D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 28, r. 28-2102

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Rule 28-2102 - APPLICATIONS FOR JUDICIAL NOMINATIONS

2102.1

To be considered for nomination for a vacancy in the position of judge of a District of Columbia court, a person must submit an application to the Commission. An applicant shall:

(a) Be a United States citizen;

(b) Be an active member of the unified District of Columbia Bar;

(c) For the five (5) years immediately prior to the date that the Commission recommends the person to the President:

(1) Have practiced law in the District of Columbia;

(2) Have been on the faculty of a law school in the District of Columbia;

(3) Have been employed as a lawyer by the United States government or the District of Columbia government; or

(4) Have engaged in any combination of the activities described in paragraphs (1)-(3);

(d) Be a bona fide resident of the District of Columbia, and have maintained an actual place of abode in the District for at least ninety (90) days immediately prior to the date the Commission recommends the person to the President;

(e) Have not served, within two (2) years prior to the deadline for applications, as a member of the District of Columbia Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure, or as a member of the Commission; and

(f) Be under the statutory age of mandatory retirement for District of Columbia judges.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 28, r. 28-2102

Reserved by Final Rulemaking published at 65 DCR 15248 (11/15/2019); Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 2799 (3/13/2020)