (B) Chapter 83 (relating to retirement).
    (C) Chapter 84 (relating to the Federal Employees’ Retirement System).
    (D) Chapter 87 (relating to life insurance).
    (E) Chapter 89 (relating to health insurance).
    (F) Chapter 89A (relating to enhanced dental benefits).
    (G) Chapter 89B (relating to enhanced vision benefits).
    (H) Chapter 90 (relating to long-term care insurance).
  (2) The employing agency shall make contributions under the provisions referred to paragraph (1) [of this subsection] at the same rates applicable to agencies of the Federal Government.
  (3) An individual who is a nonjudicial employee of the District of Columbia courts on the date of the enactment of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 [August 5, 1997] may make, within 60 days after such date, an election under section 8351 or section 8432 of title 5, United States Code, to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan for Federal employees.
(c) (1) Judicial employees of the District of Columbia courts shall be treated as employees of the Federal Government for purposes of any of the following provisions of title 5, United States Code:
    (A) Subchapter 1 of chapter 81 (relating to compensation for work injuries).
    (B) Chapter 87 (relating to life insurance).
    (C) Chapter 89 (relating to health insurance).
    (D) Chapter 89A (relating to enhanced dental benefits).
    (E) Chapter 89B (relating to enhanced vision benefits).
    (F) Chapter 90 (relating to long-term care insurance).
  (2) The employing agency shall make contributions under the provisions referred to paragraph (1) [of this subsection] at the same rates applicable to agencies of the Federal Government.
  (3) For purposes of section 8706(b) and section 8901(3)(B) of title 5, United States Code, benefits paid from the retirement system for judicial employees of the District of Columbia courts or from the system providing benefits to survivors of such employees shall be considered an annuity.
  (4) For purposes of section 8901(3)(A) of title 5, United States Code, the retirement system for judicial employees of the District of Columbia courts shall be considered a retirement system for employees of the Government.
(d) In carrying out the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) with respect to nonjudicial employees of the District of Columbia courts, the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration shall, notwithstanding any provision of such Act, establish a paid parental leave program for the leave described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 102(a)(1) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1)) (relating to leave provided in connection with the birth of a child or a placement of a child for adoption or foster care). In developing the terms and conditions for this program, the Joint Committee may be guided by the terms and conditions applicable to the provision of paid parental leave for employees of the Federal Government under chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, and any corresponding regulations.
D.C. Code § 11-1527 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 15 / § 11-1527
§ 11-1527. Procedures.
Status: in_force

(a) (1) On its own initiative, or upon complaint or report of any person, formal or informal, the Commission may undertake an investigation of the conduct or health of any judge. After such investigation as it deems adequate, the Commission may terminate the investigation or it may order a hearing concerning the health or conduct of the judge. No order affecting the tenure of a judge based on grounds for removal set forth in section 11-1526(a)(2) or 11-1530(b)(3) shall be made except after a hearing as provided by this subchapter. Nothing in this subchapter shall preclude any informal contacts with the judge, or the chief judge of the court in which the judge serves, by the Commission, whether before or after a hearing is ordered, to discuss any matter related to its investigation.
  (2) A judge whose conduct or health is to be the subject of a hearing by the Commission shall be given notice of such hearing and of the nature of the matters under inquiry not less than thirty days before the date on which the hearing is to be held. The judge shall be admitted to such hearing and to every subsequent hearing regarding the judge’s conduct or health. The judge may be represented by counsel, offer evidence in his or her own behalf, and confront and cross-examine witnesses against the judge.
  (3) Within ninety days after the adjournment of hearings, the Commission shall make findings of fact and a determination regarding the conduct or health of a judge who was the subject of the hearing. The concurrence of at least four members shall be required for a determination of grounds for removal or retirement. Upon a determination of grounds for removal or retirement, the Commission shall file an appropriate order pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) of section 11-1526. On or before the date the order is filed, the Commission shall notify the judge, the chief judge of the court in which the judge serves, and the President of the United States.
(b) The Commission shall keep a record of any hearing on the conduct or health of a judge and one copy of such record shall be provided to the judge at the expense of the Commission.
(c) (1) In the conduct of investigations and hearings under this section the Commission may administer oaths, order and otherwise provide for the inspection of books and records, and issue subpenas [subpoenas] for attendance of witnesses and the production of papers, books, accounts, documents, and testimony relevant to any such investigation or hearing. It may order a judge whose health is in issue to submit to a medical examination by a duly licensed physician designated by the Commission.
  (2) Whenever a witness before the Commission refuses, on the basis of the witness’s privilege against self-incrimination, to testify or produce books, papers, documents, records, recordings, or other materials, and the Commission determines that the testimony or production of evidence is necessary to the conduct of its proceedings, it may order the witness to testify or produce the evidence. The Commission may issue the order no earlier than ten days after the day on which it served the Attorney General with notice of its intention to issue the order. The witness may not refuse to comply with the order on the basis of the witness’s privilege against self-incrimination, but no testimony or other information compelled under the order (or any information directly or indirectly derived from the testimony or production of evidence) may be used against the witness in any criminal case, nor may it be used as a basis for subjecting the witness to any penalty or forfeiture contrary to constitutional right or privilege. No witness shall be exempt under this subsection from prosecution for perjury committed while giving testimony or producing evidence under compulsion as provided in this subsection.
  (3) If any person refuses to attend, testify, or produce any writing or things required by a subpena [subpoena] issued by the Commission, the Commission may petition the United States district court for the district in which the person may be found for an order compelling that person to attend and testify or produce the writings or things required by subpena [subpoena]. The court shall order the person to appear before it at a specified time and place and then and there shall consider why that person has not attended, testified, or produced writings or things as required. A copy of the order shall be served upon that person. If it appears to the court that the subpena [subpoena] was regularly issued, the court shall order the person to appear before the Commission at the time or place fixed in the order and to testify or produce the required writings or things. Failure to obey the order shall be punishable as contempt of court.
  (4) In pending investigations or proceedings before it, the Commission may order the deposition of any person to be taken in such form and subject to such limitation as may be prescribed in the order. The Commission may file in the Superior Court a petition, stating generally, without identifying the judge, the nature of the pending matter, the name and residence of the person whose testimony is desired, and directions, if any, of the Commission requesting an order requiring the person to appear and testify before a designated officer. Upon the filing of the petition the Superior Court may order the person to appear and testify. A subpena [subpoena] for such deposition shall be issued by the clerk of the Superior Court and the deposition shall be taken and returned in the manner prescribed by law for civil actions.
(d) It shall be the duty of the United States marshals upon the request of the Commission to serve process and to execute all lawful orders of the Commission.
(e) Each witness, other than an officer or employee of the United States or the District of Columbia, shall receive for attendance the same fees, and all witnesses shall receive the allowances, prescribed by section 15-714 for witnesses in civil cases. The amount shall be paid by the Commission from funds appropriated to it.
D.C. Code § 11-1562 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 15 / § 11-1562
§ 11-1562. Eligibility for retirement.
Status: in_force

