Operating Status
Court of Appeals
9/22/2023 Updated Redaction Certification Form for Criminal Cases now available.(PDF)
9/1/2023 Order adopting proposed amendments to the 2023 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.(PDF)
8/4/2023 Order regarding substituting Judge McLeese for Judge Beckwith on a merits panel.(PDF)
6/22/2023 Order adopting proposed rule changes relating to emergencies and expedited cases.(PDF)
6/22/2023 Notice concerning proposed the amendments to the 2023 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.(PDF)
6/15/2023 Order assigning Substitute Judges to replace Senior Judge Ferren after his Retirement.(PDF)
6/6/2023 Order regarding substituting Judge Shanker for Judge Beckwith on two merits panels.(PDF)
5/30/2023 ORDER approving proposed amendments to Superior Court Rule of Criminal Procedure 16.(PDF)
5/1/2023 Order Approving 2023 Amendments to D.C. Superior Court Rule of Civil Procedure 7.1.(PDF)
3/31/2023 District of Columbia Court of Appeals Standing Operations Order.(PDF)
This order suspends the requirement to file paper copies of electronically filed documents. See Electronic Filing and Service (ESF) Procedure 8. See also DCCA Administrative Order 1-18.(PDF)
Congress established the District of Columbia Court of Appeals as the highest court of the District of Columbia in 1970. The court consists of a chief judge and eight associate judges. The court is assisted by the service of retired judges who have been recommended and approved as senior judges.
As the highest court for the District of Columbia, the Court of Appeals is authorized to review all final orders, judgments and specified interlocutory orders of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. The Court also has jurisdiction to review contested case decisions of administrative agencies, boards, and commissions of the District of Columbia government, as well as to answer questions of law certified by federal and state appellate courts. As authorized by Congress, the Court reviews proposed rules of the Superior Court and promulgates its own rules. Additionally, the Court oversees attorneys who are members of its Bar.
