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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1632
To amend title 11, District of Columbia Code, to remove gender-specific
references.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 1, 1993
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the District of Columbia
A BILL
To amend title 11, District of Columbia Code, to remove
gender-specific references.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REFERENCES IN ACT.
Whenever in this Act an amendment is expressed in
terms of an amendment to or repeal of a section or other
provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to
that section or other provision of title 11, District of Co-
lumbia Code.
SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF GENDER-SPECIFIC REFERENCES.
Title 11, District of Columbia Code, is amended as
follows:
(1) Section 11–703(b) is amended by striking
‘‘during his service’’ and inserting ‘‘while serving’’.
(2) Section 11–705(d) is amended by striking
‘‘if he sat’’ and inserting ‘‘if the judge sat’’.
(3) Section 11–706(a) is amended by striking
‘‘his duties’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the
chief judge’s duties’’.
(4) Section 11–706(b) is amended by striking
‘‘his successor’’ and inserting ‘‘the chief judge’s suc-
cessor’’.
(5) Section 11–709(2) is amended by striking
‘‘he attended’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge attended’’.
(6) Section 11–709(3) is amended by striking
‘‘his attendance’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’s attend-
ance’’.
(7) Section 11–721(d) is amended by striking
‘‘he shall so state’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge shall so
state’’.
(8) Section 11–744 is amended—
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘he’’
and inserting ‘‘the chief judge’’; and
(B) in the second sentence, by striking
‘‘He’’ and inserting ‘‘The chief judge’’.
(9) Section 11–904(b) is amended by striking
‘‘during his service’’ and inserting ‘‘while serving’’.
(10) The second sentence of section 11–906(a)
is amended to read as follows: ‘‘The chief judge shall
attend to the discharge of the duties pertaining to
the office of chief judge and perform such additional
judicial work as the chief judge is able to perform.’’.
(11) Section 11–906(b) is amended by striking
‘‘He’’ and inserting ‘‘The chief judge’’.
(12) Section 907(a) is amended by striking ‘‘his
duties’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the
chief judge’s duties’’.
(13) Section 11–907(b) is amended by striking
‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘a’’.
(14) Section 11–908(a) is amended by striking
‘‘he is’’.
(15) Section 11–909(b)(2) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’’.
(16) Section 11–909(b)(3) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.
(17) The third sentence of section 11–1322 is
amended by striking ‘‘his salary’’ and inserting
‘‘that person’s salary’’.
(18) Section 11–1501(a) is amended by striking
‘‘He’’ and inserting ‘‘The President’’.
(19) Section 11–1501(b) is amended—
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1),
by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘that person’’;
and
(B) in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), and in
the last sentence, by striking ‘‘his’’ each place
it appears.
(20) Section 11–1502 is amended by striking
‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.
(21) Section 11–1503(a) is amended—
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘his
successor’’ and inserting ‘‘a successor’’;
(B) in the second sentence, by striking
‘‘He’’ and inserting ‘‘The chief judge’’; and
(C) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘A
judge may relinquish his position as chief
judge’’ and inserting ‘‘The chief judge may re-
linquish that position’’.
(22) Section 11–1503(b) is amended by striking
‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘that person’’.
(23) Section 11–1505(a) is amended by striking
‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.
(24) Section 11–1505(b) is amended by striking
‘‘judicial manpower in the court under his super-
vision’’ and inserting ‘‘judicial personnel in the court
under the chief judge’s supervision’’.
(25) Section 11–1522(a)(1)(A) is amended by
striking ‘‘his’’.
(26) The last sentence of section 11–1522(a) is
amended by striking ‘‘Chairman of the Commission
one of his appointees’’ and inserting ‘‘Chair of the
Commission one of the members appointed pursuant
to paragraph (1)’’.
(27) Section 11–1522(b)(1) is amended by
striking ‘‘his’’.
(28) Section 11–1523(b) is amended by striking
‘‘his predecessor’’ and inserting ‘‘that member’s
predecessor’’.
(29) Section 11–1523(c) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘his term’’ each place it
appears and inserting ‘‘that member’s term’’;
and
(B) by striking ‘‘his successor’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘that member’s successor’’.
(30) Section 11–1525(d) is amended by striking
‘‘Chairman’’ and inserting ‘‘Chair’’.