(a) A judge is eligible for retirement under this subchapter when the judge has completed ten years of judicial service, whether continuous or not, or upon mandatory retirement as provided in section 11-1502.
(b) The retirement salary of a judge who retires shall commence as follows:
  (1) With twenty or more years of judicial service, at age fifty.
  (2) With less than twenty years of judicial service, at age sixty, unless the judge elects to receive a reduced salary beginning at age fifty-five or at the date of retirement if subsequent to that age.
(c) A judge with five years or more of judicial service, including civilian service performed by the judge which is creditable under section 8332 of title 5, United States Code, may voluntarily retire for a mental or physical disability which is or is likely to become permanent and which prevents, or seriously interferes with, the proper performance of judicial duties. Such disability shall be established by furnishing to the Secretary of the Treasury a certificate of disability signed by a duly licensed physician, approved by the Surgeon General of the United States, and containing such information and conclusions as the Secretary of the Treasury by regulation may require consistent with this subsection.
(d) Eligibility for retirement salary of a judge involuntarily retired for disability under section 11-1526(b) shall not be conditioned upon prior service.
D.C. Code § 11-1568.02 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 15 / § 11-1568.02
§ 11-1568.02. Additional opportunity to make a survivor annuity election.
Status: in_force

(1) Any individual who, on or before the date of the enactment of this Act, has not made an election under section 11-1566(a) of Title 11 of the District of Columbia Official Code, to come within the purview of the survivor annuity provisions of subchapter III of Chapter 15 of such title and is no longer entitled to make such an election may make such an election. Any such election shall be submitted in writing to the Secretary of the Treasury.
(2) An election under paragraph (1) shall be effective on the day it is received by the official referred to in such paragraph.
D.C. Code § 11-1704 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 17 / § 11-1704
§ 11-1704. Oath of the Executive Officer.
Status: in_force

The Executive Officer shall take an oath or affirmation for the faithful and impartial discharge of the duties of that office.
D.C. Code § 11-503 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 5 / § 11-503
§ 11-503. Removal of cases from the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
Status: in_force

A civil action or criminal prosecution in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia is removable to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in accordance with chapter 89 of title 28, United States Code.
D.C. Code § 11-922 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 9 / § 11-922
§ 11-922. Transfer of civil actions to Superior Court.
Status: in_force

(a) In a civil action begun in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia before the effective date of the District of Columbia Court Reorganization Act of 1970 (other than an action for equitable relief), where it appears to the satisfaction of the court at or subsequent to any pretrial hearing but before trial thereof that the action will not justify a judgment in excess of $10,000 and does not otherwise invoke the jurisdiction of the court, the court may certify the action to the Superior Court for trial.
(b) In a civil action begun in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia during the thirty-month period beginning on the effective date of the District of Columbia Court Reorganization Act of 1970, the court may certify the action to the Superior Court if it appears to the satisfaction of the United States District Court at or subsequent to any pretrial hearing, but before the trial thereof, that —
  (1) the action will not justify a judgment in excess of $50,000; and
  (2) the action does not otherwise invoke the jurisdiction of the court.
(c) When an action is transferred under this section, the pleadings in the action, together with a copy of the docket entries and copies of any orders entered therein, and the deposit for costs, shall be sent to the Superior Court. The Superior Court shall thereafter treat the case as though it had been filed originally in that court, except that the jurisdiction of the court shall extend to the amount claimed in the action even though it exceeds the applicable jurisdictional limitation.
D.C. Code § 11-1918 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 19 / § 11-1918
§ 11-1918. Effect of invalidity.
Status: in_force

If any provision of this Act [chapter] or the application of that provision is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect any other provision or application of this Act [chapter] which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
D.C. Code § 11-2301 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 23 / § 11-2301
§ 11-2301. Medical Examiner; Deputies; appointment, qualifications, and compensation.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 11-745 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 7 / § 11-745
§ 11-745. Emergency authority to toll or delay proceedings.
Status: in_force

(a) Tolling or Delaying Proceedings. — (1) In general. — In the event of a natural disaster or other emergency situation requiring the closure of the Court of Appeals or rendering it impracticable for the United States or District of Columbia Government or a class of litigants to comply with deadlines imposed by any Federal or District of Columbia law or rule that applies in the Court of Appeals, the chief judge of the Court of Appeals may exercise emergency authority in accordance with this section.
  (2) Scope of authority. — The chief judge may enter such order or orders as may be appropriate to delay, toll, or otherwise grant relief from the time deadlines imposed by otherwise applicable laws or rules for such period as may be appropriate for any class of cases pending or thereafter filed in the Court of Appeals.
  (3) Unavailability of chief judge. — If the chief judge of the Court of Appeals is absent or disabled, the authority conferred by this section may be exercised by the judge designated under section 11-706(a) or by the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration.
  (4) Habeas corpus unaffected. — Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize suspension of the writ of habeas corpus.
(b) Issuance of Orders. — The United States Attorney for the District of Columbia or the Attorney General for the District of Columbia or the designee of either may request issuance of an order under this section, or the chief judge may act on his or her own motion.
(c) Duration of Orders. — An order entered under this section may not toll or extend a time deadline for a period of more than 14 days, except that if the chief judge determines that an emergency situation requires additional extensions of the period during which deadlines are tolled or extended, the chief judge may, with the consent of the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration, enter additional orders under this section in order to further toll or extend such time deadline.
(d) Notice. — Upon issuing an order under this section, the chief judge—
  (1) shall make all reasonable efforts to publicize the order, including, when possible, announcing the order on the District of Columbia Courts Web site; and
  (2) shall send notice of the order, including the reasons for the issuance of the order, to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives.
(e) Required Reports. — Not later than 180 days after the expiration of the last extension or tolling of a time period made by the order or orders relating to an emergency situation, the chief judge shall submit a brief report to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives, and the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration describing the orders, including—
  (2) the duration of the orders;
  (3) the effects of the orders on litigants; and
  (4) the costs to the court resulting from the orders.
(1) the reasons for issuing the orders;
(f) Exceptions. — The notice under subsection (d)(2) and the report under subsection (e) are not required in the case of an order that tolls or extends a time deadline for a period of less than 14 days.
D.C. Code § 11-925 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 9 / § 11-925
§ 11-925. Rules regarding certain pending child custody cases.
Status: in_force

