Digital Library

CCE Letter to the DCCourts Committee on Privacy and Public Access to Electronic Court Records regarding remote public access to probate case records

CCETestimony to the DCCouncil Committee on Health and Committee on the Judiciary regarding the mental health services in DCDepartment of Corrections facilities

This 2005 report is a comprehensive guide to the merit-based judicial nomination and renomination process for the District of Columbia Superior Court and Court of Appeals. Until now there has been little information on this important topic available to the public in an accessible way. The Council for Court Excellence guide describes the nine steps of the appointment process, from notice that a judge is retiring to public investiture of that judge’s replacement, and it describes the two D.C. Commissions which participate in evaluating judicial applicants.

This report is the fruit of the project that was developed by CCE's Public Service Committee. It is the first observation project of a federal courthouse in the nation, and third court observation project overall for CCE. The previous two projects in 2001 and 2002 were held at the Superior Court of the District of Columbia's criminal and civil divisions.

CCELetter to the DCCourts Public Access Policy Commission regarding remote access to civil case records

This report, designed for the public, summarizes the findings in CCE’s detailed report to Congress dated May 6, 2004 on the performance of the DC child welfare system. It contains findings and analysis on the city’s compliance with the federal and DC Adoption and Safe Families Acts and the DC Family Court Act. It concludes with a list of recommendations for improvement as well as a list of issues requiring further study.

This is CCE's second public progress report on DC's child welfare system. This report is issued at the direction of Congress who in early 2003 provided CCE with funding and a mandate to "Continue independent oversight... [of the system and to provide]...an annual report to Congress on the implementation of the DC Family Court Act of 2001 and the [federal] Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 (ASFA)."

CCETestimony to the U.S. House of Representatives regarding the performance of the DC Superior Court

CCE Testimony to the DC Council Judiciary Committee on the Blue Ribbon Juvenile Justice and Youth Rehabilitation Act of 2004, Bill 15-673; and the Public Access to Juvenile Justice Amendment Act of 2004, Bill 15-666

CCETestimony to the DCCouncil Committee on the Judiciary regarding the Structured Sentencing System Pilot Program Amendment Act of 2004, Bill 15-711

CCE Testimony to the DC Council Committee on the Judiciary regarding the Omnibus Juvenile Justice, Victim's Rights and Parental Participation Act of 2003, Bill 15-0537; the Juvenile Justice Act of 2003, Bill 15-0574; the Juvenile Justice and Parental Accountability Amendment Act of 2003, Bill 15-0460; and the Juvenile Justice Taskforce Establishment Act of 2003, Bill 15-0573