Probate Division Administrative Orders

Last Updated : 02/19/2026

2025 Administrative Orders

Order 25-20: New Panel Members Added to the Existing Probate Fiduciary Panel
Order 25-12: Re-establishment of the Probate Fiduciary Panel
Order 25-03: DC Affordable Law Firm

2024 Administrative Orders

Order 24-04: New Panel Members Added to the Existing Probate Fiduciary Panel
Order 24-01: Extension of Deadline for Acceptance of Applications for New Members of the Probate Fiduciary Panel

2023 Administrative Orders

Order 23-25: Acceptance of Applications for New Members of the Probate Fiduciary Panel
Order 23-20: Probate Division Fee Guidelines for Court-Appointed Fiduciaries
Order 23-19: Hourly Rate for Visitors, Case Reviewers, and Examiners Compensated From the Guardianship Fund
Order 23-06: Hourly Compensation Rate for Attorneys Appointed Under the District of Columbia Criminal Justice Act, Counsel for Child Abuse and Neglect, and Guardianship Fund
Order 23-01: Re-establishment of the Probate Fiduciary Panel

2022 Administrative Orders

Order 22-33: DC Affordable Law Firm
Order 22-30: Mandatory eFiling Civil, Probate, and Tax Divisions
Order 22-27: Establishment of the Probate Panel Implementation Committee (Amending Administrative Order 22-07)
Order 22-26: Re-establishment of the Probate Fiduciary Panel
Order 22-07: Establishment of the Probate Panel Implementation Committee
Order 22-06: Re-establishment of the Probate Fiduciary Panel

2020 Administrative Orders

Order 20-05: Re-establishment of the Probate Fiduciary

2019 Administrative Orders

Order 19-11: Extension of Time for Applications to the Probate Fiduciary
Order 19-06: Re-establishment of the Probate Fiduciary

2018 Administrative Orders

Order 18-10: Fixed Fee Voucher Program.
Order 18-03: Addressing Fee Petition Certifications in Probate Cases

2017 Administrative Orders

Order 17-15: Additions to the Probate Fiduciary Panel of Attorneys
Order 17-15: ATTACHMENT Report to the Chief Judge Regarding the Replenishment of the Probate Fiduciary Panel
Order 17-14: Dissolution of the CJA CLE Committee and Transfer of Responsibility to the CJA Panel Committee.
Order 17-09: Re-Establishment of the Probate Panel Implementation Committee.
Order 17-08: Applications to the Probate Fiduciary Panel.
Order 17-02: Filings by Nonprofits in Probate Division (Supersedes 15-05)

2016 Administrative Orders

Order 16-16: Clarification Regarding Petitions for Compensation eFiled by Attorneys to the Probate Division

2015 Administrative Orders

Order 15-18: Re-establishment of the Probate Fiduciary Panel.
Order 15-05: Filings by Nonprofit Organizations in the Probate Division
Order 15-02: Establishment of the Probate Panel Implementation Committee.
Order 15-01: Reestablishment of the Probate Fiduciary Panel

2014 Administrative Orders

Order 14-23: Revised Case Management Plan for the Domestic Relations Branch
Order 14-13: Issuance of Probate Division Case Management Plan
Order 14-04: Establishment of a Program for Adding Approved Non-Lawyer Professionals to the Probate Division Fiduciary Panel for Appointment as Guardians

2013 Administrative Orders

Order 13-15: eFiling in the Probate Division
Order 13-08: Appointment of Non-Lawyer Guardians in Probate

2011 Administrative Orders

Order 11-08: Modifying Probate Division Attorney Practice Standards

2010 Administrative Orders

Order 10-12: Pilot for Non-Lawyer Guardians in Probate

2009 Administrative Orders

Order 9-11: Pilot for Non-Lawyer Guardians in Probate

2008 Administrative Orders

Order 8-11: Pilot for Non-Lawyer Guardians in Probate

2006 Administrative Orders

Order 6-19: Probate Attorney Practice Standards
Order 6-12: Probate Education Committee Reconstituted
Order 6-02: Modification of Civil, Small Claims and Probate Rules
Order 6-01: Modification of L&T and Probate Rules

2004 Administrative Orders

Order 4-22: Probate Attorney Practice Standards
Order 4-22: Attachment
Order 4-18: Probate Division Attorney Practice Standards
Order 4-08: Probate Review Task Force Created
Order 4-07: Relating to Oversight of Lay Fiduciaries in Probate Division Proceedings
Order 4-06: Relating to Probate Division Panels and Oversight

2003 Administrative Orders

Order 3-16: Relating to Probate Division Panels and Oversight

2002 Administrative Orders

Order 2-07: Probate Education Committee

Probate Division

Leadership
Presiding Judge
Hon. Erik Christian
Deputy Presiding Judge
Hon. Michael O'Keefe
Director/Register of Wills
Nicole Stevens
Deputy Director
Melinda Jackson
Deputy Register of Wills
John H. Middleton
Location
Clerk's Office
Court Building A
515 Fifth Street, NW, Room 314
Washington
,
D.C.
20001
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Probate Self-Help Center
Court Building A
515 Fifth Street NW, Room 316
Washington
,
D.C.
20001
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Hours of Operation
Monday - Friday: 08:30 am-05:00 pm
Saturday - Sunday: Closed
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(202) 879-9460