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Administrative Orders

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2009 Administrative Orders

  Number Title Date
pdf file 21KB 09-01 Updates to Family Court Attorney Panels, Supersedes Administrative Order 08-04 01-08-09
pdf file 22KB 09-02 Pairing of Judges, Supersedes Administrative Order 08-12 01-08-09
pdf file 10KB 09-03 Special Education Attorney Practice Standards 01-21-09
pdf file 90KB   Attorney Practice Standards For Special Education Panel Attorneys  
pdf file 19KB 09-04 Court Interpreting Services, Supersedes Administrative Order 98-12 02-27-09
pdf file 21KB 09-05 CJA Guideline Fees for Superior Court Cases, Supersedes Administrative Order 08-19 03-30-09


2008 Administrative Orders

  Number Title Date
pdf file 10KB 08-01 Electronic Case Files in the Small Claims and Conciliation Branch 01-14-08
pdf file 21KB 08-02 Temporary appearances for L&T Court -- Pilot Project, Supersedes Administrative Orders 07-02 and 07-02A 03-07-08
pdf file 30KB 08-03 Domestic Relations Comprehensive Case Management and Scheduling Plan 03-21-08
pdf file 37KB 08-04 Additions and Updates to Family Court Attorney Panels 04-03-08
pdf file 52KB 08-05 Performance Measures - Time to Disposition and Excludable Time 04-04-08
pdf file 18KB 08-06 Venable LLP Attorneys Eligible for Receiving Pro Bono Appointments 05-07-08
pdf file 14KB 08-07 Bench Warrant Returns 06-03-08
pdf file 14KB 08-08 Additional Venable LLP Attorneys Eligible for Receiving Pro Bono Appointments 06-18-08
pdf file 14KB 08-09 Courthouse Release Pilot Project 07-02-08
pdf file 17KB 08-10 Change in the Composition of the Current Duty Attorney Panel 09-24-08
pdf file 18KB 08-11 Pilot Program for Nonlawyer Guardians in Probate 08-25-08
pdf file 39KB 08-12 Pairing of Judges, Supersedes Administrative Order 06-07 09-24-08
pdf file 64KB 08-13 Performance Measure -- Time to Disposition, with Excludable Time, Supersedes Administrative Order 08-05 09-23-08
pdf file 38KB 08-14 Performance Measure -- Trial Date Certainty 09-23-08
pdf file 13KB 08-15 Courthouse Release Pilot, Supersedes Administrative Order 08-09 09-23-08
pdf file 15KB 08-16 Order of Succession if Chief Judge Absent or Disabled 09-24-08
pdf file 14KB 08-17 Additional Venable LLP Attorney Eligible for Receiving Pro Bono Appointments 09-24-08
pdf file 25KB 08-18 CJA and CCAN Fee Schedule, Supersedes Administrative Order 07-15 10-06-08
pdf file 24KB 08-19 CJA Guideline Fees for Superior Court Cases 10-08-08
pdf file 11KB 08-20 On-Call Temporary Protection Order Program, Supersedes Administrative Order 07-11 11-26-08
pdf file 19KB   Emergency Temporary Protection Order and Notice of Hearing and Order to Appear  
pdf file 10KB 08-21 Appointments to Duty Attorney Panel - Effective January 1, 2009 12-17-08
pdf file 14KB 08-22 Access to Juvenile Records by the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council 12-23-08
pdf file 13KB 08-23 Courthouse Releases - Permanent Implementation 12-23-08
pdf file 13KB 08-24 Appointments to Mental Health Panel - Effective January 1, 2009 12-23-08


