District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission

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The District of Columbia Judicial Nominating Commission is the judicial nominating commission of Washington D.C. It selects potential judges for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. [1]

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When there occurs a vacancy on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia or the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the commission, which consists of a seven-member panel, is responsible for creating a list of three candidates to fill vacant positions on the District's judiciary. The commission then sends the list to the President of the United States who selects one nominee to fill the position. The nomination is then sent to the United States Senate for confirmation. [2] Judges serves a fifteen-year term.

The commission is also responsible on selecting the chief judges on the courts to their four-year term. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Check out the Group That Has The President's Ear on DC Judicial Nominations". Bisnow. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
  2. ↑ Karmasek, Jessica M. "D.C. high court judge retiring after less than five years on bench". Legal Newsline. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
  3. ↑ "Meet The DC Superior Court's Next Chief Judge". Bisnow. Retrieved 2020-01-19.


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