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On Thursday, December 8, 2022, the Council for Court Excellence sent a letter to Senators Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell calling on them to bring the 8 pending D.C. Court nominees to a floor vote. The letter outlines the significant impacts of this judicial vacancy crisis on the residents of the District and the unsustainable workloads on our current judges.
On November 3, 2022, CCE submitted testimony for the record in support of B24-0946, the Eliminating Restrictive and Segregated Enclosures (“ERASE”) Solitary Confinement Act of 2022.
On October 13, 2022, CCE Board leader and Criminal Justice Committee Co-Chair Olinda Moyd and Policy & Communications Manager Casey Anderson testified before the Committee on Government Operations of the Council of the DIstrict of Columbia in support of B24-0865, the Commission on Re-Entry Services for Women Amendment Act of 2022.
On April 8, 2022, CCE's Deputy Director Emily Tatro testified before the Committee of the Whole of the Council of the District of Columbia at the Budget Oversight Hearing for the Fiscal Year 2023 Local Budget Act of 2022, Fiscal Year 2023 Federal Portion Budget Request Act of 2022, Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Support Act of 2022, and the Fiscal Year 2022 Revised Local Budget Emergency Adjustment Act of 2021.
On April 7, 2022, CCE's Policy & Communications Manager Casey Anderson testified before the Committee on Government Operations of the Council of the District of Columbia at the Budget Oversight Hearing for the Executive Office of the Mayor.
On March 30, 2022, CCE's Senior Policy Counsel Danielle Burs testified before the Committee on Housing & Executive Administration of the Council of the District of Columbia at the Budget Oversight Hearing for the Department of Housing and Economic Development.
CCE's Senior Policy Counsel Jennifer Ubiera testified before the Committee on the Judiciary & Public Safety of the Council of the District of Columbia at the March 24, 2022 Budget Oversight Heraing for the Office of the Attorney General.
CCE's Policy & Communicatoins Manager Casey Anderson testified at the March 23, 2022 Budget Oversight Hearing for the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety & Justice before the Committee on the Judiciary & Public Safety of the Council of the District of Columbia.
On March 21, 2022, CCE's Senior Policy Counsel Jennifer Ubiera testified before the Committee on Health of the Council of the DIstrict of Columbia at the Budget Oversight Hearing for the Department of Behavioral Health.
On March 2, 2022, CCE's Deputy Director Emily Tatro and Policy & Communications Manager Casey Anderson testified before the Committee on the Judiciary & Public Safety of the Council of the District of Columbia at the Performance Oversight Hearing for the D.C. Department of Corrections.
