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PR26-0311 • 2025

District of Columbia Judicial Disabilities and Tenure Commission Dr. Maria J. Donoghue Velleca Appointment Resolution of 2025

District of Columbia Judicial Disabilities and Tenure Commission Dr. Maria J. Donoghue Velleca Appointment Resolution of 2025

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Mendelson
Last action
2026-02-27
Official status
Approved
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material did not provide information on specific duties for Dr. Donoghue Velleca, so this remains unknown.

Appoint Dr. Maria J. Donoghue Velleca to DC Judicial Commission

This resolution appoints Dr. Maria J. Donoghue Velleca as a non-lawyer member of the District of Columbia Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure.

What This Bill Does

  • Appoints Dr. Maria J. Donoghue Velleca to serve on the DC Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure.
  • Replaces Dr. Patrick Jackson as a non-lawyer member of the commission.
  • Dr. Donoghue Velleca will complete an unexpired 6-year term ending May 5, 2029.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Dr. Maria J. Donoghue Velleca
  • The District of Columbia Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure

Terms To Know

nonlawyer member
A person who is not a lawyer but serves on the commission.
unexpired term
The remaining part of a position that has not yet ended.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This resolution only appoints Dr. Donoghue Velleca and does not change any laws or rules about the commission.
  • It is unclear what specific duties Dr. Donoghue Velleca will perform as a member of the commission.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-27 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Resolution R26-0233, Effective from Nov 04, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 002695

  2. 2026-01-12 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Committee Report Filed by the Committee of the Whole

  3. 2026-01-05 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Mark-up filed in the Office of Secretary

  4. 2025-11-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Committee Mark-up of PR26-0311 by the Committee of the Whole

  5. 2025-11-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  6. 2025-11-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Approved with Resolution Number R26-0233

  7. 2025-10-20 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Roundtable on PR26-0311

  8. 2025-10-15 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Revised Notice of Roundtable filed in the Office of Secretary

  9. 2025-10-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Referred to Committee of the Whole

  10. 2025-10-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Roundtable Published in the District of Columbia Register

  11. 2025-09-30 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Roundtable filed in the Office of Secretary

  12. 2025-09-26 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Notice of Intent to Act on PR26-0311 Published in the District of Columbia Register

  13. 2025-09-22 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    PR26-0311 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

District of Columbia Judicial Disabilities and Tenure Commission Dr. Maria J. Donoghue Velleca Appointment Resolution of 2025

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A RESOLUTION

26-233

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

November 4, 2025

To appoint Dr. Maria J. Donoghue Velleca to the District of Columbia Commission on Judicial
Disabilities and Tenure.

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the “District of Columbia Judicial Disabilities and Tenure
Commission Dr. Maria J. Donoghue Velleca Appointment Resolution of 2025”.

Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia appoints:

Dr. Maria J. Donoghue Velleca
22nd Street NW
Washington, DC 20037
(Ward 2)

as a nonlawyer member of the District of Columbia Commission on Judicial Disabilities and
Tenure, established by section 431(d) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved
December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 792; D.C. Official Code § 1-204.31(d)), replacing Dr. Patrick
Jackson, to serve the remainder of an unexpired 6-year term to end May 5, 2029.

Sec. 3. The Council shall transmit a copy of this resolution, upon its adoption, to the
appointee, to the chairperson of the District of Columbia Commission on Judicial Disabilities
and Tenure, and to the Mayor.

Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.