(a) In any pending case involving custody over a minor child or the visitation rights of a parent of a minor child in the Superior Court which is described in subsection (b) [of this section]—
  (1) at anytime after the child attains 13 years of age, the party to the case who is described in subsection (b)(1) [of this section] may not have custody over, or visitation rights with, the child without the child’s consent; and
  (2) if any person had actual or legal custody over the child or offered safe refuge to the child while the case (or other actions relating to the case) was pending, the court may not deprive the person of custody or visitation rights over the child or otherwise impose sanctions on the person on the grounds that the person had such custody or offered such refuge.
(b) A case described in this subsection is a case in which—
  (1) the child asserts that a party to the case has been sexually abusive with the child;
  (2) the child has resided outside of the United States for not less than 24 consecutive months;
  (3) any of the parties to the case has denied custody or visitation to another party in violation of an order of the court for not less than 24 consecutive months; and
  (4) any of the parties to the case has lived outside of the District of Columbia during such period of denial of custody or visitation.
D.C. Code § 11-1568.01 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 15 / § 11-1568.01
§ 11-1568.01. Opportunity to revoke a previous survivor annuity election.
Status: in_force

(1) (A) Any individual who, before the date of the enactment of this Act, made an election under section 11-1566 of title 11 of the District of Columbia Official Code, to come within the purview of the survivor annuity provisions of subchapter III of chapter 15 of such title may revoke that election. Such a revocation shall constitute a complete withdrawal from the survivor annuity program provided for in such subchapter.
  (B) A revocation under subparagraph (A) shall be submitted in writing to the Secretary of the Treasury.
(2) A revocation under paragraph (1) shall be effective on the day it is received by the official referred to in subparagraph (B) of such paragraph.
(3) (A) On the effective date of a revocation under paragraph (1), any right to survivor benefits (to which the revocation relates) for the survivors of the individual who makes the revocation shall terminate, and all amounts credited to the account of such individual under section 11-1570(c) of Title 11 of the District of Columbia Official Code, together with interest computed as provided in subparagraph (B), shall be returned to that individual in a lump-sum payment.
  (B) For the purpose of subparagraph (A), interest shall be computed in accordance with section 11-1561(10)(C) of title 11 of the District of Columbia Official Code.
(4) (A) Any individual who makes a revocation under paragraph (1) and who thereafter becomes eligible to make an election under section 11-1556 of Title 11 of the District of Columbia Official Code may make such election only if such individual redeposits, to the credit of the District of Columbia Judicial Retirement and Survivors Annuity Fund referred to in section 11-1561(4) of such title, the full amount of the lump-sum payment made to such individual under paragraph (4), together with interest.
  (B) For the purpose of subparagraph (A), interest shall be computed at 3 percent per annum, compounded on December 31 of each year from the date of the lump-sum payment referred to in such subparagraph until the date on which the amount referred to in such subparagraph is redeposited under such subparagraph.
D.C. Code § 11-2103 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 21 / § 11-2103
§ 11-2103. Services as clerk.
Status: in_force

With respect to the Probate Division of the Superior Court, the Register of Wills shall perform such duties as clerk as the chief judge of the Superior Court may assign.
D.C. Code § 11-1203 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 12 / § 11-1203
§ 11-1203. Rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

The Superior Court may make such rules and regulations for conducting business in the Tax Division, consistent with the statutes applicable to such business and with the Superior Court’s general rules of practice and procedure, as it may deem necessary and proper. Rules and regulations for the Tax Division shall, insofar as possible, assure the prompt disposition of matters before the Tax Division to the end that the taxing statutes of the District of Columbia shall be fairly and efficiently enforced.
D.C. Code § 11-1104 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11 / § 11-1104
§ 11-1104. Administration.
Status: in_force

