District Of Columbia § 1-608.55 - Supervision of attorneys.
Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 1-608.55 — Supervision of attorneys., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1-608.55. Supervision of attorneys.
1-608.55Attorneys employed by the Office of the Attorney General, wherever located in the District government, including Senior Executive attorneys, shall act under the direction, supervision, and control of the Attorney General.
Attorneys employed by subordinate agencies shall act under the direction, supervision, and control of the head of the subordinate agency.
Attorneys employed by the Mayor’s Office of Legal Counsel shall be under the direction, supervision, and control of the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Legal Counsel.
Attorneys employed by independent agencies shall act under the direction, supervision, and control of the respective agency heads.
The Director of the Mayor’s Office of Legal Counsel may, with the consent of a subordinate agency director, assign an attorney employed by the Mayor’s Office of Legal Counsel to perform work primarily as or for the General Counsel of the affected subordinate agency, whether located at the agency or not, in the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Legal Counsel’s discretion.
Annotations
Section 7002 of repealed , § 1014(c).
Applicability of : Section 1014(c) of provided that § 1014 of the act shall apply upon the inclusion of its fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan, as certified by the Chief Financial Officer to the Budget Director of the Council in a certification published by the Council in the District of Columbia Register.
Applicability of : Section 1013 of amended to provide that , § 101, shall apply as of October 1, 2018; Section 1014(b) of amended to provide that , § 101, shall apply as of October 1, 2014.
Applicability of : Section 401(a) of provided that § 101 of the act shall apply as of October 1, 2014.
Source: official District Of Columbia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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