eFoia Audit of Washington, D.C.

Web FOIA Compliance: Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure

Government agencies in Washington, D.C., broadly ignore a 2001 law, which requires them to post 10 categories of public records on their websites, according to a public records audit conducted by the D.C. Open Government Coalition in conjunction with the Investigative Reporting Workshop at American University.

Public Information What's on the Website Link
How to FOIA
 There is a FOIA Requests link on the home page. click here
Employee information: names, titles, salaries, dates of emloyment
 The names, titles, and terms of the unsalaried commission members are provided. click here
Staff manuals, instructions There is a link to the Code of Judicial Conduct. click here
Final opinions, orders Determinations and Investigations and Reappointment Evaluations and Recommendations are posted. click here
Interpretations of policies, rules, acts Rules can be found by clicking on About CJDT, then Commission Rules and Regulations. The commission also posts its annual report and the Code of Judicial Conduct. There are FAQs which provide interpretations of some acts and rules. click here
Regulatory and enforcement correspondence Annual Reports for 2005-2008 are posted. click here
Account, voucher, contract information Nothing found.
Minutes, all proceedings Nothing found.
Frequently requested FOIA records Not applicable
General index of records to be posted online Nothing found.

FOIA CONTACT Information

Cathaee Hudgins
Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure
515 5th Street, NW, Room 312
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 727-1364
Fax: (202) 727-9718
Email: cathaee.hudgins@dc.gov



Primary research for this audit was conducted by Howard University journalism students LeeSandra Alexandre and Melissa Noel while interning at the Workshop. The project was edited by Pete Weitzel, who is a board member at the DCOGC and a former managing editor of the Miami Herald. FOIA contact information is from DCOGC.