Notes from practice · D.C. Superior Court
Another win in D.C. Superior Court anti-stalking order (ASO) trial
Jamison Koehler
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09/22/2026
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Koehler Law prevailed yesterday at another trial in the Domestic Violence Division of D.C. Superior Court. The court denied an anti-stalking order (ASO) petition filed...
Simple assault charge dismissed in D.C. Superior Court
Jamison Koehler
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09/21/2026
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The government recently dismissed a simple assault charge against a Koehler Law client in Washington, D.C. The dismissal came after the defense produced evidence supporting...
Willful blindness in the reflecting pool cases
Jamison Koehler
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08/03/2026
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At some point, there will be a reckoning. The reckoning may be a public one: Lawyers hauled before the D.C. bar to face potential disciplinary...
D.C.’s ban on 11+ magazines is unconstitutional
Jamison Koehler
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03/17/2026
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The D.C. Court of Appeals has struck down as unconstitutional the District’s ban on high capacity magazines for firearms. Specifically, the court found recently...
“Trumping” the U.S. Attorney’s Office in D.C.
Jamison Koehler
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11/08/2025
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Donald Trump has the opposite of the “Midas touch”: He diminishes everything he comes into contact with. It is hard, for example, to think of...
Breaking the criminal justice system in D.C.
Donald Trump claims, against all evidence, that something is broken. With great bluster, he breaks that something. He then uses the thing he broke to...
“No matter what” and the U.S. Attorney for D.C.
Jamison Koehler
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02/05/2025
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“No matter what.” These are chilling words to hear from any law enforcement official. After all, given the enormous stakes involved in a criminal prosecution,...
MAGA’s introduction to our criminal justice system
We have learned that the same rules apply to everyone. It does not matter if you are a homeless person or the former president of...
Renewal of CJA Panel for 2024
Chief Judge Josey-Herring issued an order on March 15, 2024 that renewed the list of attorneys eligible to accept appointments under the Criminal Justice Act....
Life and other lessons from on-line gaming
It is almost as if our former President intentionally peppers his unhinged and whiny tweets with spelling and grammatical errors. He wants to show his...
A “two-tiered justice system” at the D.C. Jail
Yes, Marjorie Taylor Greene, there is a two-tiered justice system in effect at the D.C. jail. Unlike their black and brown counterparts at the Central...
D.C. Superior Court Criminal Division: Judicial Assignments for 2022
Here are the 2022 Judicial Assignments for the D.C. Superior Court Criminal Division...
New CPO law takes effect in D.C.
Jamison Koehler
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05/04/2021
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D.C.’s new law on civil protection orders (CPOs) redefines the category of people eligible for protection. It also extends coverage to animals, minors and victims...
D.C. Superior Court extends judicial emergency
D.C. Superior Court has again extended the judicial emergency, this time through May 10, 2021. The Court will expand some operations....
Judicial emergency in D.C. is extended
Chief Judge Anita Josey-Herring has issued an order extending the pandemic-related judicial emergency in D.C. Superior Court through March 31, 2021....