On February 13, 2012, two amendments to the Superior Court Rules of Procedure for the Landlord and Tenant Branch (“Landlord and Tenant Rules” or “SCR-LT”) became effective. The amendments govern all newly commenced landlord and tenant proceedings and, to the extent just and practicable, all pending landlord and tenant proceedings as well. The first amendment amends
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On February 9, 2012, the D.C. Council’s Committee on the Judiciary held a public hearing on, inter alia, the Real Property Tax Assessment Evidence Clarification Act of 2011 (B19-602). The hearing was presided over by the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, At-Large Councilmember Phil Mendelson. The legislation, if enacted, would have the effect of abrogating
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In early February, Corinne Ann Beckwith and Catharine Friend Easterly were formally sworn in as Associate Judges of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. They are the first new judges to be appointed to the court since 2009. Judge Beckwith was nominated by President Barack Obama on March 31, 2011 to fill a vacancy due to
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