The District of Columbia Courts have four
levels of operation during inclement weather, listed below.
OPEN
Court will operate on normal schedule. Jurors should report
at the time indicated on their summons.
OPEN AT 10:00 A.M.
Jurors should report at 10:00 a.m. Court personnel must report in sufficient time to commence Court operations at 10:00 a.m. Court of Appeals arguments that were scheduled for 9:30 a.m. will begin at 10:00 a.m.
OPERATING ON EMERGENCY SCHEDULE Jurors should not report. Only Juvenile New Referrals and Neglect and Abuse Initial Hearings (Courtroom JM-15), Adult Arraignments (Courtroom 201) and scheduled preventive detention hearings will proceed in Superior Court.
CLOSED Only the Emergency Judge will be available. Jurors
should not report.
During inclement weather, the D.C. Courts'
level of operation will be announced on the Courts'
Information Telephone Line at (202) 879-1010. Court personnel
can call the Courts' voicemail system for information.
Status information may also be obtained by listening to
the radio and television stations listed below. Remember to
listen for a specific reference for the D.C. Courts'
level of operation, as the Courts do not follow the same procedures
as the District of Columbia government or the Federal government
during snow emergencies.
