(a) The chief judge shall administer and superintend the business of the Superior Court, as provided in Chapter 17 of this title. The chief judge shall attend to the discharge of the duties pertaining to the office of chief judge and perform such additional judicial work as the chief judge is able to perform.
(b) The chief judge shall, insofar as is consistent with this title, arrange and divide the business of the Superior Court and fix the time of sessions of the Family Court and the various divisions and branches of the Superior Court.
(July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 483, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 111; June 13, 1994, Pub. L. 103-266, §§ 1(b)(10), (11), 108 Stat. 713; Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 2100, Pub. L. 107-114, § 2(b).)
1981 Ed., § 11-906.
1973 Ed., § 11-906.
Pub. L. 107-114, in subsec. (b), inserted “the Family Court and” before “the various divisions”.
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