2007 Administrative Orders

  Number Title Date
pdf file 45KB 07-01 Family Court Attorney Panel Members 01-18-07
pdf file 15KB 07-02 Temporary Appearances For L&T Court - Pilot Project 01-17-07
pdf file 19KB 07-03 eFiling Family-Juvenile Cases 02-28-07
pdf file 9KB 07-04 McKee Nelson and Schertler & Onorato Attorneys Eligible for Receiving Pro Bono Appointments 03-02-07
pdf file 44KB 07-05 Additions to Family Court Attorney Panel 03-02-07
pdf file 87KB 07-06 Parent Education Pilot Program 03-23-07
pdf file 70KB 07-07 Correction of Printing Error in SCR Civil Rule 77 04-03-07
pdf file 9KB 07-08 Handling of In-Custody Prisoners in Criminal Cases 04-06-07
pdf file 11KB 07-09 Reappointment of Dr. William Stejskal to the Commission on Mental Health 04-11-07
pdf file 11KB 07-10 Addition of Mr. Wagman of Baker Botts LLP to that Firm's Pro Bono Roster 04-12-07
pdf file 16KB 07-11 After Hours Temporary Protection Order Pilot Program 04-24-07
pdf file 40KB 07-12 Opening of CJA U.S. and D.C. Panels 05-14-07
pdf file 49KB 07-13 CJA Fee Schedule 06-06-07
pdf file 15KB 07-14 Exemption from Electronic Filing 05-23-07
pdf file 47KB 07-15 CJA Fee Schedule 07-12-07
pdf file 14KB 07-16 Willkie Farr Gallagher, LLP Attorneys Eligible for Receiving Pro Bono Appointments 07-12-07
pdf file 29KB 07-17 Temporary Appearances for L&T Court - Pilot Project 07-19-07
pdf file 32KB 07-18 Performance Measures - Time to Disposition and Excludable Time 07-31-07
pdf file 32KB Explanation of Adoption of Time Standards Memorandum
pdf file 13KB 07-19 Public Defender Service Use of Law Clerks at Parole and Supervised Release Hearings 08-16-07
pdf file 13KB 07-20 Public Defender Service Use of Law Clerks at Institutional Disciplinary Hearings 08-16-07
pdf file 13KB 07-21 Public Defender Service Use of Law Clerks at Administrative/Institutional Hearings 08-16-07
pdf file 14KB 07-22 Confirmation of Notice of Post Disposition Hearings 10-03-07
pdf file 50KB 07-23 Mental Health Diversion Program 10-15-07
pdf file 11KB 07-24 McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP eligible to take CJA appointments 11-07-07
pdf file 12KB 07-25 Additions to CJA Panel 11-15-07
pdf file 9KB 07-26 CSOSA Submission of Pre-Sentence Reports through eDesignate 12-17-07
pdf file 15KB 07-27 Schertler & Onorato LLP and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP eligible to take CJA appointments 12-11-07
pdf file 14KB 07-28 McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP eligible to take CJA appointments 12-11-07
pdf file 14KB 07-29 Baker Botts LLP eligible to take CJA appointments 12-11-07
pdf file 8KB 07-30 Rescinds Administrative Order 07-15 12-17-07
pdf file 39KB 07-31 Committee Assignments 12-17-07

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2006 Administrative Orders

  Number Title Date
pdf file 27KB 06-01 2006 Modification of Landlord-Tenant and Probate Rules 01-18-06
pdf file 16KB 06-02 Modification of Civil, Small Claims and Probate Rules 03-03-06
pdf file 7KB 06-03 Traffic Offenses of Juveniles Aged 16 - 18 04-14-06
pdf file 43KB 06-04 Committees of the Superior Court and the Superior Court jointly with the Court of Appeals 03-17-06
pdf file 40KB 06-05 Additions to Family Court Attorney Panel 03-27-06
pdf file 17KB 06-06 Judicial Mentoring Program 04-27-06
pdf file 23KB 06-07 Pairing of Judges, Supersedes Administrative Order 05-14 05-22-06
pdf file 7KB 06-08 Committee to Select Register of Wills 06-02-06
pdf file 10KB 06-09 Hunton and Williams attorneys eligible for receiving pro bono appointments 06-20-06
pdf file 14KB 06-10 Promulgation of L&T Rule 3-I 06-19-06
pdf file 6KB 06-11 Rescinds Administrative Order 06-02 07-07-06
pdf file 7KB 06-12 Probate Education Committee Reconstituted, replaces Administrative Order 02-07 07-17-06
pdf file 8KB 06-13 Certificates of Residency by Magistrate Judges 07-17-06
pdf file 7KB 06-14 Advisory Committee on Selection of Register of Wills 08-29-06
pdf file 8KB 06-15 Special Appearances for L&T Mediation 08-31-06
pdf file 23KB 06-16 Pairing of Judges, Supersedes Administrative Order 06-07 10-11-06
pdf file 49KB 06-17 Mandatory e-filing for Civil II Cases 10-23-06
pdf file 7KB 06-18 Compensation in MR Cases 11-03-06
pdf file 130KB 06-19 Probate Practice Standards 12-05-06
pdf file 44KB 06-20 Court Committee memberships 12-12-06

