Below is a directory of the District of Columbia administrative, court, and government offices. This also includes the staff in most locations.
601,723 (2010 Census)
State Information: (202) 727-1000
State Website: www.dc.gov
Administrative Office of the Courts
D.C. Courts' Executive Office
Moultrie Courthouse, Room 6680
500 Indiana Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20001
(202) 879-1700; Fax: (202) 879-1802
Website: www.dccourts.gov
Executive Officer of the District of Columbia Courts: Anne B. Wicks
Attorney Discipline
District of Columbia Office of Bar Counsel
Bldg. A, Room 117, 515 5th St N.W., Washington, DC 20001
(202) 638-1501; Fax: (202) 638-0862
Bar Counsel: Wallace E. (Gene) Shipp, Jr.
Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
One Judiciary Sq., Suite 1100S, 4414th St. N.W., Washington, DC 20001
(202) 727-3400; Fax: (202) 347-8922
Email: oag@dc.gov
Website: https://oag.dc.gov/
Atty. General: Irvin Nathan
Appointed
Banking Department
Department of Insurance, Securities & Banking
810 First St. N.E., Suite 701, Washington, DC 20002
(202) 727-8000; Fax: (202) 535-1196
Email: disb@dc.gov
Website: https://disb.dc.gov/
Commissioner: Chester A. McPherson (Acting)
Dir., Banking Bureau: Christopher Weaver
Formerly the Department of Banking and Financial Institutions
Bar Admissions
Committee on Admissions
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
430 E St. N.W., Room 123, Washington, DC 20001
(202) 879-2710; Fax: (202) 879-2794
Email: coa@dcappeals.gov
Website: www.dccourts.gov
No CLE required; one day Professional Conduct and D.C. Practice course required of new admittees.
Admission on motion with five years bar membership in good standing or passing bar exam of another Jurisdiction with MBE scaled score of 133, MPRE scaled score of 75, JD from ABA-approved law school, and admission in other jurisdiction.
Bar Association
The District of Columbia Bar
1101 K St. N.W., Suite 200, Washington, DC 20005-4210
(202) 737-4700; Fax: (202) 626-3471
C. E.O.: Katherine A. Mazzaferri, Ext. 221
Integrated Bar
Annual Meeting-June, 2015
Bar Association of the District of Columbia
1016 16th St., N.W., Suite 101, Washington, DC 20036
(202) 223-6600; Fax: (202) 293-3388
Website: www.badc.org
Admin. Asst.: Evonne Edmonds
Non-Integrated Bar
Annual Meeting-June, 2015
Chief Medical Examiner
Office of Chief Medical Examiner
401 E. St. S.W., 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20024
(202) 698-9000; Fax: (202) 698-9100
Email: ocme@dc.gov
Website: http://ocme.dc.gov
Chief Medical Examiner: Roger A. Mitchell, Jr., M.D.
Client Protection Fund
Clients' Security Fund of the District of Columbia Bar
1101K St. N.W., Suite 200, Washington, DC 20005
(202) 737-4700, Ext. 237; Fax: (202) 626-3471
Email: csinfo@dcbar.org
Website: www.dcbar.org
Manager: Kathleen Lewis
Corporations Officers
Department of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs
1100 4th St. S.W., 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20024
(202) 442-4432; Fax: (202) 442-4523
Director: Nicholas A. Majett (202) 442-8947
Superintendent of Corporations: Patricia Grays (202) 442-4312
Email: patricia.grays@dc.gov
Asst. Superintendent of Corporation: Josef Gasimov (202) 478-9285
Email: josef.gasimov@dc.gov
Recorder of Deeds
11014th St. S.W., Washington, DC 20024 (202) 727-5374
Customer Service: (207) 727-7114; Fax: (202) 727-9629
Website: http://otr.dc.gov/service/otr-recorder-deeds
Recorder of Deeds: Ida Williams (202) 442-8610
Email: ida.williams@dc.gov
Criminal History Board
Metropolitan Police Department
Arrest & Criminal History Section
Police Clearances
300 Indiana Ave. N.W., Room 1075, Washington, DC 20001
(202) 727-4245; Fax: (202) 727-4889
Office of the Mayor
John A. Wilson Bldg., Suite 600, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20004
