To amend title 11, District of Columbia Code, to remove gender-specific references.
PL 103-266 (H.R.1632), enacted 06/13/1994

PUBLIC LAW 103-266—JUNE 13, 1994 
108 STAT. 713 
Public Law 103-266 
103d Congress 
An Act 
To amend title 11, District of Columbia Code, and Part C of title IV of the District 
of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act to remove 
June 13, 1994 
gender-specific references. 
[H.R. 1632] 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REMOVAL OF GENDER-SPECIFIC REFERENCES IN TITLE 
11, D.C. CODE. 
(a) REFERENCES IN SECTION.—Whenever in this section 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 Columbia Code. 
(b) REMOVAL OF REFERENCES.—Title 11, District of Columbia 
Code is amended as follows: 
(1) Section ll-703(b) is amended by striking "during his 
service" and inserting "while serving". 
(2) Section ll-705(d) is amended by striking "if he sat" 
and inserting "if the judge sat". 
(3) Section ll-706(a) is amended by striking "his duties" 
each place it appears and inserting "the chief judge's duties". 
(4) Section ll-706(b) is amended by striking "his successor" 
and inserting "the chief judge's successor". 
(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 attend-
ance" and inserting "the judge's attendance". 
(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 insert-
ing "The chief judge". 
(9) Section ll-904(b) is amended by striking "during his 
service" and inserting "while serving". 
(10) The second sentence of section ll-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 ll-906(b) is amended by striking "He" and 
inserting "The chief judge". 
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(12) Section ll-907(a) is amended by striking "his duties" 
each place it appears and inserting "the chief judge's duties". 
(13) Section ll-907(b) is amended by striking "his" and 
inserting "a". 
(14) Section ll-908(a) is amended by striking "he is". 
(15) Section ll-909(b)(2) is amended by striking "he" and 
inserting "the judge". 
(16) Section ll-909(b)(3) is amended by striking "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 insert-
ing "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 relinquish that position". 
(22) Section ll-1503(b) is amended by striking "he" and 
inserting "that person". 
(23) Section ll-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 supervision" and inserting 
"judicial personnel in the court under the chief judge's super-
vision". 
(25) Section ll-1522(a)(l)(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 ll-1522(b)(l) is amended by striking "his". 
(28) Section ll-1523(b) is amended by striking "his prede-
cessor" 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 inserting "that mem-
ber's successor". 
(30) Section 11-1525(d) is amended by striking "Chairman" 
and inserting "Chair". 
(31) Section ll-1526(b) is amended by striking "his" and 
inserting "the judge's". 
(32) Section ll-1526(c)(l)(A) is amended by striking "his". 
(33) The last sentence of section ll-1526(c)(l) is amended 
by striking "recover his salary and all rights and privileges 
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of his office." and inserting "recover salary and all rights and 
privileges pertaining 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 ll-1527(a)(l) is amended by striking "of his 
court" and inserting "of the court in which the judge serves". 
(37) Section ll-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 insert-
ing "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 insert-
ing "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 privi-
lege" each place it appears and inserting "the witness's privi-
lege". 
(40) Section ll-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 ll-1528(b) is amended— 
(A) by striking "he" and inserting "the judge"; and 
(B) by striking "his" and inserting "the judge's". 
(43) Section ll-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 ll-1530(a)(2) is amended by striking "he" and 
inserting "the judge". 
(46) Section ll-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 ll-1530(a)(4) is amended— 
(A) by striking "him" and inserting "the judge"; and 
(B) by striking "his" each place it appears and inserting 
"thejudg-e's". 
(48) Section ll-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 ll-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". 
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(53) Section 11-1561(10X0 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 sub-
sections (a) and (b) and inserting "the judge's"; and 
(B) by striking "he" ar i "him" each place either 
appears in such subsections and inserting "the judge". 
(56) Section ll-1563(c) is amended by striking "he" each 
place it appears and inserting "the judge". 
(57) Section ll-1563(d) is amended— 
(A) by striking "bring himself and inserting "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 ll-1564(a) is amended 
by striking "his" and inserting "the judge's". 
(61) Section ll-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 appears and 
inserting "the judge's"; and 
(D) by striking "his" the fourth place it appears. 
