District of Columbia Court of Appeals v. Feldman
District of Columbia Court of Appeals v. Feldman | |
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Majority | Brennan, joined by Burger, White, Marshall, Blackmun, Powell, Rehnquist, O'Connor |
Dissent | Stevens |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. |
District of Columbia Court of Appeals v. Feldman, 460 U.S. 462 (1983), was a case decided by the
Facts
The U.S. Congress enacted several pieces of legislation with respect to Washington, D.C.'s local judicial system. One required final judgments from the District of Columbia Court of Appeals to be treated like final judgments from the high court of any state; another permitted that Court of Appeals to create rules governing the qualifications and admissions of attorneys to practice in the D.C. courts. The Court of Appeals then passed rules requiring applicants to the D.C. bar to have graduated from an ABA-accredited law school.
The
The plaintiff then filed an action in the
Issue
The Supreme Court considered in this case whether the district court had jurisdiction to review this decision, which required an inquiry into whether the decision to be reviewed is a "judicial" decision, or one that is merely administrative.
Result
The Supreme Court, in an opinion by
The Court noted, however, that a facial challenge to the constitutionality of the law would not be considered a review of anything that had been decided by the D.C. Court of Appeals, and remanded this question to the lower court.
Dissent
See also
References
External links
- Text of District of Columbia Court of Appeals v. Feldman, 460 U.S. 462 (1983) is available from: Google Scholar Justia Library of Congress Oyez (oral argument audio)