Council for Court Excellence
@ccefordc.bsky.social
At the Council for Court Excellence, we work towards an equitable and accessible legal system in the District of Columbia. Through research, collaboration, advocacy, and public education, we create positive change and increase civic engagement.
Our DC youth are in the news these days. Now there’s legislation regarding DYRS and CFSA and youth, to address some of these issues.
Can you attend our event to teach parents about the new bills in the DC Council? Join via Zoom MONDAY at 7pm.
Register: bit.ly/TeachN4Parents
Please join us!
Can you attend our event to teach parents about the new bills in the DC Council? Join via Zoom MONDAY at 7pm.
Register: bit.ly/TeachN4Parents
Please join us!
November 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Our DC youth are in the news these days. Now there’s legislation regarding DYRS and CFSA and youth, to address some of these issues.
Can you attend our event to teach parents about the new bills in the DC Council? Join via Zoom MONDAY at 7pm.
Register: bit.ly/TeachN4Parents
Please join us!
Can you attend our event to teach parents about the new bills in the DC Council? Join via Zoom MONDAY at 7pm.
Register: bit.ly/TeachN4Parents
Please join us!
DYK: D.C. residents may qualify to have their records expunged or sealed?
DC Expungement, a new initiative from DC Justice Labs, helps residents put their records behind them, allowing greater opportunities for housing, employment, and education.
Learn more here👇
dcexpungement.com
DC Expungement, a new initiative from DC Justice Labs, helps residents put their records behind them, allowing greater opportunities for housing, employment, and education.
Learn more here👇
dcexpungement.com
DC Expungement
Learn about how you can get your DC criminal record sealed or expunged.
dcexpungement.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:59 PM
DYK: D.C. residents may qualify to have their records expunged or sealed?
DC Expungement, a new initiative from DC Justice Labs, helps residents put their records behind them, allowing greater opportunities for housing, employment, and education.
Learn more here👇
dcexpungement.com
DC Expungement, a new initiative from DC Justice Labs, helps residents put their records behind them, allowing greater opportunities for housing, employment, and education.
Learn more here👇
dcexpungement.com
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Final Call for Volunteers! 🚨 Judges and attorneys—this is your chance to shape the next generation of justice.
Sign up for as many sessions as you are available and make a lasting impact in just a few hours.
Judges: secure.qgiv.com/for/schoolju...
Attorneys: secure.qgiv.com/for/schoolju...
Sign up for as many sessions as you are available and make a lasting impact in just a few hours.
Judges: secure.qgiv.com/for/schoolju...
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November 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Final Call for Volunteers! 🚨 Judges and attorneys—this is your chance to shape the next generation of justice.
Sign up for as many sessions as you are available and make a lasting impact in just a few hours.
Judges: secure.qgiv.com/for/schoolju...
Attorneys: secure.qgiv.com/for/schoolju...
Sign up for as many sessions as you are available and make a lasting impact in just a few hours.
Judges: secure.qgiv.com/for/schoolju...
Attorneys: secure.qgiv.com/for/schoolju...
Why are D.C. youth stuck waiting at YSC? Broken systems—not inevitability—cause months-long delays. It’s time to remove barriers and get youth the care they deserve.
www.courtexcellence.org/news-items/y...
www.courtexcellence.org/news-items/y...
November 5, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Why are D.C. youth stuck waiting at YSC? Broken systems—not inevitability—cause months-long delays. It’s time to remove barriers and get youth the care they deserve.
www.courtexcellence.org/news-items/y...
www.courtexcellence.org/news-items/y...
Read this powerful 'Letter to the Editor' from CCE President, Paulette Chapman in @washingtonpost.com.
Paulette highlights how federal shutdowns hit D.C. harder than anywhere else—especially our justice system, where many “local” jobs are federally funded.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Paulette highlights how federal shutdowns hit D.C. harder than anywhere else—especially our justice system, where many “local” jobs are federally funded.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Who is really behind London’s decline?
