The District of Columbia Court of General Sessions, the Juvenile Court of the District of Columbia, and the District of Columbia Tax Court are consolidated in a single court to be known as the Superior Court of the District of Columbia (hereafter in this title referred to as the “Superior Court”). The Superior Court shall be a court of record in the District of Columbia and shall have a single seal.
(July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 482, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 111.)
1981 Ed., § 11-901.
1973 Ed., § 11-901.
This section is referenced in § 7-201.
Continuation of District of Columbia court system, see § 1-207.18.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 11 - Organization and Jurisdiction of the Courts. [Enacted title]
Chapter 9 - Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Subchapter I - Continuation and Organization
§ 11–901. Continuation of courts; court of record; seal
§ 11–902. Organization of the court
§ 11–904. Judges; service; compensation
§ 11–906. Administration by chief judge; discharge of duties
§ 11–907. Absence, disability, or disqualification of chief judge
§ 11–908. Designation and assignment of judges
§ 11–908A. Special rules regarding assignment and service of judges of Family Court
§ 11–909. Meetings and reports
§ 11–910. Clerks and secretaries for judges
§ 11–911. Emergency authority to conduct proceedings outside District of Columbia