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2005 Administrative Orders

  Number Title Date
pdf file 9KB 05-01 Additions to Family Court Attorney Panels 02-15-05
pdf file 8KB 05-02 Roger Fairfax, Esq. eligible for receiving pro bono appointments 02-22-05
pdf file 7KB 05-03 CJA Panel Advisory Committee 05-03-05
pdf file 19KB 05-04 eFiling With IJIS Implementation 05-17-05
pdf file 11KB 05-05 Additional Attorneys Eligible for pro bono Appointments 08-05-05
pdf file 22KB 05-06 Pairing of Judges 08-09-05
pdf file 6KB 05-07 Sealing of notarized documents 08-05-05
pdf file 10KB 05-08 CJA Appointments 08-05-05
pdf file 23KB 05-09 Pairing of Judges 08-16-05
pdf file 10KB 05-10 CJA Appointment 09-01-05
pdf file 8KB 05-11 Practice by Mental Health Commission Members 09-01-05
pdf file 10KB 05-12 Medical Alert protocols for adults in custody 09-15-05
pdf file 9KB 05-13 Eminent Domain Account 10-19-05
pdf file 23KB 05-14 Pairing of Judges 08-16-05
pdf file 12KB 05-15 Medical Alert protocol for juveniles in custody 12-28-05

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2004 Administrative Orders

  Number Title Date
pdf file 61KB 04-01 Matters Heard by Retired Commissioners or Magistrate Judges 02-11-04
pdf file 69KB 04-02 Opening of the CJA U.S. Panel 02-19-04
pdf file 87KB 04-03 Supersedes Administrative Order 03-17 03-16-04
pdf file 59KB 04-04 Proposed Attorney Practice Standards for Juvenile and PINS cases 03-24-04
pdf file 150KB 04-05 CCAN Plan Amendments 04-28-04
pdf file 71KB 04-06 Relating to Probate Division Panels and Oversight
With Administrative Order 04-07
Replaces Adinistrative Order 03-16
04-28-04
pdf file 65KB 04-07 Relating to Oversight of Lay Fiduciaries in Probate Division Proceedings
With Administrative Order 04-06
Replaces Adinistrative Order 03-16
04-28-04
pdf file 68KB 04-08 Probate Review Task Force Created 05-10-04
pdf file 152KB 04-09 Late Resubmitted Vouchers 05-19-04
pdf file 65KB 04-10 Limited Access to Juvenile Case Records 05-20-04
pdf file 76KB 04-11 Sentencing Guidelines Pilot Program 06-09-04
pdf file 75KB 04-12 Suspends Admin. Order 04-10 06-10-04
pdf file 67KB 04-13 Juvenile Practice Standards
06-30-04
pdf file 221KB   Adopted by Administrative Order 04-13: Attorney Practice Standards For Representing Juveniles Charged With Delinquency or as Persons in Need of Supervision
 
pdf file 66KB 04-14 Standardizing Collection of Identifying Information 07-23-04
pdf file 83KB 04-15 Family Court Attorney Panel Administration 07-23-04
pdf file 25KB 04-16 Changes in Courtroom Use 07-27-04
pdf file 8KB 04-17 Processing of Bench Warrants 09-02-04
pdf file 52KB 04-18 Probate Practice Standards 09-14-04
pdf file 9KB 04-19 Magistrate and Senior Judge Utilization Committee 09-23-04
pdf file 284KB   Probate Attorney Practice Standards 09-14-04
pdf file 9KB 04-20 Magistrate and Senior Judge Utilization Committee (Replaces Administrative Order 04-19) 09-30-04
pdf file 9KB 04-21 Processing of Bench Warrants II (Extends Admin. Order 04-17) 09-29-04
pdf file 7KB 04-22 Amended Proposed Probate Division Attorney Practice Standards) 10-18-04
pdf file 149KB Probate Attorney Practice Standards 10-18-04
pdf file 8KB 04-23 Processing of Bench Warrants III (Extends Admin. Order 04-21) 10-18-04
pdf file 7KB 04-24 Structural Realignment of Court Social Services 11-17-04
pdf file 22KB 04-25 Pairing of Judges, Supersedes Administrative Order 04-03 11-17-04
pdf file 7KB 04-26 Practice by Mental Health Commission members 12-14-04
pdf file 7KB 04-27 Requests for Mental Health Hearings 12-14-04
pdf file 9KB 04-28 Additions to CJA Panel 12-16-04
pdf file 8KB 04-29 Increasing the yearly cap for CJA & CCAN vouchers to $135,000 12-23-04
pdf file 8KB 04-30 Permanent Schedule Change in Courtroom C-10 12-23-04