(63) Section ll-1564(d)(l) is amended by striking "his" 
and inserting "the judge's". 
(64) Section ll-1564(d)(2)(A) is amended by striking "he" 
each place it appears and inserting "the judge". 
(65) Section ll-1564(d)(2)(C) is amended by striking "his". 
(66) Section ll-1564(d)(4) is amended by striking "his" 
and inserting "the judge's". 
(67) Section ll-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 ll-1564(e) is amended— 
(A) by striking "his"; and 
(B) by striking "he" and inserting "the judge". 
(69) Section ll-1566(a) is amended— 
(A) by striking "he" each place it appears and inserting 
"the judge"; and 
(B) by striking "bring himself and inserting "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 
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108 STAT. 717 
(C) in the second sentence, by striking "Commissioner" 
and inserting "Mayor". 
(71) Section ll-1566(c) is amended by striking "he" and 
inserting "the judge". 
(72) Section ll-1567(a) is amended— 
(A) by striking "Commissioner" and inserting "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 ll-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 ll-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 ll-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 inserting "Mayor"; 
and 
(B) by striking "he" and inserting "the Mayor". 
(77) Section 11-1569 is amended by striking "Commis-
sioner" 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 ll-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 sub-
sections (a) and (b) and inserting "the Chief Judge". 
(82) Section ll-1703(a) is amended by striking "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 Director". 
(86) Section ll-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 insert-
ing "that"; and 
(B) in the third sentence, by striking "him" and insert-
ing "the chief judge". 
(88) Section ll-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 insert-
ing "the judge's". 
(89) Section 11-1730(b) is amended by striking "he" and 
inserting "the Executive Officer". 
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(90) Section 11-1741 (4) and (7) are amended by striking 
"his" and inserting "the Executive Officer's". 
(91) Section 11-1741(9) is amended by striking "him" and 
inserting "the Executive Officer". 
(92) Section ll-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 ll-1745(b) is amended— 
(A) by striking "he" and inserting "the Executive Offi-
cer"; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking "Commissioner" 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 office" each place it appears and 
inserting "the office"; 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 sub-
sections (a)(2) and (b)(2) and inserting "the Register of Wills". 
(99) Section 11-2104(b)(6) is amended by striking "his" 
each place it appears and inserting "the Register's". 
(100) Section ll-2104(c)(2) is amended— 
(A) by striking "his" the first place it appears; and 
(B) by striking "his" the second place it appears and 
inserting "the". 
(101) Section 11-2104(d) is amended by striking "his" and 
inserting "the Register's". 
(102) Section 11-2104(e) is amended by striking "him" and 
"he" and inserting "the Register of Wills". 
(103) Section 11-2303 is amended by striking "his" in sub-
sections (a) and (b) and inserting "those". 
(104) Section ll-2306(a) is amended by striking "he" and 
inserting "the medical examiner". 
(105) Section ll-2306(c) is amended by striking "his". 
(106) The first sentence of section ll-2307(a) is amended 
by striking "his". 
(107) The second sentence of section ll-2307(a) is amended 
by striking "his" and inserting "the pathologist's". 
(108) Section ll-2308(a) is amended by striking "he" and 
inserting "the medical examiner". 
(109) Section ll-2309(b) is amended— 
(A) by striking "Commissioner of the District of Colum-
bia or his" and inserting "the Mayor of the District of 
Columbia or the Mayor's"; and 
(B) by striking "his assistants" and inserting "the 
United States Attorney's assistants". 
(110) Section ll-2309(c) is amended by striking "he" each 
place it appears and inserting "such person". 
(111) Section 11-2311 is amended by striking "his" and 
inserting "his or her". 
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(112) Section 11-2502 is amended by striking "his" and 
inserting "such person's". 
(113) Section ll-2503(a) is amended by striking "he" and 
inserting "such person". 
(114) Section ll-2503(b) is amended by striking "him" 
each place it appears and inserting "that member". 
(115) Section 11-2504 is amended by striking "him" and 
inserting "that attorney". 
(116) Section 11-2601(1) is amended by striking "case 
which he" and inserting "case in which such person". 
