Overview
The Office of General Counsel (OGC) provides legal services to the DC Courts in numerous substantive areas, including but not limited to, appropriations, bar administration, civil, contracts and procurement, courts’ administration and operation, criminal, employee rights and benefits, ethics, government accounting, judicial conduct and retirement, judicial procedures, legislation, litigation, personnel and human resources, rulemaking, and tax.
OGC also serves a legal advisory function, providing legal advice and counsel to DC Courts’ leadership, the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration of the District of Columbia (Joint Committee), and Chief Judges for the Court of Appeals and Superior Court, Executive Officer, Associate Judges, Magistrate Judges, divisional directors, and managers. The DC Courts’ General Counsel serves as the DC Courts’ Ethics Officer.
Resources
If you need to serve the District of Columbia Superior Court or the District of Columbia Court of Appeals in a civil lawsuit, please follow the instructions below.
Preferred Method: Email
The preferred method for service is via email.
- Email all required documents to: officegeneralcounsel[at]dccsystem.gov
- Attach the documents as one or more PDF files.
- Do not submit photographs of documents or hyperlinks to documents. These will not be accepted.
- You will receive an email acknowledgment confirming receipt of service.
Alternative Method: Certified or Registered Mail
Service may also be completed by certified or registered mail, pursuant to applicable court rules.
Please address mail to:
Office of the General Counsel
Moultrie Courthouse
500 Indiana Avenue, NW, Suite C620
Washington, DC 20001
Additional Method: Hand Delivery
In-Person Service: You can serve the documents in person to the Office of the General Counsel, Suite C620.
Note: This is not a preferred method as the employees designated to accept service may not be on-site and available, which could delay the ability to complete service.