(a) “One Family, One Judge” Requirement for Cases and Proceedings. — To the greatest extent practicable, feasible, and lawful, if an individual who is a party to an action or proceeding assigned to the Family Court has an immediate family or household member who is a party to another action or proceeding assigned to the Family Court, the individual’s action or proceeding shall be assigned to the same judge or magistrate judge to whom the immediate family member’s action or proceeding is assigned.
(b) Retention of Jurisdiction Over Cases. — (1) In general. — In addition to the requirement of subsection (a), any action or proceeding assigned to the Family Court of the Superior Court shall remain under the jurisdiction of the Family Court until the action or proceeding is finally disposed, except as provided in paragraph (2) (D).
  (2) One family, one judge. — (A) For the duration. — An action or proceeding assigned pursuant to this subsection shall remain with the judge or magistrate judge in the Family Court to whom the action or proceeding is assigned for the duration of the action or proceeding to the greatest extent practicable, feasible, and lawful, subject to subparagraph (2) (C).
    (B) All cases involving an individual. — If an individual who is a party to an action or proceeding assigned to the Family Court becomes a party to another action or proceeding assigned to the Family Court, the individual’s subsequent action or proceeding shall be assigned to the same judge or magistrate judge to whom the individual’s initial action or proceeding is assigned to the greatest extent practicable and feasible.
    (C) Family Court case retention. — If the full term of a Family Court judge to whom the action or proceeding is assigned is completed prior to the final disposition of the action or proceeding, the presiding judge of the Family Court shall ensure that the matter or proceeding is reassigned to a judge serving on the Family Court.
    (D) Exception. — A judge whose full term on the Family Court is completed but who remains in Superior Court may retain the case or proceeding for not more than 6 months or, in extraordinary circumstances, for not more than 12 months after ceasing to serve if —
      (i) the case remains at all times in full compliance with Public Law 105-89, if applicable; and
      (ii) if Public Law 105-89 is applicable, the chief judge determines, in consultation with the presiding judge of the Family Court, based on the record in the case and any unique expertise, training or knowledge of the case that the judge might have, that permitting the judge to retain the case would lead to permanent placement of the child more quickly than reassignment to a judge in the Family Court.
  (3) Standards of judicial ethics. — The actions of a judge or magistrate judge in retaining an action or proceeding under this paragraph shall be subject to applicable standards of judicial ethics.
(c) Training Program. — (1) In general. — The chief judge, in consultation with the presiding judge of the Family Court, shall carry out an ongoing program to provide training in family law and related matters for judges of the Family Court and other judges of the Superior Court who are assigned Family Court cases, including magistrate judges, attorneys who practice in the Family Court, and appropriate nonjudicial personnel, and shall include in the program information and instruction regarding the following:
    (A) Child development.
    (B) Family dynamics, including domestic violence.
    (C) Relevant Federal and District of Columbia laws.
    (D) Permanency planning principles and practices.
    (E) Recognizing the risk factors for child abuse.
    (F) Any other matters the presiding judge considers appropriate.
  (2) Use of cross-training. — The program carried out under this section shall use the resources of lawyers and legal professionals, social workers, and experts in the field of child development and other related fields.
(d) Accessibility of Materials, Services, and Proceedings; Promotion of “Family-Friendly” Environment. — (1) In general. — To the greatest extent practicable, the chief judge and the presiding judge of the Family Court shall ensure that the materials and services provided by the Family Court are understandable and accessible to the individuals and families served by the Family Court, and that the Family Court carries out its duties in a manner which reflects the special needs of families with children.
  (2) Location of proceedings. — To the maximum extent feasible, safe, and practicable, cases and proceedings in the Family Court shall be conducted at locations readily accessible to the parties involved.
(e) Integrated Computerized Case Tracking and Management System. — The Executive Officer of the District of Columbia courts under § 11-1703 shall work with the chief judge of the Superior Court—
  (1) to ensure that all records and materials of cases and proceedings in the Family Court are stored and maintained in electronic format accessible by computers for the use of judges, magistrate judges, and nonjudicial personnel of the Family Court, and for the use of other appropriate offices of the District government in accordance with the plan for integrating computer systems prepared by the Mayor of the District of Columbia under section 4(b) [4(c)] of the District of Columbia Family Court Act of 2001 [ § 11-1101 , note];
  (2) to establish and operate an electronic tracking and management system for cases and proceedings in the Family Court for the use of judges and nonjudicial personnel of the Family Court, using the records and materials stored and maintained pursuant to paragraph (1); and
  (3) to expand such system to cover all divisions of the Superior Court as soon as practicable.
D.C. Code § 11-1529 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 15 / § 11-1529
§ 11-1529. Judicial review.
Status: in_force

(a) A judge aggrieved by an order of removal or retirement filed by the Commission pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) of section 11-1526 may seek judicial review thereof by filing notice of appeal with the Chief Justice of the United States. Notice of appeal shall be filed within 30 days of the filing of the order of the Commission in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
(b) Upon receipt of notice of appeal from an order of the Commission, the Chief Justice shall convene a special court consisting of three Federal judges designated from among active or retired judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
(c) The special court shall review the order of the Commission appealed from and, to the extent necessary to decision and when presented, shall decide all relevant questions of law and interpret constitutional and statutory provisions. Within 90 days after oral argument or submission on the briefs if oral argument is waived, the special court shall affirm or reverse the order of the Commission or remand the matter to the Commission for further proceedings.
(d) The special court shall hold unlawful and set aside a Commission order or determination found to be —
  (1) arbitrary, capricious, and abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with law;
  (2) contrary to constitutional right, power, privilege, or immunity;
  (3) in excess of statutory jurisdiction, authority, or limitations, or short of statutory right;
  (4) without observance of procedure required by law; or
  (5) unsupported by substantial evidence.
In making the foregoing determinations, the special court shall review the whole record or those parts of it cited by the judge or the Commission, and shall take due account of the rule of prejudicial error.
(e) As appropriate and to the extent consistent with this chapter, the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure governing appeals in civil cases shall apply to appeals taken under this section.
(f) Decisions of the special court shall be final and conclusive.
D.C. Code § 11-1743 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 17 / § 11-1743
§ 11-1743. Annual budget and expenditures.
Status: in_force

(a) The Joint Committee shall prepare and submit to the Mayor and the Council of the District of Columbia annual estimates of the expenditures and appropriations necessary for the maintenance and operations of the District of Columbia courts, and shall submit such estimates to Congress and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget after submitting them to the Mayor and the Council. All such estimates shall be included in the budget without revision by the President but subject to the President’s recommendations.
(b) The District of Columbia Courts may make such expenditures as may be necessary to execute efficiently the functions vested in the Courts.
(c) All expenditures of the Courts shall be allowed and paid upon presentation of itemized vouchers signed by the certifying officer designated by the Joint Committee. All such expenditures shall be paid out of moneys appropriated for purposes of the Courts.
D.C. Code § 11-2101 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 21 / § 11-2101
§ 11-2101. Continuation of office.
Status: in_force

The Office of the Register of Wills shall continue as an office in the Probate Division of the Superior Court.
D.C. Code § 11-1733 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 17 / § 11-1733
§ 11-1733. Collection, compromise, and waiver of employee debts and erroneous payments.
Status: in_force

