Each year, the DC Bar Judicial Evaluation Committee invites Bar members who have appeared before selected DC Court judges to provide their feedback in an anonymous survey. Judges are selected for review on a rotating basis based on years of service and other factors.
As the DC Bar announcement confirms, the survey is administered by an independent research organization to ensure confidentiality. The survey results are presented to the Chief Judges, the individual judges evaluated, and the Commission. “The survey results provide the courts and the DC Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure with valuable feedback on the performance of members of the judiciary. The survey results also help to further the Bar’s commitment to the administration of justice.”
The Commission encourages members of the Bar to participate in this important survey.
- The survey is available through 5 pm ET on Friday, January 10, 2025. If you do not receive an invitation by November 15 and are eligible to participate, you are encouraged to request a survey link directly from Research USA at [email protected].
- For a list of DC Court judges who are being evaluated, see DC Bar - Judicial Evaluation Survey.
- For additional information on why the judicial evaluations matter, see DC Bar - Why Judicial Evaluations Matter: A Conversation With Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly.
If members of the community have specific matters that they wish to bring to the Commission’s attention confidentially or anonymously, they may:
- File a complaint using the link at the bottom of the “How to File a Complaint” page on the Commission’s website: Filing a Complaint
- Contact the Commission or its Special Counsel directly at [email protected]
- Contact any member of the Commission
Members of the Commission are:
Hon. Amy L. Bess, Esq., Chairperson
Hon. Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, Past Chairperson
Hon. Diane M. Brenneman, Ret., Vice Chairperson
Dr. Patrick G. Jackson
Nikki Sertsu
Thomas Fitton
William P. Lightfoot, Esq.