(117) The second sentence of section 11-2602 is amended— 
(A) by striking "he" the first place it appears and 
inserting "he or she"; and 
(B) by striking "him if he is" and inserting "the defend-
ant or respondent if such person is". 
(118) The third sentence of section 11-2602 is amended 
by striking "him" and inserting "that person". 
(119) The sixth sentence of section 11-2602 is amended— 
(A) by striking "him if he is" and inserting "the defend-
ant or respondent if such person is"; and 
(B) by striking "he may" and inserting "such person 
may". 
(120) Section 11-2603 is amended— 
(A) by striking "his" and inserting "such person's"; 
and 
(B) by striking "he" and inserting "such person". 
(121) Section ll-2604(f) is amended by striking "he" and 
inserting "such person". 
(122) Section ll-2605(c) is amended by striking "him" and 
inserting "such person". 
(123) Section 11-2607 is amended— 
(A) by striking "Commissioner" and inserting "Mayor"; 
and 
(B) by striking "his" and inserting "the Mayor's". 
SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF GENDER-SPECIFIC REFERENCES IN PROVISIONS 
OF DISTRICT CHARTER RELATING TO JUDICIARY. 
(a) REFERENCES IN SECTION.—Whenever in this section 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 the District of 
Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act. 
(b) REMOVAL OF REFERENCES.—The District of Columbia Self-
Government and Governmental Reorganization Act is amended as 
follows: 
(1) Section 431(b) is amended— 
87 Stat. 793. 
(A) by striking "his successor" and inserting "a succes-
sor"; 
(B) by striking "his term" and inserting "the term"; 
and 
(C) by striking "He" and inserting "An individual". 
(2) Section 431(c) is amended by striking "his successor" 
and inserting "a successor". 
(3) Section 431(e) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
striking "he—" and inserting "such person—", and 
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(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking "his appoint-
ment" and inserting "appointment"; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking "is which" and inserting "in which", 
and 
(ii) by striking "his predecessor" and inserting 
"such person's predecessor"; and 
(C) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking "or whom" and 
inserting "of whom". 
87 Stat. 795. 
(4) Section 432(b) is amended by striking "his judicial 
duties" and inserting "judicial duties". 
(5) Section 432(c) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking "his convic-
tion" and inserting "conviction", and 
(ii) in the matter following subparagraph (B), by 
striking "his salary" and all that follows and inserting 
"any salary and all other rights and privileges of 
office."; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking "as he may be entitled" and inserting 
"as the judge may be entitled", 
(ii) by striking "his judicial salary" and inserting 
"judicial salary", and 
(iii) by striking "his office" and inserting "office"; 
and 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
striking "his judicial duties" and inserting "the judge's 
judicial duties", and 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking "his suspen-
sion" and inserting "such suspension". 
(6) Section 433(a) is amended by striking "to him". 
(7) Section 433(b) is amended— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
"he—" and inserting "the person—"; 
(B) by striking "his nomination" each place it appears 
and inserting "the nomination"; and 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking "as long as he serves" 
and inserting "while serving". 
(8) Section 433(c) is amended— 
(A) by striking "his term" the first place it appears 
and inserting "the judge's term"; 
(B) by striking "his term" the second place it appears 
and inserting "the term"; 
(C) by striking "his present" and inserting "the 
present"; 
(D) by striking "his fitness" and inserting "the can-
didate's fitness"; and 
(E) by striking "he shall nominate" and inserting "the 
President shall nominate". 
87 Stat. 796. 
(9) Section 434(b) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1) in the matter preceding sub-
paragraph (A), by striking "he—" and inserting "the per-
son—"; 
(B) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking "his appointment" 
and inserting "appointment"; and 
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(C) in paragraph (2), by striking "his predecessor" and 
inserting "such person's predecessor". 
(10) Section 434(d) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1) in the fourth sentence, by striking 
"to him" and inserting "to the President"; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking "his recommendation" 
and inserting "the recommendation". 
Approved June 13, 1994. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1632: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 103-175 (Comm. on the District of Columbia). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 103-262 (Comm. on Governmental Affairs). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 
Vol. 139 (1993): July 19, considered and passed House. 
Vol. 140 (1994): May 25, considered and passed Senate.