(a) Collection of debts and erroneous payments made to employees.— (1) Authority to collect. — If the Executive Officer determines that an employee or former employee of the District of Columbia Courts is indebted to the District of Columbia Courts because of an erroneous payment made to or on behalf of the employee or former employee, or any other debt, the Executive Officer may collect the amount of the debt in accordance with this subsection.
  (2) Timing of collection. — The Executive Officer may collect a debt from an employee under this subsection in monthly installments or at officially established regular pay period intervals, by deduction in reasonable amounts from the current pay of the employee.
  (3) Source of deductions. — The Executive Officer may make a deduction under paragraph (2) from any wages, salary, compensation, remuneration for services, or other authorized pay, including incentive pay, back pay, and lump sum leave payments, but not including retirement pay.
  (4) Limit on amount. — In making deductions under paragraph (2) with respect to an employee, the Executive Officer—
    (A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), may not deduct more than 20 percent of the disposable pay of the employee for any period; and
    (B) upon consent of the employee, may deduct more than 20 percent of the disposable pay of the employee for any period.
  (5) Collections after employment. — If the employment of an employee ends before the Executive Officer completes the collection of the amount of the employee's debt under this subsection, deductions may be made—
    (A) from later non-periodic government payments of any nature due the former employee, except retirement pay; and
    (B) without regard to the limit under paragraph (4)(A).
(b) Notice and hearing required. — (1) In general. — Except as provided in paragraph (3), prior to initiating any proceeding under subsection (a) to collect any debt from an individual, the Executive Officer shall provide the individual with—
    (A) written notice, not later than 30 days before the date on which the Executive Officer initiates the proceeding, that informs the individual of—
      (i) the nature and amount of the debt determined by the District of Columbia Courts to be due;
      (ii) the intention of the Courts to initiate a proceeding to collect the debt through deductions from pay; and
      (iii) an explanation of the rights of the individual under this section;
    (B) an opportunity to inspect and copy Court records relating to the debt;
    (C) an opportunity to enter into a written agreement with the Courts, under terms agreeable to the Executive Officer, to establish a schedule for the repayment of the debt; and
    (D) an opportunity for a hearing in accordance with paragraph (2) on the determination of the Courts—
      (i) concerning the existence or amount of the debt; and
      (ii) in the case of an individual whose repayment schedule is established other than by a written agreement under subparagraph (C), concerning the terms of the repayment schedule.
  (2) Procedures for hearings. — (A) Availability of hearing upon request. — Except as provided in paragraph (3), the Executive Officer shall provide a hearing under this paragraph if an individual, not later than 15 days after the date on which the individual receives a notice under paragraph (1)(A), and in accordance with any procedures that the Executive Officer prescribes, files a petition requesting the hearing.
    (B) Basis for hearing. — A hearing under this paragraph shall be on the written submissions unless the hearing officer determines that the existence or amount of the debt—
      (i) turns on an issue of credibility or veracity; or
      (ii) cannot be resolved by a review of the documentary evidence.
    (C) Stay of collection proceedings. — The timely filing of a petition for a hearing under subparagraph (A) shall stay the commencement of collection proceedings under this section.
    (D) Independent officer. — An independent hearing officer appointed in accordance with regulations promulgated under subsection (e) shall conduct a hearing under this paragraph.
    (E) Deadline for decision. — The hearing officer shall issue a final decision regarding the questions covered by the hearing at the earliest practicable date, and not later than 60 days after the date of the hearing.
  (3) Exception. — Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply to a routine intra-Courts adjustment of pay that is attributable to a clerical or administrative error or delay in processing pay documents that occurred within the 4 pay periods preceding the adjustment or to any adjustment that amounts to not more than $ 50, if at the time of the adjustment, or as soon thereafter as practical, the Executive Officer provides the individual—
    (A) written notice of the nature and amount of the adjustment; and
    (B) a point of contact for contesting the adjustment.
(c) Compromise. — (1) Authority to compromise claims. — The Executive Officer may—
    (A) compromise a claim to collect a debt under this section if the amount involved is not more than $ 100,000; and
    (B) suspend or end collection action on a claim described in subparagraph (A) if the Executive Officer determines that—
      (i) no person liable on the claim has the present or prospective ability to pay a significant amount of the claim; or
      (ii) the cost of collecting the claim is likely to be more than the amount recovered.
  (2) Effect of compromise. — A compromise under this subsection shall be final and conclusive unless obtained by fraud, misrepresentation, presenting a false claim, or mutual mistake of fact.
  (3) No liability of official responsible for compromise. — An accountable official shall not be liable for an amount paid or for the value of property lost or damaged if the amount or value is not recovered because of a compromise under this subsection.
(d) Waiver of claim. — (1) Authority to waive claims. — Upon application from a person liable on a claim to collect a debt under this section, the Executive Officer may, with written justification, waive the claim if collection would be—
    (A) against equity;
    (B) against good conscience; and
    (C) not in the best interests of the District of Columbia Courts.
  (2) Limitations On authority. — The Executive Officer may not waive a claim under this subsection if the Executive Officer—
    (A) determines that there exists, in connection with the claim, an indication of fraud, misrepresentation, fault, or lack of good faith on the part of the employee, the former employee, or any other person that has an interest in obtaining a waiver of the claim; or
    (B) receives the application for waiver later than 3 years after the later of the date on which the erroneous payment was discovered or the date of enactment of this section, unless the claim involves money owed for Federal health benefits, Federal life insurance, or Federal retirement benefits.
  (3) Denial of Application for waiver. — A decision by the Executive Officer to deny an application for a waiver under this subsection shall be the final administrative decision of the District government.
  (4) Refund of amounts already collected against claim subsequently waived. — If the Executive Officer waives a claim against an employee or former employee under this section after the District of Columbia Courts have been reimbursed for the claim in whole or in part, the Executive Officer shall provide the employee or former employee a refund of the amount of the reimbursement upon application for the refund, if the Executive Officer receives the application not later than 2 years after the effective date of the waiver.
  (5) Effect on accounts of courts. — In the audit and settlement of accounts of any accountable official, full credit shall be given for any amounts with respect to which collection by the District of Columbia Courts is waived under this subsection.
  (6) Validity of payments. — An erroneous payment or debt, the collection of which is waived under this subsection, shall be a valid payment for all purposes.
  (7) No effect on other authorities. — Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to affect the authority of the District of Columbia under any other statute to litigate, settle, compromise, or waive any claim of the District of Columbia.
(e) Regulations. — The authority of the Executive Officer under this section shall be subject to regulations promulgated by the Joint Committee.
D.C. Code § 11-1561 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 15 / § 11-1561
§ 11-1561. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this subchapter —
(1) The term “judge” means any judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals or the Superior Court or any person with judicial service as described in paragraph (2) of this section.
(2) The term “judicial service” means service as a judge in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the Superior Court, or the former Juvenile Court of the District of Columbia, District of Columbia Tax Court, police court, municipal court, Municipal Court of Appeals, or District of Columbia Court of General Sessions.
(3) The terms “retire” and “retirement” include retirement, resignation, or failure to be recommissioned or reappointed upon the expiration of a commission.
(4) The term “fund” means the District of Columbia Judicial Retirement and Survivors Annuity Fund established by section 11-1570.
(5) The term “widow” means a surviving wife of a judge who either (A) has been married to the judge for at least two years preceding his death or (B) is the mother of issue by the marriage and has not remarried.
(6) The term “widower” means a surviving husband of a judge who either (A) has been married to the judge for at least two years preceding her death or (B) is the father of issue by the marriage and has not remarried.
(7) The term “Commissioner” [“Mayor”] means the Commissioner [Mayor] of the District of Columbia.
(8) The term “child” means —
  (A) an unmarried child under eighteen years of age, including (i) an adopted child, and (ii) a stepchild or recognized natural child who lived with the judge in a regular parent-child relationship;
  (B) such unmarried child regardless of age who is incapable of self-support because of mental or physical disability incurred before age eighteen; or
  (C) such unmarried child between eighteen and twenty-two years of age who is a student regularly pursuing a full-time course of study or training in residence in a high school, trade school, technical or vocational institute, junior college, college, university or comparable recognized educational institution. For the purpose of this paragraph, a child whose twenty-second birthday occurs before July 1 or after August 31 of a calendar year, and while the child is regularly pursuing such a course of study or training, is deemed to have become twenty-two years of age on the first day of July after that birthday. A child who is a student is deemed not to have ceased to be a student during an interim between school years if the interim is not more than five months and if the child shows to the satisfaction of the Secretary of the Treasury that the child has a bona fide intention of continuing to pursue a course of study or training in the same or different school during the school semester (or other period into which the school year is divided) immediately after the interim.
(9) The term “lump-sum credit for retirement” means the unrefunded amount consisting of —
  (A) retirement deductions made from the basic salary of a judge:[;]
  (B) amounts deposited covering earlier judicial and nonjudicial service; and
  (C) interest on the deductions and deposits at 4 per centum a year to December 31, 1947, and 3 per centum a year thereafter compounded annually to December 31, 1956, or, in the case of a judge separated or transferred to a position not within the purview of this section before the judge has completed five years of service, to the date of the separation or transfer or the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of the District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1-701 et seq.), whichever is earlier; but the term “lump-sum credit for retirement” does not include interest—
    (i) if the service covered thereby aggregates one year or less; or
    (ii) for the fractional part of a month in the total service.
(10) The term “lump-sum credit for survivor annuity” means the unrefunded amount consisting of —
  (A) survivor annuity deductions made from the salary of a judge;
  (B) amounts deposited for survivor annuity covering earlier judicial and nonjudicial service; and
  (C) interest on the deductions and deposits at 4 per centum a year to December 31, 1947, and 3 per centum a year thereafter compounded annually to December 31, 1956, or, in the case of a judge separated or transferred to a position not within the purview of this section before the judge has completed five years of service, to the date of the separation or transfer or the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of the District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act (sec. 1-701 et seq.), whichever is earlier; but the term “lump-sum credit for survivor annuity” does not include interest —
    (i) if the service covered thereby aggregates one year or less; or
    (ii) for the fractional part of a month in the total service.
D.C. Code § 11-947 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 9 / § 11-947
§ 11-947. Emergency authority to toll or delay proceedings.
Status: in_force