Readers respond to Post articles and commentary.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Read this powerful 'Letter to the Editor' from CCE President, Paulette Chapman in @washingtonpost.com.
Paulette highlights how federal shutdowns hit D.C. harder than anywhere else—especially our justice system, where many “local” jobs are federally funded.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Paulette highlights how federal shutdowns hit D.C. harder than anywhere else—especially our justice system, where many “local” jobs are federally funded.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Final Call for Volunteers! 🚨 Judges and attorneys—this is your chance to shape the next generation of justice.
Sign up for as many sessions as you are available and make a lasting impact in just a few hours.
Judges: secure.qgiv.com/for/schoolju...
Attorneys: secure.qgiv.com/for/schoolju...
Sign up for as many sessions as you are available and make a lasting impact in just a few hours.
Judges: secure.qgiv.com/for/schoolju...
Attorneys: secure.qgiv.com/for/schoolju...
November 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Final Call for Volunteers! 🚨 Judges and attorneys—this is your chance to shape the next generation of justice.
Sign up for as many sessions as you are available and make a lasting impact in just a few hours.
Judges: secure.qgiv.com/for/schoolju...
Attorneys: secure.qgiv.com/for/schoolju...
Sign up for as many sessions as you are available and make a lasting impact in just a few hours.
Judges: secure.qgiv.com/for/schoolju...
Attorneys: secure.qgiv.com/for/schoolju...
Befitting of someone with a Halloween birthday, Open Horizon Fellow Crystal Jones Nieves is a little witchy and loves cozy pastimes. But, most importantly, she's passionate about justice reform and has been a great mentor to our interns—a true asset to CCE!
Happy (spooky!) birthday, Crystal! 🧙♀️
Happy (spooky!) birthday, Crystal! 🧙♀️
October 31, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Befitting of someone with a Halloween birthday, Open Horizon Fellow Crystal Jones Nieves is a little witchy and loves cozy pastimes. But, most importantly, she's passionate about justice reform and has been a great mentor to our interns—a true asset to CCE!
Happy (spooky!) birthday, Crystal! 🧙♀️
Happy (spooky!) birthday, Crystal! 🧙♀️
At D.C.’s Youth Services Center, young people are spending months in detention while waiting for placement—some almost six months. None of them should be stuck in a system not designed for their rehabilitation.
Read CCE’s new report: www.courtexcellence.org/news-items/y...
Read CCE’s new report: www.courtexcellence.org/news-items/y...
CCE Releases New Report on Committed Youth Awaiting Placement in the D.C. Youth Services Center
On October 16, 2025, CCE released a report entitled,
www.courtexcellence.org
October 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
At D.C.’s Youth Services Center, young people are spending months in detention while waiting for placement—some almost six months. None of them should be stuck in a system not designed for their rehabilitation.
Read CCE’s new report: www.courtexcellence.org/news-items/y...
Read CCE’s new report: www.courtexcellence.org/news-items/y...
Reminder: Spring internship applications are open until November 1st!
www.courtexcellence.org/careers-and-...
www.courtexcellence.org/careers-and-...
October 29, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Reminder: Spring internship applications are open until November 1st!
www.courtexcellence.org/careers-and-...
www.courtexcellence.org/careers-and-...
Judges and attorneys—your community needs you!
Volunteer for SJEP (Dec 8–15) and help D.C. students learn about the importance of jury duty.
Sign up for multiple time slots (you’ll only be assigned to one).
👩⚖️ Judges: secure.qgiv.com/for/schoolju...
⚖️ Attorneys: secure.qgiv.com/for/schoolju...
Volunteer for SJEP (Dec 8–15) and help D.C. students learn about the importance of jury duty.
Sign up for multiple time slots (you’ll only be assigned to one).
👩⚖️ Judges: secure.qgiv.com/for/schoolju...
