,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #biff  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #bc1 #bjaf ,mr4   
,lank=d 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,c>p]1 ,mr4    
,johnson1 & ,mr4 ,book]7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,homel& ,security &  
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
update ! f9ancial disclosure requirem5ts
 = judges ( ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia      
c\rts1 & to make o!r improvem5ts to !   
,di/rict ( ,columbia c\rts4  #a4 ,%ort  
title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,di/rict ( ,columbia ,judicial ,f9ancial
 ,transp>5cy ,act4  #b4 ,f9ancial       
disclosure requirem5ts = judges (       
,di/rict ( ,columbia c\rts  7a7         
,requirem5ts describ$ ,section #aa-aecj1
 ,di/rict ( ,columbia ,(ficial ,code1 is
 am5d$ to read z foll[s3  #aa-aecj4     
,f9ancial /atem5ts  7a7 ,pursuant to su*
 rules z ! ,commission %all promulgate1 
ea* judge ( ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia c\rts
 %all1 )9 "o ye> foll[+ ! date (        
enactm5t ( ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia ,c\rt 

,reorganization ,act ( #aigj & at lea/  
annually !reaft]1 file ) ! ,commission a
 report conta9+ ! foll[+ in=mation3     
7#a7  7,a7 ,! s\rce1 type & am\nt ( !   
judge's income :i* exce$s #bjj 7o!r ?an 
income f ! ,unit$ ,/ates gov]nm5t &     
income ref]r$ to 9 subp>agraph 7,c77 = !
 p]iod cov]$ by ! report4  7,b7 ,! s\rce
 & type ( ! judge's sp\se's income :i*  
exce$s #a1jjj 7o!r ?an income f ! ,unit$
 ,/ates gov]nm5t & income ref]r$ to 9   
subp>agraph 7,c77 = ! p]iod cov]$ by !  
report4  7,c7 ,! s\rce & type ( income  
:i* consi/s ( divid5ds1 r5ts1 int]e/1 & 
capital ga9s receiv$ by ! judge & !     
judge's sp\se dur+ su* p]iod :i* exce$s 
#bjj 9 am\nt or value1 & an indication (
 :i* ( ! foll[+ categories ! am\nt or   
value ( su* item ( income is )9--  7i7 n
 m ?an #a1jjj1  7ii7 great] ?an #a1jjj b
 n m ?an #b1ejj1  7iii7 great] ?an      
#b1ejj b n m ?an #e1jjj1  7iv7 great]   
?an #e1jjj b n m ?an #ae1jjj1  7v7      
great] ?an #ae1jjj b n m ?an #ej1jjj1   
7vi7 great] ?an #ej1jjj b n m ?an       

#ajj1jjj1  7vii7 great] ?an #ajj1jjj b n
 m ?an #a1jjj1jjj1  7viii7 great] ?an   
#a1jjj1jjj b n m ?an #e1jjj1jjj1 or     
7ix7 great] ?an #e1jjj1jjj4  7#b7 ,! "n 
& address ( ea* private f\ndation or    
eleemosyn>y in/itution1 & ( ea* bus9ess 
or pr(essional corporation1 firm1 or    
ent]prise 9 :i* ! judge 0 an (fic]1     
director1 proprietor1 or p>tn] dur+ su* 
p]iod4  7#c7 ,! id5tity & category (    
value 7z set =? 9 subsection 7b77 ( ea* 
liability ( #aj1jjj or m ow$ by ! judge 
or by ! judge & ! judge's sp\se jo9tly  
at any "t dur+ su* p]iod4  7#d7 ,! s\rce
 & value ( all gifts 9 ! aggregate am\nt
 or value ( #bej or m f any s+le s\rce  
receiv$ by ! judge dur+ su* p]iod1      
except gifts f ! judge's sp\se or any ( 
! judge's *ildr5 or p>5ts4  7#e7 ,!     
id5tity ( ea* tru/ 9 :i* ! judge held a 
b5eficial int]e/ hav+ a value ( #aj1jjj 
or m at any "t dur+ su* p]iod1 & 9 !    
case ( any tru/ 9 :i* ! judge held any  
b5eficial int]e/ dur+ su* p]iod1 !      
id5tity1 if kn[n1 ( ea* int]e/ 9 real or

