DISTRICT BRIEFING

-- Elissa Silverman

COURTS

Judicial Commission Seeks Nominations for Judgeship

The Judicial Nomination Commission is seeking recommendations to fill a D.C. Superior Court judge's position because of the upcoming retirement of Judge Rufus G. King III, 66, on Sept 30.

Applicants must be D.C. residents and active members of the D.C. Bar. Applicants should contact the commission chairman, U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan, at 515 Fifth St. NW, Suite 235, Washington, D.C., 20001, or through the commission's Web site at http://jnc.dc.gov. Applications must be received by Oct. 10.

-- Keith L. Alexander

HOMELESS HOUSING

Ground Is Broken For Apartment Building

D.C. officials attended a groundbreaking for the Dunbar Apartments, which will provide permanent housing for 17 homeless women when the facility opens in 2009.

Open Arms Housing purchased a crumbling apartment building in the unit block of O Street NW in 2001 with almost $2 million in grants and loans.

The funds came from the District government and almost two dozen organizations.

-- Hamil R. Harris