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 - The District of Columbia Court of General Sessions, the Juvenile...

§ 11–902. Organization of the court - (a) In general. — The Superior Court shall consist of...

§ 11–903. Composition - The Superior Court of the District of Columbia shall consist...

§ 11–904. Judges; service; compensation - (a) The chief judge and the judges of the Superior...

§ 11–905. Oath of judges - Each judge of the Superior Court, when appointed shall take...

§ 11–906. Administration by chief judge; discharge of duties - (a) The chief judge shall administer and superintend the business...

§ 11–907. Absence, disability, or disqualification of chief judge - (a) When the chief judge of the court is absent...

§ 11–908. Designation and assignment of judges - (a) Subject to subsection 11-908A, the chief judge may designate...

§ 11–908A. Special rules regarding assignment and service of judges of Family Court - (a) Number of judges. — (1) In general. — The...

§ 11–909. Meetings and reports - (a) The judges of the Superior Court shall meet upon...

§ 11–910. Clerks and secretaries for judges - Each judge of the Superior Court may appoint and remove...

§ 11–911. Emergency authority to conduct proceedings outside District of Columbia - (a) In general. — The Superior Court may hold special...

Subchapter II - Jurisdiction

§ 11–921. Civil jurisdiction - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the Superior Court...

§ 11–922. Transfer of civil actions to Superior Court - (a) In a civil action begun in the United States...

§ 11–923. Criminal jurisdiction; commitment - (a) The Superior Court has jurisdiction over all criminal cases...

§ 11–924. Jurisdiction with respect to violations of the Rules and Regulations of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority - The Superior Court has jurisdiction with respect to any violation,...

§ 11–925. Rules regarding certain pending child custody cases - (a) In any pending case involving custody over a minor...

Subchapter III - Miscellaneous Provisions

§ 11–941. Issuance of warrants; record - Subject to Title 23, judges of the Superior Court may,...

§ 11–942. Subpenas [Subpoenas] - (a) The Superior Court may compel the attendance of witnesses...

§ 11–943. Process - (a) All process other than a subpena [subpoena] may be...

§ 11–944. Contempt power - (a) Subject to the limitation described in subsection (b), and...

§ 11–945. Oaths, affirmations, and acknowledgments - Each judge and each employee of the Superior Court authorized...

§ 11–946. Rules of court - The Superior Court shall conduct its business according to the...

§ 11–947. Emergency authority to toll or delay proceedings - (a) Tolling or Delaying Proceedings. — (1) In general. —...