(31) Section 11–1526(b) is amended by striking
‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.
(32) Section 11–1526(c)(1)(A) is amended by
striking ‘‘his’’.
(33) The last sentence of section 11–1526(c)(1)
is amended by striking ‘‘recover his salary and all
rights and privileges of his office.’’ and inserting
‘‘recover salary and all rights and privileges pertain-
ing to the judge’s office.’’.
(34) Section 11–1526(c)(2) is amended—
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘he’’
and inserting ‘‘the judge’’; and
(B) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘his’’
the first place it appears and inserting ‘‘the
judge’s’’, and by striking ‘‘his’’ the second place
it appears.
(35) Section 11–1526(c)(3) is amended by
striking ‘‘his’’ each place it appears.
(36) Section 11–1527(a)(1) is amended by
striking ‘‘of his court’’ and inserting ‘‘of the court
in which the judge serves’’.
(37) Section 11–1527(a)(2) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘He’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘The judge’’;
(B) in the second sentence, by striking
‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’;
(C) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘his’’
and inserting ‘‘his or her’’; and
(D) in the third sentence, by striking
‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’’.
(38) The fourth sentence of section 11–
1527(a)(3) is amended by striking ‘‘of his court’’
and inserting ‘‘of the court in which the judge
serves’’.
(39) Section 11–1527(c)(2) is amended by
striking ‘‘his privilege’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘the witness’s privilege’’.
(40) Section 11–1527(c)(3) is amended by
striking ‘‘him’’ and ‘‘he’’ each place either appears
and inserting ‘‘that person’’.
(41) Section 11–1527(e) is amended by striking
‘‘his’’.
(42) Section 11–1528(b) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the
judge’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the
judge’s’’.
(43) Section 11–1530(a) is amended by striking
‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.
(44) Section 11–1530(a)(1) is amended by
striking ‘‘his’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘the judge’s’’.
(45) Section 11–1530(a)(2) is amended by
striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’’.
(46) Section 11–1530(a)(3) is amended by
striking ‘‘him or by him and his’’ and inserting ‘‘the
judge or by the judge and the judge’s’’.
(47) Section 11–1530(a)(4) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘the
judge’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘his’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.
(48) Section 11–1530(a)(5) is amended by
striking ‘‘he’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘the judge’’.
(49) Section 11–1530(a)(6) is amended by
striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’’.
(50) Section 11–1530(a)(7) is amended by
striking ‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’’.
(51) Section 11–1561(8)(C) is amended by
striking ‘‘he’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘the child’’.
(52) Section 11–1561(9)(C) is amended by
striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’’.
(53) Section 11–1561(10)(C) is amended by
striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’’.
(54) Section 11–1562 is amended by striking
‘‘he’’ each place it appears in subsections (a) and (b)
and inserting ‘‘the judge’’.
(55) Section 11–1563 is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘his’’ each place it appears
in subsections (a) and (b) and inserting ‘‘the
judge’s’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘he’’ and ‘‘him’’ each place
either appears in such subsections and inserting
‘‘the judge’’.
(56) Section 11–1563(c) is amended by striking
‘‘he’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the
judge’’.
(57) Section 11–1563(d) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘bring himself’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘be’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘the
judge’’.
(58) The first sentence of section 11–1564(a) is
amended by striking ‘‘his’’ each place it appears and
inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.
(59) The second sentence of section 11–1564(a)
is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘his’’ each place it appears;
and
(B) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the
judge’’.
(60) The third sentence of section 11–1564(a)
is amended by striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the
judge’s’’.
(61) Section 11–1564(b) is amended by striking
‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.
(62) Section 11–1564(c) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the
judge’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘his’’ the first two places
it appears;
(C) by striking ‘‘his’’ the third place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’; and
(D) by striking ‘‘his’’ the fourth place it
appears.
(63) Section 11–1564(d)(1) is amended by
striking ‘‘his’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘the judge’s’’.
(64) Section 11–1564(d)(2)(A) is amended by
striking ‘‘he’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘the judge’’.
(65) Section 11–1564(d)(2)(C) is amended by
striking ‘‘his’’.
(66) Section 11–1564(d)(4) is amended by
striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.
(67) Section 11–1564(d)(7) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘the
judge’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘his’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.
(68) Section 11–1564(e) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘his’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the
judge’’.
