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8 Admin. L. Rev. Accord 101 (2022-2023)

handle is hein.journals/alrcod8 and id is 1 raw text is: ARTICLE THE D.C. COURTS ARE ARTICLE I FEDERAL COURTS, AND THEY SHOULD BE REGULATED THAT WAY. ALIZA SHATZMAN* INTRODUCTION....................................................................................... 102 I. CASE STUDY: MY EXPERIENCE WITH GENDER DISCRIMINATION, HARASSMENT, AND RETALIATION DURING MY D.C. SUPERIOR COURT CLERKSHIP AND IN THE YEARS FOLLOWING IT UNDERSCORE WHY CHANGES ARE URGENTLY NEEDED ........................................ 104 A. D .C. Superior Court Clerkship ...................................................... 104 B. Post-Clerkship PeRiod .................................................................. 106 C. CJD Tl nvestgation .................................................................... 106 II. JUDICIAL DISCIPLINE IN THE D.C. COURTS.................................... 110 A . W hat A re the D .C. Courts? ..........................................................110 B. District of Columbia Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure. 113 C. Political Considerations to Regulating the D.C. Courts: When Politics Prevent Reform ........................................................................... 116 III. JUDICIAL DISCIPLINE IN THE FEDERAL COURTS ............................ 117 A. What is the Judicial Conduct and Disabiliy Act and Who Does It C over?.................................................................................... 1 18 1. Judicial Conduct and Disability Act ..................................... 118 * Aliza Shatzman is the President and Co-Founder of The Legal Accountability Project, a nonprofit aimed at ensuring that as many law clerks as possible have positive clerkship experiences, while extending support and resources to those who do not. Ms. Shatzman earned her B.A. from Williams College and her J.D. from Washington University School of Law. Ms. Shatzman regularly writes and speaks on the subject of judicial accountability. Her scholarship on this subject has previously appeared in numerous publications, including the UCLA Journal of Gender & Law, Harvard Journal on Legislation, Yale Law & Policy Review, NYU Journal of Legislation & Public Policy, Slate, Above the Law, Law360, Ms. Magazine, and Balls & Strikes. 101