Clerk of the Court of Appeals
Hours
Mondays-Fridays: 8:30a.m.-5:00p.m.
After-hour filings may be made at the Historic Courthouse, 430 E Street, N.W. or, until May 22, 2009, in the Moultrie Building. The after-hour filing box in the Historic Courthouse is located at the security desk. Please, remember to date-stamp all pleadings before placing them in the box.
Location
Moultrie Courthouse
500 Indiana Avenue, N.W., Room 6000
Washington, D.C. 20001
Main Contact
Phone: (202) 879-2700
For more information on admissions: (202) 879-2710
For questions or complaints regarding the Unauthorized
Practice of Law: (202) 879-2777
The Office of the Clerk of the Court of Appeals contains
five divisions or units: the Immediate Office of the
Clerk, the Public Office, the Office on Admissions and
Unauthorized Practice, the Case Management Division,
and the Administrative Division.
The Clerk's Office receives all filings and
maintains the dockets and files pertaining to all cases
filed in the Court of Appeals, including attorney discipline
matters. The office also processes applications for
admission to the bar of this court with or without examination,
including administering the twice-yearly bar examination;
arranges the scheduling of cases for argument or submission
without argument (called "calendaring");
coordinates the issuance of opinions and other decisional
orders and judgments; coordinates the processing of
petitions for rehearing by the court; coordinates the
appointment of and payment to attorneys appointed under
the Criminal Justice Act and Counsel for Child Abuse
and Neglect programs to represent indigent parties with
appeals in this court; and manages the budget and facilities
of and conducts the contracting and purchasing for the
court.
A division of the Clerk's Office provides staff
support for the Court's Committee on Admissions
and Committee on Unauthorized Practice of Law. Staff
receives and processes applications for admission to
the bar and certifies applicants for admission to the
bar of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. The
Committee on the Unauthorized Practice of Law investigates
complaints against persons who are alleged to be engaging
in the practice of law without a license and monitors
motions made by attorneys who are not members of the
bar of this court for permission to appear in the District
of Columbia Courts regarding a particular matter or
case (called pro hac vice admission).
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