 p]sonal prop]ty 9 :i* ! tru/ held a    
b5eficial int]e/ hav+ a value ( #aj1jjj 
or m at any "t dur+ su* p]iod4 ,if !    
judge _c obta9 ! id5tity ( ! tru/       
int]e/1 ! judge %all reque/ ! tru/ee to 
report t in=mation to ! ,commission4    
7#f7 ,! id5tity & category ( value 7z   
set =? 9 subsection 7b77 ( ea* int]e/ 9 
real or p]sonal prop]ty hav+ a value (  
#aj1jjj or m :i* ! judge own$ at any "t 
dur+ su* p]iod4  7#g7 ,! am\nt or value 
& s\rce ( ea* honor>ium ( #bej or m     
receiv$ by ! judge & ! judge's sp\se    
dur+ su* p]iod4  7#h7 ,! s\rce & am\nt (
 all money1 o!r ?an t receiv$ f ! ,unit$
 ,/ates gov]nm5t1 receiv$ 9 ! =m ( an   
exp5se acc\nt or z reimbursem5t =       
exp5ditures f any s\rce aggregat+ m ?an 
#bej dur+ su* p]iod4  7#i7 ,! s\rce &   
am\nt ( all waiv]s or p>tial waiv]s (   
fees or *>ges accept$ by ! judge on     
behalf ( ! judge or ! judge's sp\se1    
dome/ic p>tn]1 or gue/ dur+ su* p]iod4  
7b7 ,= purposes ( p>agraphs 7#c7 & 7#f7 
( subsection 7a71 ! categories ( value  

set =? 9 ?is subsection are--  7#a7 n m 
?an #ae1jjj2  7#b7 great] ?an #ae1jjj b 
n m ?an #ej1jjj2  7#c7 great] ?an       
#ej1jjj b n m ?an #ajj1jjj2  7#d7 great]
 ?an #ajj1jjj b n m ?an #bej1jjj2  7#e7 
great] ?an #bej1jjj b n m ?an #ejj1jjj2 
7#f7 great] ?an #ejj1jjj b n m ?an      
#a1jjj1jjj2  7#g7 great] ?an #a1jjj1jjj 
b n m ?an #e1jjj1jjj2  7#h7 great] ?an  
#e1jjj1jjj b n m ?an #be1jjj1jjj2  7#i7 
great] ?an #be1jjj1jjj b n m ?an        
#ej1jjj1jjj2 &  7#aj7 great] ?an        
#ej1jjj1jjj4  7c7  7#a7 ,reports fil$   
pursuant to ?is section %all1 ^u writt5 
reque/1 & notice to ! report+ judge =   
purposes ( mak+ an application to !     
,commission = a r$action pursuant to    
p>agraph 7#b71 be made available =      
public inspection & copy+ )9 a          
reasonable "t aft] fil+ & dur+ ! p]iod  
!y are kept by ! ,commission 79         
accordance ) rules promulgat$ by !      
,commission71 & %all be kept by !       
,commission = n less ?an ?ree ye>s4     
7#b7 ,?is section does n require !      

public availability ( reports fil$ by a 
judge if ^u application by ! report+    
judge1 a f9d+ is made by ! ,commission t
 reveal+ p]sonal & s5sitive in=mation   
c\ld endang] t judge or a family memb] (
 t judge1 except t a report may be      
r$act$ pursuant to ?is p>agraph only--  
7,a7 to ! ext5t necess>y to protect !   
individual :o fil$ ! report or a family 
memb] ( t individual2 &  7,b7 = z long z
 ! dang] to su* individual exi/s4  7d7  
,! int5tional failure by a judge ( a    
,di/rict ( ,columbia c\rt to file a     
report requir$ by ?is section1 or ! fil+
 ( a fraudul5t report1 %all con/itute   
willful misconduct 9 (fice & %all be    
gr\nds = removal f (fice "u section     
#aa-aebf7;a77#b74  4  7b7 ,effective    
date ,! am5dm5t made by subsection 7a7  
%all apply ) respect to reports fil$ "u 
section #aa-aecj1 ,di/rict ( ,columbia  
,(ficial ,code1 t cov] p]iods beg9n+    
dur+ or aft] #bjaf4  #c4 ,au?ority (    
,probate ,division to use magi/rate     
judges  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section           

#aa-agcb7;j77#e71 ,di/rict ( ,columbia  
,(ficial ,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+       
,family ,divisions & ins]t+ ,probate    
,divisions1 & ! ,family ,c\rt14  7b7    
,te*nical & con=m+ am5dm5t ,section     
#aa-agcb7;j77#d77;,a71 ,di/rict (       
,columbia ,(ficial ,code1 is am5d$ by   
/rik+ ,family ,division & ins]t+ ,family
 ,c\rt4  #d4 ,au?ority ( ,di/rict (     
,columbia c\rts to accept c]ta9 types ( 
paym5ts  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,sub*apt] ,,iii ( 
*apt] #ag ( title #aa1 ,di/rict (       
,columbia ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+3  #aa-agdh4 ,au?ority (    
c\rts to accept c]ta9 types ( paym5ts   
7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m   
electronic funds transf]-- 7#a7 means a 
transf] ( funds1 o!r ?an a transaction  
by *eck1 draft1 or simil> pap] in/rum5t1
 t is initiat$ ?r\gh an electronic      
t]m9al1 telephone1 or comput] or        
magnetic tape = ! purpose ( ord]+1      
in/ruct+1 or au?oriz+ a f9ancial        
in/itution to debit or cr$it an acc\nt2 
&  7#b7 includes po9t ( sale transf]s1  

