Title 11 — Organization and Jurisdiction of the Courts. [Enacted title]
15 chapters · 168 sections in this title.
D.C. Code § 11-2308 Delivery of body; expenses
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D.C. Code § 11-2309 Records; reports; fees for other services
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D.C. Code § 11-2310 Records as evidence
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D.C. Code § 11-2311 Autopsies performed under court order
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D.C. Code § 11-2312 Tissue transplants
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D.C. Code § 11-2501 Admission to bar; regulations; prior admission
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(a) The District of Columbia Court of Appeals shall make such rules as it deems proper respecting the examination, qualification, and admission of persons to membership in its bar, and their censure, suspension, and expulsion. (b) Members of the bar of the District of Columbia Co…
D.C. Code § 11-2502 Censure, suspension, or disbarment for cause
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The District of Columbia Court of Appeals may censure, suspend from practice, or expel a member of its bar for crime, misdemeanor, fraud, deceit, malpractice, professional misconduct, or conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice. A fraudulent act or misrepresentation b…
D.C. Code § 11-2503 Disbarment upon conviction of crime; procedure for censure, suspension, or disbarment
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(a) When a member of the bar of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals is convicted of an offense involving moral turpitude, and a certified copy of the conviction is presented to the court, the court shall, pending final determination of an appeal from the conviction, suspend…
D.C. Code § 11-2504 Censure, suspension, or disbarment by other courts
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The Federal courts in the District of Columbia and the Superior Court may censure, suspend, or expel an attorney from the practice at their respective bars, for a crime involving moral turpitude, or professional misconduct, or conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice.…
D.C. Code § 11-2601 Plan for furnishing representation of indigents in criminal cases
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The Joint Committee on Judicial Administration shall place in operation, within ninety days after the effective date of this chapter, in the District of Columbia a plan for furnishing representation to any person in the District of Columbia who is financially unable to obtain ade…
D.C. Code § 11-2602 Appointment of counsel
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Counsel furnishing representation under the plan shall in every case be selected from panels of attorneys designated and approved by the courts. In all cases where a person faces a loss of liberty and the Constitution or any other law requires the appointment of counsel, the cour…
D.C. Code § 11-2603 Duration and substitution of appointments
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A person for whom counsel is appointed shall be represented at every stage of the proceedings from such person’s initial appearance before the court through appeals, including ancillary matters appropriate to the proceedings. If at any time after the appointment of counsel the co…
D.C. Code § 11-2604 Payment for representation
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(a) Any attorney appointed pursuant to this chapter shall, at the conclusion of the representation or any segment thereof, be compensated at a fixed rate of $90 per hour. Such attorney shall be reimbursed for expenses reasonably incurred. (b) The compensation to be paid to an att…
D.C. Code § 11-2605 Services other than counsel
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(a) Counsel for a person who is financially unable to obtain investigative, expert, or other services necessary for an adequate defense may request them in an ex parte application. Upon finding, after appropriate inquiry in an ex parte proceeding, that the services are necessary …
D.C. Code § 11-2606 Receipt of other payments
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(a) Whenever the court finds that funds are available for payment from or on behalf of a person furnished representation, it may authorize or direct that such funds be paid to the appointed attorney, or to any person or organization authorized pursuant to section 2605 of this tit…
D.C. Code § 11-2607 Preparation of budget
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The joint committee shall prepare and include in its annual budget requests for the District of Columbia court system estimates of the expenditures and appropriations necessary for furnishing representation by private attorneys to persons entitled to representation in accordance …
D.C. Code § 11-2608 Authorization of appropriations
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There are authorized to be appropriated for payment to the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary to pay for representation by private attorneys and related services under this chapter. When so specified in appropriati…
D.C. Code § 11-2609 Authority of Council
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