(69) Section 11–1566(a) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘he’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘the judge’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘bring himself’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘elect to be’’.
(70) Section 11–1566(b) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘his’’
and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’;
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘him’’
and inserting ‘‘the judge’’; and
(C) in the second sentence, by striking
‘‘Commissioner’’ and inserting ‘‘Mayor’’.
(71) Section 11–1566(c) is amended by striking
‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’’.
(72) Section 11–1567(a) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘Commissioner’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Mayor’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the
judge’s’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘he or His’’ and inserting
‘‘the judge or the judge’s’’.
(73) Section 11–1567(b) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the
judge’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘Commissioner’’ each place
it appears and inserting ‘‘Mayor’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘his’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.
(74) Section 11–1568(a) is amended by striking
‘‘his’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the
judge’s’’.
(75) The third sentence from the end of section
11–1568(c) is amended by striking ‘‘his death or
marriage or his ceasing’’ and inserting ‘‘the child’s
death or marriage or ceasing’’.
(76) Section 11–1568(d) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘Commissioner’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Mayor’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the
Mayor’’.
(77) Section 11–1569 is amended by striking
‘‘Commissioner’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘Mayor’’.
(78) Section 11–1569(b) Sixth is amended by
striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.
(79) Section 11–1569(e) is amended by striking
‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the claimant’s’’.
(80) Section 11–1701(a) is amended by striking
‘‘Chairman’’ and inserting ‘‘Chair’’.
(81) Section 11–1702 is amended by striking
‘‘him’’ in subsections (a) and (b) and inserting ‘‘the
Chief Judge’’.
(82) Section 11–1703 (a) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘He’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘The
Executive Officer’’.
(83) Section 11–1704 is amended by striking
‘‘his’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘that’’.
(84) Section 11–1721 is amended by striking
‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘the clerk’’.
(85) Section 11–1722 is amended by striking
‘‘he’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the Direc-
tor’’.
(86) Section 11–1723(b) is amended by striking
‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘that’’.
(87) Section 11–1724 is amended—
(A) in the second sentence, by striking
‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘that’’; and
(B) in the third sentence, by striking
‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘the chief judge’’.
(88) Section 11–1727(b) is amended—
(A) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘he’’
and inserting ‘‘the Executive Officer’’; and
(B) in the fourth sentence, by striking
‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the judge’s’’.
(89) Section 11–1730(b) is amended by striking
‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the Executive Officer’’.
(90) Section 11–1741 (4) and (7) are amended
by striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the Executive Offi-
cer’s’’.
(91) Section 11–1741(9) is amended by striking
‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘the Executive Officer’’.
(92) Section 11–1743(b) is amended by striking
‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the President’s’’.
(93) Section 11–1744(5) is amended by striking
‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘the Executive Officer’’.
(94) Section 11–1745(b) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the
Executive Officer’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Com-
missioner’’ and inserting ‘‘Mayor’’.
(95) Section 11–1747 is amended by striking
‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘the Executive Officer’’.
(96) Section 11–2102(a) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘his’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘the Register of Wills’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking
‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘the Register of Wills’’.
(97) Section 11–2102(b) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘that
person’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘his’’.
(98) Section 11–2104 is amended by striking
‘‘him’’ in subsections (a)(2) and (b)(2) and inserting
‘‘the Register of Wills’’.
(99) Section 11–2104(b)(6) is amended by
striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the Register of Wills’’.
(100) Section 11–2104(c)(2) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘his’’ the first place it ap-
pears; and
(B) by striking ‘‘his’’ the second place it
appears and inserting ‘‘the’’.
(101) Section 11–2104(d) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the Register of Wills’’.
(102) Section 11–2104(e) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘him’’ and ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the Register of
Wills’’.
(103) Section 11–2303 is amended by striking
‘‘his’’ in subsections (a) and (b) and inserting
‘‘those’’.
(104) Section 11–2306(a) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the medical examiner’’.
(105) Section 11–2306(c) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘his’’.
(106) The first sentence of section 11–2307(a)
is amended by striking ‘‘his’’.
(107) The second sentence of section 11–
2307(a) is amended by striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting
‘‘the pathologist’s’’.
(108) Section 11–2308(a) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the medical examiner’’.
(109) Section 11–2309(b) is amended—