(a) Tolling or Delaying Proceedings. — (1) In general. — In the event of a natural disaster or other emergency situation requiring the closure of Superior Court or rendering it impracticable for the United States or District of Columbia Government or a class of litigants to comply with deadlines imposed by any Federal or District of Columbia law or rule that applies in the Superior Court, the chief judge of the Superior Court may exercise emergency authority in accordance with this section.
  (2) Scope of authority. — (A) The chief judge may enter such order or orders as may be appropriate to delay, toll, or otherwise grant relief from the time deadlines imposed by otherwise applicable laws or rules for such period as may be appropriate for any class of cases pending or thereafter filed in the Superior Court.
    (B) The authority conferred by this section extends to all laws and rules affecting criminal and juvenile proceedings (including, pre-arrest, post-arrest, pretrial, trial, and post-trial procedures) and civil, family, domestic violence, probate and tax proceedings.
  (3) Unavailability of chief judge. — If the chief judge of the Superior Court is absent or disabled, the authority conferred by this section may be exercised by the judge designated under section 11-907(a) or by the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration.
  (4) Habeas corpus unaffected. — Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize suspension of the writ of habeas corpus.
(b) Criminal Cases. — In exercising the authority under this section for criminal cases, the chief judge shall consider the ability of the United States or District of Columbia Government to investigate, litigate, and process defendants during and after the emergency situation, as well as the ability of criminal defendants as a class to prepare their defenses.
(c) Issuance of Orders. — The United States Attorney for the District of Columbia or the Attorney General for the District of Columbia or the designee of either may request issuance of an order under this section, or the chief judge may act on his or her own motion.
(d) Duration of Orders. — An order entered under this section may not toll or extend a time deadline for a period of more than 14 days, except that if the chief judge determines that an emergency situation requires additional extensions of the period during which deadlines are tolled or extended, the chief judge may, with the consent of the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration, enter additional orders under this section in order to further toll or extend such time deadline.
(e) Notice. — Upon issuing an order under this section, the chief judge—
  (1) shall make all reasonable efforts to publicize the order, including, when possible, announcing the order on the District of Columbia Courts Web site; and
  (2) shall send notice of the order, including the reasons for the issuance of the order, to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives.
(f) Required Reports. — Not later than 180 days after the expiration of the last extension or tolling of a time period made by the order or orders relating to an emergency situation, the chief judge shall submit a brief report to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives, and the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration describing the orders, including—
  (1) the reasons for issuing the orders;
  (2) the duration of the orders;
  (3) the effects of the orders on litigants; and
  (4) the costs to the court resulting from the orders.
(g) Exceptions. — The notice under subsection (e)(2) and the report under subsection (f) are not required in the case of an order that tolls or extends a time deadline for a period of less than 14 days.
D.C. Code § 11-722 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 7 / § 11-722
§ 11-722. Administrative orders and decisions.
Status: in_force

The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has jurisdiction (1) except as provided in clause (2), to review orders and decisions of the Commissioner [Mayor] of the District of Columbia, the District of Columbia Council, any agency of the District of Columbia (including the Board of Zoning Adjustment of the District of Columbia and the Zoning Commission of the District of Columbia), and the District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency, in accordance with the District of Columbia Administrative Procedure Act (D.C. Official Code, secs. 2-501   — 2-510); and (2) to review orders and decisions of the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia in accordance with section 8 of the Act of March 4, 1913 (D.C. Official Code, Chapters 1 through 11, Title 34).
D.C. Code § 11-1568 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 15 / § 11-1568
§ 11-1568. Survivor annuity; entitlement; computation.
Status: in_force