⚖️ Attorneys: secure.qgiv.com/for/schoolju...
October 27, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Judges and attorneys—your community needs you!
Volunteer for SJEP (Dec 8–15) and help D.C. students learn about the importance of jury duty.
Sign up for multiple time slots (you’ll only be assigned to one).
👩⚖️ Judges: secure.qgiv.com/for/schoolju...
⚖️ Attorneys: secure.qgiv.com/for/schoolju...
Volunteer for SJEP (Dec 8–15) and help D.C. students learn about the importance of jury duty.
Sign up for multiple time slots (you’ll only be assigned to one).
👩⚖️ Judges: secure.qgiv.com/for/schoolju...
⚖️ Attorneys: secure.qgiv.com/for/schoolju...
CCE is fortunate to work with legal organizations that are both brilliant in practice and generous at heart. 💝
Congratulations to the firms and attorneys on CCE's Board of Directors named to D.C. Courts' 2024 Capital Pro Bono Honor List.
https://www.dccourts.gov/about/pro-bono-honor-roll
Congratulations to the firms and attorneys on CCE's Board of Directors named to D.C. Courts' 2024 Capital Pro Bono Honor List.
https://www.dccourts.gov/about/pro-bono-honor-roll
October 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
CCE is fortunate to work with legal organizations that are both brilliant in practice and generous at heart. 💝
Congratulations to the firms and attorneys on CCE's Board of Directors named to D.C. Courts' 2024 Capital Pro Bono Honor List.
https://www.dccourts.gov/about/pro-bono-honor-roll
Congratulations to the firms and attorneys on CCE's Board of Directors named to D.C. Courts' 2024 Capital Pro Bono Honor List.
https://www.dccourts.gov/about/pro-bono-honor-roll
Systemic delays. Unsafe conditions. Months in “short-term” care.
CCE’s new report on D.C.’s Youth Services Center is making headlines.
📺 ABC7 story: wjla.com/news/local/d...
📘 Full report: www.courtexcellence.org/news-items/y...
CCE’s new report on D.C.’s Youth Services Center is making headlines.
📺 ABC7 story: wjla.com/news/local/d...
📘 Full report: www.courtexcellence.org/news-items/y...
New report exposes placement delays, safety concerns at DC Youth Services Center
The Council for Court Excellence (CCE) has released a report on minors committed to the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS) in Washington, D.C.
wjla.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Systemic delays. Unsafe conditions. Months in “short-term” care.
CCE’s new report on D.C.’s Youth Services Center is making headlines.
📺 ABC7 story: wjla.com/news/local/d...
📘 Full report: www.courtexcellence.org/news-items/y...
CCE’s new report on D.C.’s Youth Services Center is making headlines.
📺 ABC7 story: wjla.com/news/local/d...
📘 Full report: www.courtexcellence.org/news-items/y...
D.C.-area judges and attorneys — the Student Jury Education Program returns Dec 8–15! 👩⚖️ Join us for a fun, hands-on experience mentoring local teens about the justice system.
Judges sign up here: secure.qgiv.com/for/schoolju...
Attorneys sign up here: secure.qgiv.com/for/schoolju...
Judges sign up here: secure.qgiv.com/for/schoolju...
Attorneys sign up here: secure.qgiv.com/for/schoolju...
October 22, 2025 at 7:46 PM
D.C.-area judges and attorneys — the Student Jury Education Program returns Dec 8–15! 👩⚖️ Join us for a fun, hands-on experience mentoring local teens about the justice system.
Judges sign up here: secure.qgiv.com/for/schoolju...
Attorneys sign up here: secure.qgiv.com/for/schoolju...
Judges sign up here: secure.qgiv.com/for/schoolju...
Attorneys sign up here: secure.qgiv.com/for/schoolju...
D.C. judges & attorneys — join us Dec 8–15 for the Student Jury Education Program! 👩⚖️ Sign up to volunteer:
Judges: secure.qgiv.com/for/schoolju...
