E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse
and William B. Bryant Annex
Historical Society
of the
District of Columbia
Circuit
Laying the cornerstone of the Prettyman Courthouse in 1952, President Truman recognized the significance of the Courts of this Circuit: “These courts hear cases which are not only important to the private parties concerned, but which involve issues vital to the welfare and growth of the Nation. Nowhere else, outside the Supreme Court of the United States, will so many legal questions of national magnitude be decided as in this building before us.”
Look for us at www.dcchs.org or at
www.facebook.com/CircuitHistory
OFFICERS
Stephen J. Pollak – Chair
James E. Rocap, III – President
Ezra B. Marcus – Treasurer
Eva Petko Esber – Secretary
Daniel R. Ernst – Historian
Maeva Marcus – Historian
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
In memoriam, Honorary Chair
Jodi L. Avergun
Michelle N. Bradford
Beth S. Brinkmann
Mary Patrice Brown
Anjali Chaturvedi
Tanya S. Chutkan
John F. Cooney
Jan Crawford
John P. Elwood
Eva Petko Esber
Roger A. Fairfax, Jr.
Linda J. Ferren
Andrea Ferster
John Vincent Geise
Beryl A. Howell
William H. Jeffress, Jr.
Carrie Johnson
Gregory G. Katsas
Peter D. Keisler
Kevin King
Jonathan Kravis
Sara Kropf
Richard J. Leon
Jessie K. Liu
William F. Marmon
Amit P. Mehta
Randolph D. Moss
Cornelia T.L. Pillard
Stephen J. Pollak
James E. Rocap, III
Addy R. Schmitt
William B. Schultz
Steven A. Steinbach
Karen L. Stevens
David C. Vladeck
Betsy K. Wanger
Margaret A. Gaines, Executive Director
David W. McCarthy, Administrator
SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Annual individual membership fees:
Academic
$35
Contributing
$50
Sustaining
$100
Sponsoring $500
P
atron $1,000 or more
Annual law firm and corporate membership fees:
F
riend $1,500
Partner $3,000
Benefactor
$5,000
To join, visit our website at dcchs.org/join,
complete the online membership form and submit.
Alternatively, make your check payable to
Historical Society of the D.C. Circuit
and mail it to
Historical Society of the D.C. Circuit
E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse
333 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room 4714
Washington, DC 20001
Please include your name and street and
email addresses.
Questions or comments? Phone us at
202.216.7346 or email us at
info@dcchs.org.
The Historical Society is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
organization independent of the Courts.
TO RECORD, PRESERVE AND PUBLICIZE
THE LIFE AND HISTORY OF THE COURTS OF
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT
Photo Courtesy of Michelle Ryan