RSSCommittee on the Judiciary
Committee Chair
Description
The Committee on the Judiciary is responsible for all legislation related to criminal, civil, and administrative law in the District of Columbia. It also oversees all of the District’s public safety agencies, conducting hearings to hold agencies and their directors accountable for performance and spending. For a full list of the agencies under the Committee's purview, see the Committee Contacts Page.
The Committee also serves as the Council's liaison with federal partners in the justice system, including: the U.S. Attorneys Office, D.C. Courts, Public Defender Service, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA), Pretrial Services Agency, Federal Bureau of Prisons, and the U.S. Parole Commission.
Staff
Committee Rules
Agencies under the Committee on the Judiciary
- Access to Justice Initiative
- Child Support Guidelines Commission
- Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure
- Corrections Information Council
- Criminal Justice Coordinating Council
- Department of Corrections
- Deputy Mayor for Public Safety & Justice
- District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission
- District of Columbia National Guard
- District of Columbia Sentencing and Criminal Code Revision Commission
- Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department
- Forensic Health and Science Laboratories
- Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
- Metropolitan Police Department
- Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Commission
- Office of Administrative Hearings
- Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia
- Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
- Office of Justice Grants Administration
- Office of Unified Communications
- Office of Victims Services
- Office of Police Complaints
- Police Complaints Board
- Police Officers’ and Fire Fighters Retirement System
