TBD | Article III Section 3 District of Columbia's Constitution

No person may be nominated or appointed as a judge of the State of Washington, D.C. Courts unless that person:

1. Has resided and been domiciled in the State of Washington, D.C. for at least 1 year prior to nomination;

2. Is an active member of the unified bar created pursuant to the rules of the State of Washington, D.C. Court of Appeals and has been active in that bar for at least 5 years; and

3. Is recommended to the Governor, for such nomination and appointment, by the State of Washington, D.C. Judicial Nomination Commission.

b. Judges may not be removed or sanctioned for the good-faith legal determinations they render. A judge of the State of Washington, D.C. Courts shall be removed from office upon a final judgment of conviction of a crime that is punishable as a felony under federal law or that would be a felony in the State of Washington, D.C. or a determination, following a process established by law, of:

1. Willful misconduct in office;

2. Willful and persistent failure to perform judicial duties;

3. Any other conduct that is prejudicial to the administration of justice or that brings the judicial office into disrepute;

4. Failure to maintain residency in the State of Washington, D.C.; or

5. A mental or physical incapacity (including habitual intemperance) that is or is likely to become permanent and that prevents, or seriously interferes with, the proper performance of that person’s judicial duties.

c. The authority to reappoint, remove, or sanction a judge of the State of Washington, D.C. Courts as provided in this Article shall be vested in a Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure. The Legislative Assembly shall, by law, provide for the composition, method of selection, and procedures for the Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure to use in carrying out its duties under this Article.

d. All Judges of the State of Washington, D.C. Courts shall receive compensation, payable in equal installments, at a rate of pay established by Act. The Legislative Assembly shall not reduce the salary of Judges. Any changes in the Judges’ compensation, upon enactment by the Legislative Assembly, shall apply after the effective date or the applicability date of such Act, whichever is later.

Art. III §3 | QUALIFICATION FOR NOMINATION AND APPOINTMENT; REMOVAL; COMPENSATION

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