District of Columbia CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE III
THE JUDICIAL BRANCH

Art. III §1 | JUDICIAL POWER

The judicial power of the State of Washington, D.C. is vested in the State of Washington, D.C. Court of Appeals, the Superior Court of the State of Washington, D.C., and such other courts as may be established by Act. The jurisdiction of the courts shall be established by Act. Collectively these shall be referred to as the State of Washington, D.C. Courts.

Art. III §2 | NOMINATION AND APPOINTMENT TO THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, D.C. COURTS

a. The Governor shall nominate, from the list of persons recommended by the State of Washington, D.C. Judicial Nomination Commission, and, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly, by Resolution, appoint all judges of the State of Washington, D.C. Courts.

b. A judge appointed to the State of Washington, D.C. Courts shall be appointed for a term of 15 years, unless removed or suspended, and upon completion of such term, such judge shall continue to serve until reappointed or a successor is appointed and is sworn in. A judge who is found well-qualified by the Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure shall be reappointed.

c. The Legislative Assembly shall, by law, provide for the composition, method of selection, and procedures for the State of Washington, D.C. Judicial Nomination Commission to use in carrying out its duties under this Article.

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

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 §4 | POWERS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, D.C. COURTS

The Superior Court of the State of Washington, D.C. shall have jurisdiction of any civil action or other matter at law or in equity brought in the State of Washington, D.C. and of any criminal case under the law of the State of Washington, D.C. The State of Washington, D.C. Court of Appeals shall have jurisdiction of appeals from the Superior Court or an intermediate appellate court established by statute and, to the extent provided by law, to review orders and decisions of the Governor, the Legislative Assembly, or any agency of the State of Washington, D.C. The State of Washington, D.C. Courts shall also have jurisdiction over any other matters granted to the State of Washington, D.C. Courts by other provisions of law.

Art. III §5 | DESIGNATION OF CHIEF JUDGES

All Chief Judges of the State of Washington, D.C. Courts shall be designated by the State of Washington, D.C. Judicial Nomination Commission from among the judges of their respective courts in regular active service, and shall serve as Chief Judge for a term of 4 years or until a successor is designated, except that a term as Chief Judge shall not extend beyond the Chief Judge's term as a judge of a State of Washington, D.C. Courts. A Chief Judge shall be eligible for re-designation as Chief Judge.

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District of Columbia CONSTITUTIONARTICLE IIITHE JUDICIAL BRANCH

Art. III §1 | JUDICIAL POWER

Art. III §2 | NOMINATION AND APPOINTMENT TO THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, D.C. COURTS

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

Art. III §4 | POWERS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, D.C. COURTS

Art. III §5 | DESIGNATION OF CHIEF JUDGES

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