(a) The service of a judge for the purpose of any provision of this subchapter which refers to this subsection includes the judge’s judicial service (and retired service for which deductions are made) and, subject to section 8334(d) of title 5, United States Code, the judge’s military and civilian service which is creditable under section 8332 of that title.
(b) Nothing in this subchapter shall prevent a widow or widower eligible therefor from simultaneously receiving a survivor annuity under this subchapter and any other annuity (survivor or otherwise) or retired pay to which he or she would otherwise be entitled under any other law without regard to this subchapter. However, in computing the survivor annuity of that widow or widower under this subchapter, service used in the computation of such other annuity shall not be credited.
(c) If a judge who has elected a survivor annuity dies in regular active service or after having retired from such service with at least five years of allowable service under this section for which payments have been withheld or deposits made, the survivor annuity shall be paid as follows:
  (1) If the judge is survived by a widow or widower but no child, the widow or widower shall receive, beginning on the day after the judge dies, an amount computed as provided in subsection (e).
  (2) If the judge is survived by a widow or widower and one or more children —
    (A) the widow or widower shall receive an immediate annuity in the amount computed as provided in subsection (e); and
    (B) there also shall be paid to or on behalf of each such child an immediate annuity equal to one-half the amount of the annuity of such widow or widower, but not to exceed the lesser of (i) $8,424 per year divided by the number of such children or (ii) $2,808 per child per year.
  (3) If the judge leaves no surviving widow or widower but leaves a surviving child or children, there shall be paid to or on behalf of each such child an immediate annuity equal to the amount of the annuity to which the widow or widower would have been entitled under paragraph (1) of this subsection had he or she survived, but not to exceed the lesser of (A) $10,110 per year divided by the number of such children or (B) $3,370 per child per year.
For the purpose of computing, under this subsection, the annuity of a child that commences on or after January 1, 1987, the figures $8,424, $2,808, $10,110, and $3,370 (provided in paragraphs (2) and (3)) shall be increased by the total percentage of the increases allowed and in force with respect to retirement salaries of judges under section 11-1571(a)   of this title on or after such date. An annuity payable to a widow or widower under this section shall be terminable upon death or upon remarriage prior to the attainment of fifty-five years of age. The annuity payable to a child shall be terminable upon the child’s death or marriage or ceasing to be a child as defined in section 11-1561(8)  . In case of the death of a widow or widower of a judge leaving a child or children of the judge surviving, the annuity of such child or children shall be recomputed and paid as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection. In any case in which the annuity of a child is terminated, the annuities of any remaining child or children, based upon the service of the same judge, shall be recomputed and paid as though the child whose annuity was terminated had not survived the judge.
(d) Questions of disability or other eligibility requirements of a child under this section shall be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury who may order such medical or other examinations at any time as the Secretary of the Treasury deems necessary with respect to determining the facts concerning the disability of a child receiving or applying for an annuity under this subchapter. An annuity may be denied or suspended for failure to submit to examination.
(e) The annuity of a widow or widower of a judge or retired judge who elected a survivor annuity shall be equal to —
  (1) in the case of a judge who dies while in active regular service as a judge, the greater of —
    (A) 55 percent of the retirement salary the judge would have been entitled to receive (as computed under section 11-1564) if the judge had retired on the day before the date of death (without regard to the age requirements prescribed in section 11-1562(b)), or
    (B) 55 percent of the retirement salary the judge would have been entitled to receive (as computed under section 11-1564) if the judge had retired on the day before the date of death with 15 years of service for the purposes of this subchapter (without regard to the age requirements prescribed in section 11-1562(b)); and
  (2) In the case of a retired judge, 55 percent of the retirement salary payable to such judge on the day before the date of the judge’s death.
D.C. Code § 11-1524 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 15 / § 11-1524
§ 11-1524. Compensation.
Status: in_force

Members of the Tenure Commission shall serve without compensation for services rendered in connection with their official duties on the Commission.
D.C. Code § 11-2305 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 23 / § 11-2305
§ 11-2305. Possession of evidence and property.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 11-907 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 9 / § 11-907
§ 11-907. Absence, disability, or disqualification of chief judge.
Status: in_force

(a) When the chief judge of the court is absent or disabled, the chief judge’s duties shall devolve upon and be performed by such associate judge as the chief judge may designate in writing. In the event that the chief judge is (1) disqualified or suspended, or (2) unable or fails to make such a designation, the chief judge’s duties shall devolve upon and be performed by the associate judges of the court according to the seniority of their original commissions.
(b) A chief judge whose term as chief judge has expired shall continue to serve until redesignated or until a successor has been designated. When there is a vacancy in the position of chief judge, the position shall be filled temporarily as provided in subsection (a).
D.C. Code § 11-944 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 9 / § 11-944
§ 11-944. Contempt power.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the limitation described in subsection (b), and in addition to the powers conferred by section 402 of title 18, United States Code, the Superior Court, or a judge thereof, may punish for disobedience of an order or for contempt committed in the presence of the court.
(b) (1) In any proceeding for custody of a minor child conducted in the Family Division of the Superior Court under paragraph (1) or (4) of section 11-1101, no individual may be imprisoned for civil contempt for more than 12 months (except as provided in paragraph (2)), pursuant to the contempt power described in subsection (a), for disobedience of an order or for contempt committed in the presence of the court. This limitation does not apply to imprisonment for criminal contempt or for any other criminal violation.
  (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1), an individual who is charged with criminal contempt pursuant to paragraph (3) may continue to be imprisoned for civil contempt until the completion of such individual’s trial for criminal contempt, except that in no case may such an individual be imprisoned for more than 18 consecutive months for civil contempt pursuant to the contempt power described in subsection (a).
  (3) (A) An individual imprisoned for 6 consecutive months for civil contempt for disobedience of an order in a proceeding described in paragraph (1) who continues to disobey such order may be prosecuted for criminal contempt for disobedience of such order at any time before the expiration of the 12-month period that begins on the first day of such individual’s imprisonment, except that an individual so imprisoned as of the date of the enactment of this subsection may be prosecuted under this subsection at any time during the 90-day period that begins on the date of the enactment of this subsection.
    (B) The trial of an individual prosecuted for criminal contempt pursuant to this paragraph —
      (i) shall begin not later than 90 days after the date on which such individual is charged with criminal contempt;
      (ii) shall, upon the request of the individual, be a trial by jury; and
      (iii) may not be conducted before the judge who imprisoned the individual for disobedience of an order pursuant to subsection (a).
D.C. Code § 11-521 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 5 / § 11-521
§ 11-521. Appointment of Auditor.
Status: in_force