(202) 727-6300; Fax: (202) 727-0505
Email: eom@dc.gov
Website: http://mayor.dc.gov
Mayor: Vincent C. Gray (Democrat)
Next election Nov. 2014; not seeking re-election
Highest State Court
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
430 E. St. N.W., Washington, DC 20001-2725 (202) 879-2700
Website: www.dcappeals.gov
Chief Justice: Eric T. Washington
Clerk of the Court of Appeals: Julio Castillo
Insurance Department
Dept, of Insurance, Securities and Banking
810 First St., N.E., Suite 701, Washington, DC 20002
(202) 727-8000; Fax: (202) 535-1196
Email: disb@dc.gov
Website: https://disb.dc.gov/
Commissioner: Chester A. McPherson (Acting)
Dir., Insurance Bureau: Philip Barlow
Motor Vehicle Office
District of Columbia, Dept, of Motor Vehicles
Municipal Bldg., 301C Street N.W., Washington, DC 20001
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 90120, Washington, DC 20001 (202) 737-4404
Director's Office: (202) 724-2034 Fax: (202) 727-5017
Email: dmv@dc.gov
Website: http://dmv.dc.gov
Fee for obtaining abstract: Three and five year history, $7.00; ten year history, $13.00
Police
Metropolitan Police Department
300 Indiana Ave. N.W., Room 5059, Washington, DC 20001
(202) 727-9099; Fax: (202) 727-9524
Accident Reports: Room 3075 (202) 727-4357
Email: mpd@dc.gov
Website: http://mpdc.dc.gov
Chief: Cathy L. Lanier
Fee for obtaining accident report: $3.00; money orders preferred Fee for obtaining police clearance: $7.50
Probate, Recording and Notary Certificate Offices
Estate & Wills: Superior Court, Register of Wills Deeds and Mortgages: Recorder of Deeds Office Notary Certificates:
Office of the Secretary of the District of Columbia
Notary Commissions & Authentications Section
4414th St. N.W., Room 810S, Washington, D.C. 20001
(202) 727-3117 ($15.00)
Secretary of State
Office of the Secretary
John A. Wilson Bldg., Suite 419, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20004
(202) 727-6306; Fax: (202) 727-3582
Email: secretary@dc.gov
Website: http://os.dc.gov
Secretary: Cynthia Brock-Smith (Democrat)
Appointed
Tax Department
Office of Tax and Revenue
1104 4th St. S.W., Suite W270, Washington, DC 20024
Customer Service Help Line: (202) 727-4829
Tax Appeals Hearing Officer: (202) 442-6945
Fax: (202) 442-6304
Email: otr.ocfo@dc.gov
Website: http://otr.cfo.dc.gov
Audit Div.
PO. Box 556, Washington, DC 20044
(202) 442-6854; Fax: (202) 442-6887
Compliance Administration, Collection Div.
RO. Box 37559, Washington, DC 20013
(202) 724-5045; Fax: (202) 442-6885
C.F.O.: Jeffrey S. DeWitt
1350 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, DC 20004
(202) 727-2476
Deputy C.F.O., Tax & Revenue: Stephen Cordi (202) 442-6200
Victim Compensation Program
Crime Victims Compensation Program
District of Columbia Superior Court, Bldg. A, 515 5th St. N.W., Rm. 109, Washington, DC 20001
(202) 879-4216; Fax: (202) 879-4230
Website: www.dccourts.gov/intemet/superior/crimevictims/main.jsf
D. C. Official Code §§4-501 to 4-518 (2001 Edition)
Vital Statistics
DC Superior Court
500 Indiana Ave. N.W., Room JM300, Washington, DC 20001
Marriage Info. (Room 4485): (202) 879-4840
Divorce Info. (Room JM300): (202) 879-1261 Fax: (202) 879-1280
Domestic Relations Fax: (202) 879-1572
Website: www.dccourts.gov
Marriages from 1811. Divorces from September 16,1956. Vital Records Division
899 N. Capitol St. N.E., 1st Floor, Washington, DC 20002
(202) 442-9303
Vital Chek Network, Inc.:
(800) 255-2414
Website: www.dchealth.dc.gov
Births and deaths from 1874 (excludes those filed during Civil War). Records available only to immediate nuclear family.
Births (archival copy/long form), $23.00; Foreign & Domestic Adoptions, 28.00; Deaths, $18.00; Certificate of Search (3 consecutive years), $18.00; Verifications, $5.00; Administrative copies, $10.00. Make checks payable to D. C. Treasurer