S. 1379 · 112th Congress
D.C. Courts and Public Defender Service Act of 2011
Law · 112-229 · Dec 28, 2012Key: what the circles and colors mean
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- Senate Introduced Jul 18, 2011
- Senate Passed Jul 9, 2012
- House Passed Dec 13, 2012
- President To the President Dec 17, 2012
- President Signed Dec 28, 2012
- Law Dec 28, 2012
D.C. Courts and Public Defender Service Act of 2011 - Amends the District of Columbia Official Code to require the chief judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals to: (1) call biennial or, as under current law, annual judicial conferences; and (2) summon active magistrate judges to such conferences.
What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Dec 28, 2012
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on July 9, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
D.C. Courts and Public Defender Service Act of 2011 - Amends the District of Columbia Official Code to require the chief judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals to: (1) call biennial or, as under current law, annual judicial conferences; and (2) summon active magistrate judges to such conferences.
Authorizes the chief judges of the District Superior Court and of the District Court of Appeals to toll or delay judicial proceedings in certain natural disaster or other emergency situations.
Limits such toll or delay to 14 days, unless the chief judge determines, with the consent of the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration, that an emergency situation requires additional extensions.
Authorizes the Executive Officer of the District of Columbia courts to enter into agreements to provide the Mayor of the District with equipment, supplies, and services and credit reimbursements received from the Mayor for them to the appropriation of the District of Columbia courts against which they were charged.
Amends the District of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act of 1970 to require the District of Columbia Public Defender Service, to the extent its Director considers appropriate, to provide representation for and hold harmless, or provide liability insurance for, any employee, member of the Board of Trustees, or officer of the Service for money damages arising out of any claim, proceeding, or case at law relating to the furnishing of representational, management, or related services while acting within the scope of that person's office or employment, including employment actions, injury, loss of liberty, property damage, loss of property, personal injury, or death arising from the officer's or employee's malpractice or negligence.
Reduces from five to three years the term an individual may be assigned to serve as a judge of the Family Court of the Superior Court.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: D.C. Courts and Public Defender Service Act of 2011
Latest action (Dec 28, 2012): Became Public Law No: 112-229.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jul 18, 2011
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- Senate Introduced Jul 18, 2011
- Senate Passed Jul 9, 2012
- House Passed Dec 13, 2012
- President To the President Dec 17, 2012
- President Signed Dec 28, 2012
- Law Dec 28, 2012
No recorded floor vote found.