For so long as the business of the court may require, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia may appoint an Auditor for the court.
D.C. Code § 11-923 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 9 / § 11-923
§ 11-923. Criminal jurisdiction; commitment.
Status: in_force

(a) The Superior Court has jurisdiction over all criminal cases pending in the District of Columbia Court of General Sessions before the effective date of the District of Columbia Court Reorganization Act of 1970.
(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Superior Court has jurisdiction of any criminal case under any law applicable exclusively to the District of Columbia.
  (2) The Superior Court shall not have jurisdiction of any criminal case under any law applicable exclusively to the District of Columbia begun in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia under section 11-502(2) by the return of an indictment or the filing of an information during the eighteen-month period beginning on such effective date.
(c) (1) With respect to any criminal case over which the Superior Court has jurisdiction, that court may make preliminary examinations and commit offenders, either for trial or for further examination, and may release or detain offenders in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 23 .
  (2) With respect to any criminal case over which the United States District Court for the District of Columbia has jurisdiction, the Superior Court (A) may make preliminary examinations and commit offenders, either for trial or for further examination, but only during the eighteen-month period beginning on the effective date of the District of Columbia Court Reorganization Act of 1970, and (B) may release or detain offenders in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 23 .
D.C. Code § 11-1522 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 15 / § 11-1522
§ 11-1522. Membership.
Status: in_force

(a) The Commission shall consist of five members appointed as follows:
  (1) The President of the United States shall appoint three members of the Commission. Of the members appointed by the President —
    (A) at least one member must be a member of the District of Columbia bar who has been actively engaged in the practice of law in the District of Columbia for at least five of the ten years immediately before appointment; and
    (B) at least two members must be residents of the District of Columbia.
  (2) The Commissioner [Mayor] of the District of Columbia shall appoint one member of the Commission. The member appointed by the Commissioner [Mayor] must be a resident of the District of Columbia and not an attorney.
  (3) The chief judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia shall appoint one member of the Commission. The member appointed by the chief judge shall be an active or retired Federal judge serving in the District of Columbia.
The President shall designate as Chair of the Commission one of the members appointed pursuant to paragraph (1) who is a member of the District of Columbia bar who has been actively engaged in the practice of law in the District of Columbia for at least five of the ten years before the member’s appointment.
(b) There shall be three alternate members of the Commission, who shall serve as members pursuant to rules adopted by the Commission. The alternate members shall be appointed as follows:
  (1) The President shall appoint one alternate member, who shall be a resident of the District of Columbia and a member of the bar of the District of Columbia who has been actively engaged in the practice of law in the District of Columbia for at least five of the ten years immediately before appointment.
  (2) The Commissioner [Mayor] shall appoint one alternate member who shall be a resident of the District of Columbia and not an attorney.
  (3) The chief judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia shall appoint one alternate member who shall be an active or retired Federal judge serving in the District of Columbia.
(c) No member or alternate member of the Commission shall be a member, officer, or employee of the legislative branch or of an executive or military department of the United States Government (listed in section 101 or 102 of title 5, United States Code); and no member or alternate member (other than a member or alternate member appointed by the chief judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia) shall be an officer or employee of the judicial branch of the United States Government. No member or alternate member of the Commission shall be an officer or employee of the District of Columbia government (including its judicial branch).
D.C. Code § 11-710 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 7 / § 11-710
§ 11-710. Emergency authority to conduct proceedings outside District of Columbia.
Status: in_force

(a) In general. — The court may hold special sessions at any place within the United States outside the District of Columbia as the nature of the business may require and upon such notice as the court orders, upon a finding by either the chief judge of the court (or, if the chief judge is absent or disabled, the judge designated under section 11-706(a)) or the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia that, because of emergency conditions, no location within the District of Columbia is reasonably available where such special sessions could be held. The court may transact any business at a special session authorized pursuant to this section which it has the authority to transact at a regular session.
(b) Notice requirements. — If the Court of Appeals issues an order exercising its authority under subsection (a), the court—
  (1) through the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia, shall send notice of such order, including the reasons for the issuance of such order, to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Government Reform of the House of Representatives; and
  (2) shall provide reasonable notice to the United States Marshals Service before the commencement of any special session held pursuant to such order.
D.C. Code § 11-2311 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 23 / § 11-2311
§ 11-2311. Autopsies performed under court order.
Status: repealed

Repealed.
D.C. Code § 11-1571 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 15 / § 11-1571
§ 11-1571. Periodic increases; existing rights.
Status: in_force

(a) The retirement salary of any judge, or the annuity of any person based upon the service of a judge, who, on the effective date of any increase which, after the effective date of this section, becomes payable under the provisions of section 8340 (b) of title 5, United States Code, is receiving such salary or annuity, or who, before the next such increase first becomes payable under such section, receives such salary or annuity, either (1) under the provisions of this subchapter, or (2) under the provisions of section 11-1701, as in effect prior to the effective date of this section, and its predecessor laws, shall be increased on the effective date of the increase by a percentage equal to the percentage of such increase under section 8340 of title 5, United States Code.
(b) Nothing in this subchapter shall defeat or diminish rights acquired under section 11-1701, as in effect prior to the effective date of this section, and its predecessor laws, except on the election and with the consent of the judge, annuitant, or other person affected.
D.C. Code § 11-2602 — DC Code / Title 11 / Chapter 26 / § 11-2602
§ 11-2602. Appointment of counsel.
Status: in_force

Counsel furnishing representation under the plan shall in every case be selected from panels of attorneys designated and approved by the courts. In all cases where a person faces a loss of liberty and the Constitution or any other law requires the appointment of counsel, the court shall advise the defendant or respondent that he or she has the right to be represented by counsel and that counsel will be appointed to represent the defendant or respondent if such person is financially unable to obtain counsel. Unless the defendant or respondent waives representation by counsel, the court, if satisfied after appropriate inquiry that the defendant or respondent is financially unable to obtain counsel, shall appoint counsel to represent that person. Such appointment may be made retroactive to include any representation furnished pursuant to the plan prior to appointment. The court shall appoint separate counsel for defendants or respondents having interests that cannot properly be represented by the same counsel, or when other good cause is shown. In all cases covered by this Act where the appointment of counsel is discretionary, the defendant or respondent shall be advised that counsel may be appointed to represent the defendant or respondent if such person is financially unable to obtain counsel, and the court shall in all such cases advise the defendant or respondent of the manner and procedures by which such person may request the appointment of counsel.