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2003 Administrative Orders

  Number Title Date
pdf file 77KB 03-01 On Saturday, holiday and emergency assignments 01-13-03
pdf file 68KB 03-02 Magistrate Judge reassignments 01-13-03
pdf file 64KB 03-03 Covington & Burling eligible for receiving pro bono appointments 01-14-03
pdf file 63KB 03-04 Arnold & Porter eligible for receiving pro bono appointments 02-10-03
pdf file 87KB 03-05 Supersedes Administrative Order 02-17 02-10-03
pdf file 65KB 03-06 Remand and Probable cause hearings for incompetent Criminal Defendants 02-28-03
pdf file 64KB 03-07 Standards of Practice for CCAN Appointments 02-28-03
pdf file 87KB 03-08 Supercedes Administrative Order 02-18
Revised Procedures Under The Bail Reform Act of 2000
For Remands of Pre-trial Defendants in Halfway Houses
03-11-03
pdf file 62KB 03-09 Rescinds Administrative Order 01-26 03-14-03
pdf file 114KB 03-10 Amending the Superior Court Rules of Victims Compensation Program 03-14-03
pdf file 253KB 03-11 Family Court Attorney Panels 03-26-03
pdf file 78KB 03-12 Supersedes Administrative Order 03-05 03-24-03
pdf file 111KB 03-13 Committee Assignments 05-07-03
pdf file 62KB 03-14 Senior Judge Assignments and Chambers 05-13-03
pdf file 70KB 03-15 Procedures to Obtain a Pretrial Services Bail Report 05-13-03
pdf file 67KB 03-16 Relating to Probate Division Panels and oversight 06-17-03
pdf file 77KB 03-17 Supersedes Administrative Order 03-12 06-30-03
pdf file 64KB 03-18 Alessio D. Evangelista from Beveridge & Diamond eligible for receiving pro bono appointments 07-23-03
pdf file 119KB 03-19 Adopting Guideline Fees for Superior Court Vouchers 08-13-03

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2002 Administrative Orders

  Number Title Date
pdf file 33KB 02-01 Committee for selection of duty attorneys 01-02-02
pdf file 50KB 02-02 Name Committee on selection of Magistrate Judges and addition of J. Satterfield 01-09-02
pdf file 48KB 02-03 Rescinding 01-33, 01-12, et al. 01-09-02
pdf file 54KB 02-04 Establishment of Family Court Implementation Committee 01-09-02
pdf file 124KB 02-05 Guardianship Procedures 01-09-02
pdf file 51KB 02-06 Family Court Oversight Team 01-09-02
pdf file 50KB 02-07 Probate Division Training 01-10-02
pdf file 55KB 02-08 Duty Attorneys 01-11-02
pdf file 64KB 02-09 Pairing of Judges, Supersedes Administrative Order 01-28 02-07-02
pdf file 30KB 02-10 Winston to CJA Investigator Subcommittee 02-21-02
pdf file 50KB 02-11 Clerk of Court to issue orders of publication in foreclosure of redemption actions 03-14-02
pdf file 71KB 02-12 Child Protection Mediation Program 3-18-02 03-18-02
pdf file 162KB 02-13 Attachment approved boj guidelines investigators 08-16-02
pdf file 44KB 02-13 Effective date of Investigator Guidelines 04-12-02
pdf file 63KB 02-14 International Monetary Fund 04-15-02
pdf file 64KB 02-15 Family Court Attorney Panels 04-26-02
pdf file 77KB 02-16 Creation of civil calendar 20 & assignment of J. Braman 05-03-02
pdf file 64KB 02-17 Pairing of Judges, Supersedes Administrative Order 02-09 06-25-02
pdf file 74KB 02-18 Implementation of Bail Reform Act of 2000 re: Halfway House Detainees 08-13-02
pdf file 58KB 02-19 Order rescinding 10-day rule for voucher issuance 07-08-02
pdf file 48KB 02-20 Order Listing Committee Assignments 07-08-02
pdf file 62KB 02-21 Duty attorneys modifies of AO 02-08 7-18-02 07-18-02
pdf file 46KB 02-22 Handling of in-custody defendants in criminal cases 7-25-02 07-25-02
pdf file 48KB 02-23 Handling of late CJA vouchers 7-29-02 07-29-02
pdf file 100KB 02-24 Approval of CJA investigators 8-1-02 08-01-02
pdf file 58KB 02-25 re AFSA forms 08-02-02
pdf file 74KB 02-25 ASFA Attachment A Family Services 08-02-02
pdf file 67KB 02-25 ASFA Attachment B Protective Supervision page 08-02-02
pdf file 67KB 02-25 ASFA Attachment C Private Placement signature page 08-02-02
pdf file 98KB 02-25 ASFA Disposition Order 08-02-02
pdf file 103KB 02-25 ASFA Initial Hearing Order 08-02-02
pdf file 51KB 02-25 ASFA Neglect Abuse Order 08-02-02
pdf file 107KB 02-25 ASFA Permanency Order 08-02-02
pdf file 60KB 02-25 ASFA Pretrial Order 08-02-02
pdf file 53KB 02-26 Attachment Bad Check Procedures (7-15) 10-01-02
pdf file 92KB 02-26 Attachment re: Withholding & Forms 10-01-02
pdf file 50KB 02-26 re: Implementing Procedures for Compliance with DC Code Sect. 46-214(c) 08-13-02
pdf file 46KB 02-27 Accepting Petitions for TPOs and CPOS by fax 10-10-02
pdf file 52KB 02-29 Night Papering District 6&7 10-16-02
pdf file 59KB 02-30 re: Sharing and Copying of Juvenile Records 11-05-02
pdf file 57KB 02-31 re: Appointment of MJ Goldfrank as MH Com and MJ Lee as alt 11-26-02 08-13-02
pdf file 46KB 02-32 DV Confidentiality 12-01-02
pdf file 87KB 02-33 CLE for CJA lawyers 12-03-02
pdf file 63KB 02-33 CJA CLE Committee Report 12-03-02

