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Title 28 - CORRECTIONS, COURTS, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Chapter 28-20 - JUDICIAL DISABILITIES AND TENURE
Rule 28-2036 - EVALUATION REPORTS

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 28, r. 28-2036

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Current through Register Vol. 72, No. 2, January 10, 2025
Rule 28-2036 - EVALUATION REPORTS
2036.1

The Commission shall prepare and submit to the President a written evaluation of the candidate's performance during his or her present term and his or her fitness for reappointment to another fifteen (15) year term, not less than sixty (60) days prior to the expiration of the candidate's term of office.

2036.2

The Commission's evaluation report to the President of the United States shall be furnished, simultaneously, to the candidate.

2036.3

The Commission's evaluation report shall be made public immediately after it has been furnished to the President and the candidate.

2036.4

The Commission's evaluation determination, in accordance with §§ 2031 and D.C. Code Title 1 §§1-204-33(c), will control eligibility for the reappointment.

(a)Well Qualified - If the Commission determines the judge to be Well Qualified, the judge's term shall be automatically extended for another full term upon expiration of the current term, subject to mandatory retirement, suspension, or removal.
(b)Qualified - If the Commission determines the judge to be Qualified, the President may nominate the judge, in which case the President shall submit to the Senate for advice and consent the renomination of the declaring candidate as judge. If the President determines not to so nominate the declaring candidate, the President shall nominate another candidate for the position in accordance with the statute.
(a)Unqualified - If the Commission determines the judge to be Unqualified, then the judge shall not be eligible for reappointment or appointment as a judge of a District of Columbia court.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 28, r. 28-2036

: Final Rulemaking published at 34 DCR 2190, 2193 (April 3, 1987); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 37 DCR 6032, 6045 (September 14, 1990); and Final Rulemaking published at 39 DCR 9333, 9346 (December 11, 1992); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 53 DCR 108 (January 6, 2006); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 54 DCR 12322 (December 21, 2007); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 6302 (7/7/2017); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 12406 (9/20/2019); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 71 DCR 3224 (3/22/2024); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 71 DCR 9641 (8/2/2024)