{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-11-1503","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 11-1503","heading":"Designation of Chief Judge.","body":"(a)\nThe chief judge of a District of Columbia court shall be designated by the President of the United States from among the judges of the court in regular active service, and shall serve for a term of four years or until a successor is designated. The chief judge shall be eligible for redesignation. The chief judge may relinquish that position, after giving notice to the President.\n\n(b)\nIf a chief judge is not redesignated, or relinquishes the office of chief judge, that person shall continue as an associate judge.","path":["Title 11. Organization and Jurisdiction of the Courts. [Enacted title]","Chapter 15. Judges of the District of Columbia Courts.","Subchapter I. Appointment; Qualifications; Service of Judges."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/11-1503","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"e18659f0d2464cc9636968392a6a56da6eeee7f8e380211e514dd6bbed32c467","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-11-1502","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-11-1504"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}