District of Columbia § 11-2102 Appointment; oath; qualifications; compensation.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 11-2102 — Appointment; oath; qualifications; compensation.

District of Columbia § 11-2102

Title 11Organization and Jurisdiction of the Courts. [Enacted title]

Ch. 21Register of Wills.

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D.C. Code § 11-2102 (2026).

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(a)The Superior Court shall appoint and remove the Register of Wills. The Register of Wills shall —

(1)take an oath for the faithful and impartial discharge of the duties of the office; and

(2)seasonably record (A) the decrees and orders of the court in any matters over which the court exercises probate jurisdiction or powers, (B) all wills proved before the Register of Wills or the court, and (C) all other matters directed to be recorded in the court or in the office.

(b)A person may not be appointed the Register of Wills for the District of Columbia unless that person —

(1)is a citizen of the United States;

(2)has been a member of the bar of the District of Columbia for a period of at least five of the ten years immediately before appointment; and

(3)has been activ

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(a) The Superior Court shall appoint and remove the Register of Wills. The Register of Wills shall —

(1) take an oath for the faithful and impartial discharge of the duties of the office; and

(2) seasonably record (A) the decrees and orders of the court in any matters over which the court exercises probate jurisdiction or powers, (B) all wills proved before the Register of Wills or the court, and (C) all other matters directed to be recorded in the court or in the office.

(b) A person may not be appointed the Register of Wills for the District of Columbia unless that person —

(1) is a citizen of the United States;

(2) has been a member of the bar of the District of Columbia for a period of at least five of the ten years immediately before appointment; and

(3) has been actively engaged in the practice of probate law in the District of Columbia or otherwise has broad experience in, or knowledge on the subject of, the administration of the estates of deceased persons in the District of Columbia.

(c) The compensation of the Register of Wills shall be fixed by the Superior Court without regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5 [§ 5101 et seq., § 5331 et seq.] of the United States Code but at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate prescribed for GS-16 of the General Schedule.

Legislative History

July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 516, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 111; June 13, 1994, Pub. L. 103-266, §§ 1(b)(96), (97), 108 Stat. 713; Oct. 18, 2004, 118 Stat. 1345, Pub. L. 108-335, § 329; Oct. 16, 2006, 120 Stat. 2027, Pub. L. 109-356, § 116(a)