» On October 27, 2012, The Blog of Legal Times published an article regarding the recent appointment of Rainey R. Brandt as a Magistrate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Judge Brandt was nominated earlier this year by the President of the United States to serve as an Associate Judge of the Superior Court but her nomination has not yet been confirmed by the U.S. Senate. The article also discusses the recent appointment of Gretchen Rohr as a Magistrate Judge of the Superior Court. To read the article, click here.

» On October 12, 2012, the D.C. Council’s Committee on the Judiciary held a public hearing on, inter alia, the “Pre-Litigation Discovery of Insurance Coverage Act of 2012″ (B19-890). To watch a video of the hearing, click here.

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