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2001 Administrative Orders

  Number Title Date
pdf file 68KB 01-01 Administrative Order No. 01-01 01-16-01
pdf file 38KB 01-02 Administrative Order No. 01-02 02-16-01
pdf file 44KB 01-03 Administrative Order No. 01-03 02-08-01
pdf file 63KB 01-04 Administrative Order No. 01-04 02-08-01
pdf file 87KB 01-05 Administrative Order No. 01-05 03-07-01
pdf file 163KB 01-06 Electronic Filing Rules 03-16-01
pdf file 42KB 01-07 Traffic Court Driver Courses 05-21-01
pdf file 111KB 01-08 Internet Policies Order 04-05-01
pdf file 58KB 01-09 Governing Mental Health & Mental Retardation Vouchers 05-14-01
pdf file 39KB 01-10 Supersedes Administrative Order 01-07 05-10-01
pdf file 85KB 01-11 Use of Videoconferencing Equipment 05-25-01
pdf file 59KB 01-12 New Abuse And Neglect Calendar 06-04-01
pdf file 58KB 01-13 Sharing of Youth Social Records with JUSTIS 06-08-01
pdf file 44KB 01-14 Chair DV Coordinating Council 06-28-01
pdf file 40KB 01-15 re: J. Braman Civil 2, Calendar 7 07-03-01
pdf file 45KB 01-16 Assigning J. Fisher to J. Morrison's 2000-2001 cases 07-11-01
pdf file 40KB 01-17 Amended Sex Offender Registration 07-16-01
pdf file 39KB 01-17 Sex Offender Registration 07-16-01
pdf file 36KB 01-18 Amended Court Recess For Funeral Services 08-02-01
pdf file 36KB 01-18 Court Recess For Funeral Services 08-02-01
pdf file 32KB 01-19 Code Change 08-09-01
pdf file 48KB 01-20 Order lifting CJA & CCAN monthly cap 08-09-01
pdf file 40KB 01-21 Codechange Forms 08-09-01
pdf file 47KB 01-22 Attachment: CJA Subcommittee on Investigators 08-22-01
pdf file 36KB 01-22 CJA Subcommittee on Investigators 08-22-01
pdf file 56KB 01-23 Pairing of Judges, Supersedes Administrative Order 01-04 11-14-01
pdf file 54KB 01-24 Appointment of Non-Panel Attorneys Under CJA 11-17-01
pdf file 47KB 01-25 Order Assigning Matters of Retired Commissioners 11-25-01
pdf file 48KB 01-26 Rescheduling Neglect and Abuse Hearings 11-25-01
pdf file 43KB 01-27 Chair-Family Rules Advisory Committee 11-28-01
pdf file 64KB 01-28 Pairing of Judges, Supersedes Administrative Order 01-23 10-26-01
pdf file 56KB 01-29 Police Overtime 11-01-01
pdf file 64KB 01-30 Grand Jury Schedules 11-01-01
pdf file 43KB 01-31 10 day extension in civil 11-25-01
pdf file 58KB 01-32 YSA Access to Records 11-20-01
pdf file 43KB 01-33 New list of Assignments for Neglect Cases 11-28-01

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