D.C. Courts and Public Defender Service Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-5367
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2010-05-24 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: District of Columbia
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Judges
Judicial procedure and administration
Lawyers and legal services
Natural disasters
State and local courts

Summary:
action_date: 2010-05-24
text: 
D.C. Courts and Public Defender Service Act of 2010 - Amends the District of Columbia Official Code to require the chief judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals to: (1) call biennial or, as under current law, annual judicial conferences; and (2) summon active magistrate judges to such conferences.
 
Authorizes the chief judges of the District Superior Court and of the District Court of Appeals to toll or delay judicial proceedings in certain natural disaster or other emergency situations.
 
Authorizes the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration to establish a voluntary separation incentive payments program for nonjudicial employees of the District courts substantially similar to that for certain federal employees and members of the uniformed services.
 
Authorizes the Executive Officer of the District of Columbia courts to enter into agreements to provide the Mayor of the District with equipment, supplies, and services and credit reimbursements received from the Mayor for them to the appropriation of the District of Columbia courts against which they were charged.
 
Amends the District of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act of 1970 to require the District of Columbia Public Defender Service, to the extent its Director considers appropriate, to provide representation for and hold harmless, or provide liability insurance for, any employee, member of the Board of Trustees, or officer of the Service for money damages arising out of any claim, proceeding, or case at law relating to the furnishing of representational, management, or related services while acting within the scope of that person's office or employment, including employment actions, injury, loss of liberty, property damage, loss of property, personal injury, or death arising from the officer's or employee's malpractice or negligence.

action_date: 2010-11-16
text: 
D.C. Courts and Public Defender Service Act of 2010 - Amends the District of Columbia Official Code to require the chief judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals to: (1) call biennial or, as under current law, annual judicial conferences; and (2) summon active magistrate judges to such conferences.
 
Authorizes the chief judges of the District Superior Court and of the District Court of Appeals to toll or delay judicial proceedings in certain natural disaster or other emergency situations.
 
Authorizes the Executive Officer of the District of Columbia courts to enter into agreements to provide the Mayor of the District with equipment, supplies, and services and credit reimbursements received from the Mayor for them to the appropriation of the District of Columbia courts against which they were charged.
 
Amends the District of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act of 1970 to require the District of Columbia Public Defender Service, to the extent its Director considers appropriate, to provide representation for and hold harmless, or provide liability insurance for, any employee, member of the Board of Trustees, or officer of the Service for money damages arising out of any claim, proceeding, or case at law relating to the furnishing of representational, management, or related services while acting within the scope of that person's office or employment, including employment actions, injury, loss of liberty, property damage, loss of property, personal injury, or death arising from the officer's or employee's malpractice or negligence.
 
Amends the District of Columbia Official Code to reduce from five years to three years the term for a judge of the Family Court of the Superior Court.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-12-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2010-11-17
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2010-11-16
text: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2010-11-16
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2010-11-16
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7465-7466)
action_date: 2010-11-16
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7465-7466)
action_date: 2010-11-16
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5367.
action_date: 2010-11-16
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7465-7467)
action_date: 2010-11-16
text: Ms. Norton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2010-09-23
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2010-09-23
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2010-05-27
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2010-05-27
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2010-05-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
action_date: 2010-05-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2010-05-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-05-24
text: Introduced in House