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University of the District of Columbia
David A. Clarke School of Law
Law Review
Volume 11 Winter 2008 Number 1
LElTER FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF •••••••••••••.•.... Charles G. Jeane 1
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DEMOCRACY AND THE
THIRD BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT
PROLOGUE ••••••.•.•...••.••••.•.•.•.•. John W. Nields & Timothy J. May 5
ESSAYS
THE LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL FOUNDATIONS FOR THE
DISTRICf OF COLUMBIA JUDICIAL BRANCH .• Steven M. Schneebaum 13
WHO SHOULD ApPOINT JUDGES OF THE
D.C. COURTS? • • • • . • • • • • • • • • . • • • . • . . . • . . • • • • • • • • •• Charles A. Miller 25
SHOULD THE DISTRICf OF COLUMBIA HAVE RESPONSIBILITY
FOR THE PROSECUTION OF CRIMINAL OFFENSES ARISING
UNDER THE DISTRICf OF COLUMBIA CODE? .•.•••••••• John Payton 35
ORGANIZATION, BUDGETING, AND FUNDING OF
THE DISTRICf OF COLUMBIA'S LOCAL COURTS •.•••. Peter R. Kolker 43
REMARKS
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
ADDRESS •••••••••••.••...• Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton 55
A THIRTY-YEAR
RETROSPECfIVE ••••••••••••• The Honorable Gregory E. Mize (Ret.) 61
THE DISTRICf OF COLUMBIA'S JUDICIAL SELECfION PROCESS:
THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY .•...•.•.•• Patricia M. Worthy 63
COMMENTS ON WHO ApPOINTS D.C. JUDGES •••.• Daniel A. Rezneck 69
COMMENT
DEMOCRACY ABROAD
PRIDE, PREJUDICE, AND JAPAN'S UNIFIED STATE •. Suzanne M. Sable 71