Roger Adelman, Esq.
The Society recently received and posted memorial celebrations for two giants of the court, Roger Adelman and Stephen Pollak. Read the transcript of the 2015 memorial service for Roger Adelman, which took place in the Ceremonial Courtroom and was presided over by Judge Paul Friedman. And find links to a number of memorials honoring the career of former Society Board President and Chair Stephen Pollak, including a video of a May 25, 2024 memorial service held in Steve’s honor by his family.
Stephen J. Pollak, Esq.
On March 1, 2024, Chief Judge Srinivasan welcomed 165 D.C. high school students and their teachers for the Nineteenth Annual Mock Court Program hosted by the Historical Society. After his welcoming remarks, the students went to assigned courtrooms in the E. Barrett Prettyman Courthouse and the Bryant Annex, to present arguments to participating judges, followed by an opportunity to discuss the law and legal profession with the judges.
For a copy of this year’s Program brochure, click here.
Students from Georgetown Day School appear in Judge Christopher Cooper’s Courtroom
Judge Mehta with his Outstanding Advocate, Riley Gayle, from School Without Walls