Legal Opinion
Speight v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 19, 1989No. 87-1369PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KERN, Senior Judge:
In October 1986, Congress enacted the District of Columbia Judicial Efficiency Improvement Act, Pub.L. No. 99-573, § 2(a), 100 Stat. 3228 (codified at D.C.Code § 11-1732 (1988 Supp.)) (the Act). 1 The Act, inter alia, 2 authorized hearing commissioners to serve on a permanent basis in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and empowered them to “make findings” and “enter final judgments” in non-jury criminal trials of non-felony offenses and in other proceedings. With respect to final orders and judgments entered by hearing commissioners, the Act specifically…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Palmore v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Palmore v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
- Graves v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- Dinkins v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
- District of Columbia v. EckDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Arlt v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
- Bratcher v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
- McFarlin v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
- Thompson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
- Dorm v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
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