Attorneys: secure.qgiv.com/for/schoolju...
Judges: secure.qgiv.com/for/schoolju...
Attorneys: secure.qgiv.com/for/schoolju...
October 22, 2025 at 7:46 PM
D.C. judges & attorneys — join us Dec 8–15 for the Student Jury Education Program! 👩⚖️ Sign up to volunteer:
Judges: secure.qgiv.com/for/schoolju...
Attorneys: secure.qgiv.com/for/schoolju...
Judges: secure.qgiv.com/for/schoolju...
Attorneys: secure.qgiv.com/for/schoolju...
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This report from @ccefordc.bsky.social is yet another flashing red light about conditions at DC's youth jail.
www.courtexcellence.org/news-items/y...
In short, the facility's way over capacity because DC can't find enough treatment facilities to transfer out the increasing # of kids tried as adults
www.courtexcellence.org/news-items/y...
In short, the facility's way over capacity because DC can't find enough treatment facilities to transfer out the increasing # of kids tried as adults
October 16, 2025 at 7:34 PM
This report from @ccefordc.bsky.social is yet another flashing red light about conditions at DC's youth jail.
www.courtexcellence.org/news-items/y...
In short, the facility's way over capacity because DC can't find enough treatment facilities to transfer out the increasing # of kids tried as adults
www.courtexcellence.org/news-items/y...
In short, the facility's way over capacity because DC can't find enough treatment facilities to transfer out the increasing # of kids tried as adults
Protect D.C.’s right to fair pretrial justice 🚨 Congress wants to reimpose cash bail through H.R. 5214 — reversing 33 years of progress and harming low-income and Black residents.
Join us in opposing this bill.
Sign by Nov 7 at 2 PM: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon....
Join us in opposing this bill.
Sign by Nov 7 at 2 PM: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon....
October 21, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Protect D.C.’s right to fair pretrial justice 🚨 Congress wants to reimpose cash bail through H.R. 5214 — reversing 33 years of progress and harming low-income and Black residents.
Join us in opposing this bill.
Sign by Nov 7 at 2 PM: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon....
Join us in opposing this bill.
Sign by Nov 7 at 2 PM: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon....
D.C.’s Youth Services Center was meant for short stays — but many youth are now being held for months in unsafe, overcrowded conditions. A system in crisis that urgently needs reform. 👇
Read our new report: www.courtexcellence.org/.../youth-aw...
#YouthJustice #DCRights #CCE
Read our new report: www.courtexcellence.org/.../youth-aw...
#YouthJustice #DCRights #CCE
October 16, 2025 at 2:28 PM
D.C.’s Youth Services Center was meant for short stays — but many youth are now being held for months in unsafe, overcrowded conditions. A system in crisis that urgently needs reform. 👇
Read our new report: www.courtexcellence.org/.../youth-aw...
#YouthJustice #DCRights #CCE
Read our new report: www.courtexcellence.org/.../youth-aw...
#YouthJustice #DCRights #CCE
Applications are open until November 1st! Apply now: www.courtexcellence.org/careers-and-...
October 15, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Applications are open until November 1st! Apply now: www.courtexcellence.org/careers-and-...
Today, on Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we honor the resilience, leadership, and enduring contributions of Indigenous communities, especially here in the Washington, D.C. area, the ancestral home of the Piscataway and Nacotchtank peoples. (1/3)
October 13, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Today, on Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we honor the resilience, leadership, and enduring contributions of Indigenous communities, especially here in the Washington, D.C. area, the ancestral home of the Piscataway and Nacotchtank peoples. (1/3)
Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay, an event that recognizes the vital role mental health support systems and programs play in our society. Justice reform is highly intersectional, which is why addressing barriers to mental health supports building a more equitable justice system. (1/3)
October 10, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay, an event that recognizes the vital role mental health support systems and programs play in our society. Justice reform is highly intersectional, which is why addressing barriers to mental health supports building a more equitable justice system. (1/3)
🚨 Spring internship apps are open! Join the Council for Court Excellence for hands-on experience in law, policy & justice.