automat$ tell] ma*9e transf]s1 direct   
deposit or )drawal ( funds1 transf]s    
initiat$ by telephone1 & transf]s       
result+ f debit c>d transactions4  7b7  
,au?ority ,to accept cr$it c>d paym5ts &
 electronic funds transf]s  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,! ,di/rict ( ,columbia c\rts may 
accept paym5t ( f9es1 fees1 escr[       
paym5ts1 re/itution1 bonds1 & o!r       
paym5ts to ! c\rts by cr$it c>d or      
electronic funds transf]4  7#b7 ,use (  
v5dors & ?ird p>ty provid]s ,!          
,executive (fic]-- 7,a7 may contract ) a
 bank or cr$it c>d v5dor1 or o!r ?ird   
p>ty provid]1 = purposes ( accept+      
paym5ts by cr$it c>d or electronic funds
 transf]2 &  7,b7 %all make e ef=t to   
f9d ! l[e/ co/ v5dor = purposes (       
accept+ su* paym5ts4  7#c7              
,responsibility = pay+ fees ,"u any     
contract ent]$ into "u p>agraph 7#b71 ! 
p]son mak+ ! paym5t %all be responsible 
= cov]+ any fee or *>ge associat$ or    
impos$ ) respect to ! me?od ( paym5t4   
7#d7 ,completion ( paym5t ,if a p]son   

elects to make a paym5t to ! ,di/rict ( 
,columbia c\rts by a me?od au?oriz$ "u  
p>agraph 7#a71 ! paym5t %all n be deem$ 
to be made until ! c\rts receive !      
funds4  7c7 ,au?ority ,to accept *ecks  
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,di/rict ( ,columbia   
c\rts may accept paym5t ( f9es1 fees1   
escr[ paym5ts1 re/itution1 bonds1 & o!r 
paym5ts to ! c\rts by *eck4  7#b7 ,use (
 *eck gu>antee v5dor ,! ,executive      
,(fic]-- 7,a7 may contract ) a *eck     
gu>antee v5dor = purposes ( accept+     
paym5ts by *eck2 &  7,b7 %all make e    
ef=t to f9d ! l[e/ co/ v5dor = purposes 
( accept+ su* paym5ts4  7#c7            
,responsibility = pay+ fees ,"u any     
contract ent]$ into "u p>agraph 7#b71 ! 
p]son mak+ ! paym5t by *eck %all be     
responsible = cov]+ any fee or *>ge     
associat$ or impos$ ) respect to ! me?od
 ( paym5t4  7d7 ,liability = non-,paym5t
 ,if a *eck or o!r me?od ( paym5t1      
includ+ paym5t by cr$it c>d1 debit c>d1 
or *>ge c>d1 s receiv$ is n duly paid1  
or is paid & subsequ5tly *>g$ back to ! 

,di/rict ( ,columbia c\rts1 ! p]son by  
:om su* *eck or o!r me?od ( paym5t has  
be5 t5d]$ %all rema9 liable = ! paym5t1 
to ! same ext5t z if su* *eck or o!r    
me?od ( paym5t _h n be5 t5d]$4  4  7b7  
,te*nical & con=m+ am5dm5t ,! table (   
sections = sub*apt] ,,iii ( *apt] #ag ( 
title #aa1 ,di/rict ( ,columbia ,code1  
is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3     
#aa-agdh4 ,au?ority ( c\rts to accept   
c]ta9 types ( paym5ts4  4  #e4 ,increase
 9 maximum am\nt 9 controv]sy p]mitt$ = 
cases "u jurisdiction ( ,small ,claims &
 ,conciliation ,bran* ( ,sup]ior ,c\rt  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #aa-acba1 ,di/rict
 ( ,columbia ,(ficial ,code1 is am5d$ by
 /rik+ #e1jjj & ins]t+ #aj1jjj4  7b7    
,effective date ,! am5dm5t made by      
subsection 7a7 %all apply to any case   
fil$ 9 ! ,sup]ior ,c\rt ( ! ,di/rict (  
,columbia on or aft] ! date ( enactm5t (
 ?is ,act4  #f4 ,au?ority to approve    
comp5sation ( attorneys 9 excess (      
maximum am\nt  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section    
#aa-bfjd7;c71 ,di/rict ( ,columbia      

,(ficial ,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+ ! la/ 
s5t5ce & ins]t+ ,! *ief judge may       
delegate su* approval au?ority to an    
active or s5ior judge44  7b7 ,effective 
date ,! am5dm5t made by subsection 7a7  
%all apply ) respect to any case or     
proce$+ initiat$ on or aft] ! date (    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4