🗓️ Apply by Nov 1 → courtexcellence.org/careers-and-internships
🗓️ Apply by Nov 1 → courtexcellence.org/careers-and-internships
October 6, 2025 at 12:59 PM
🚨 Spring internship apps are open! Join the Council for Court Excellence for hands-on experience in law, policy & justice.
🗓️ Apply by Nov 1 → courtexcellence.org/careers-and-internships
🗓️ Apply by Nov 1 → courtexcellence.org/careers-and-internships
On Sept 30, we brought together law, journalism & advocacy leaders for our Bench-Bar-Media Dialogue on immigration courts—spotlighting accountability & transparency. Grateful to all who joined the discussion!
October 2, 2025 at 9:50 PM
On Sept 30, we brought together law, journalism & advocacy leaders for our Bench-Bar-Media Dialogue on immigration courts—spotlighting accountability & transparency. Grateful to all who joined the discussion!
Learn more about U.S. immigration court operations, proceedings, and challenges.
Tomorrow night, we’re thrilled to present our Bench-Bar-Media Dialogue event, “Immigration and Justice: The U.S. Legal System Most Americans Never See.”
Get tickets here: secure.qgiv.com/for/...
Tomorrow night, we’re thrilled to present our Bench-Bar-Media Dialogue event, “Immigration and Justice: The U.S. Legal System Most Americans Never See.”
Get tickets here: secure.qgiv.com/for/...
September 29, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Learn more about U.S. immigration court operations, proceedings, and challenges.
Tomorrow night, we’re thrilled to present our Bench-Bar-Media Dialogue event, “Immigration and Justice: The U.S. Legal System Most Americans Never See.”
Get tickets here: secure.qgiv.com/for/...
Tomorrow night, we’re thrilled to present our Bench-Bar-Media Dialogue event, “Immigration and Justice: The U.S. Legal System Most Americans Never See.”
Get tickets here: secure.qgiv.com/for/...
📣 Join GWBCC & the Second Chance Hiring Alliance for a convo on second chance hiring.
Learn how inclusive hiring strengthens businesses, expands talent, & builds community.
🗓️ Sept 30 · 3:30 PM ET
📍 Virtual
🔗 Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#SecondChanceHiring #InclusiveWorkforce
Learn how inclusive hiring strengthens businesses, expands talent, & builds community.
🗓️ Sept 30 · 3:30 PM ET
📍 Virtual
🔗 Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#SecondChanceHiring #InclusiveWorkforce
September 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
📣 Join GWBCC & the Second Chance Hiring Alliance for a convo on second chance hiring.
Learn how inclusive hiring strengthens businesses, expands talent, & builds community.
🗓️ Sept 30 · 3:30 PM ET
📍 Virtual
🔗 Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#SecondChanceHiring #InclusiveWorkforce
Learn how inclusive hiring strengthens businesses, expands talent, & builds community.
🗓️ Sept 30 · 3:30 PM ET
📍 Virtual
🔗 Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#SecondChanceHiring #InclusiveWorkforce
We’ve released 5 fact sheets breaking down the laws shaping D.C.’s legal system. Each one is designed to give you the facts, the context, and the data you need to understand what’s at stake.
Read the full set of fact sheets at www.courtexcellence.org/news-items/2...
Read the full set of fact sheets at www.courtexcellence.org/news-items/2...
September 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
We’ve released 5 fact sheets breaking down the laws shaping D.C.’s legal system. Each one is designed to give you the facts, the context, and the data you need to understand what’s at stake.
Read the full set of fact sheets at www.courtexcellence.org/news-items/2...
Read the full set of fact sheets at www.courtexcellence.org/news-items/2...