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Updates from the Committee on Oublic Safety and the Judiciary

The Committee on Public Safety and the Judiciary is responsible for any legislation related to criminal, civil, and administrative law in the District of Columbia. It also oversees all of the District’s public safety agencies, conducting hearings to hold agencies and their directors accountable for performance and spending. 

Agencies under the Committee’s Oversight                            Committee Staff Contact 

Metropolitan Police Department (MPD)................................................Heidi Tseu

Office of Police Complaints (OPC).......................................................Heidi Tseu

Fire and Emergency Medical Services (FEMS).....................................Brian Moore

Department of Corrections (DOC)........................................................Lisa Abrams

Corrections Information Council (CIC)..................................................Lisa Abrams

Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency (EMA)..........Lisa Abrams

Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME)......................................Heidi Tseu

Office of Unified Communications (OUC)..............................................Heidi Tseu

Office of the Attorney General (OAG)...................................................Brian Moore

Sentencing and Criminal Code Revision Commission............................Brian Moore

Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure (CJDT).........................Lisa Abrams

Judicial Nomination Commission (JNC)................................................Lisa Abrams

DC National Guard (DCNG).................................................................Brian Moore

Office of Administrative Hearing (OAH).................................................Brian Moore

Office of Victims Services...................................................................Lisa Abrams

Office of Justice Grants Administration.................................................Lisa Abrams

Criminal Justice Coordinating Council...................................................Heidi Tseu


The Committee also serves as the Council’s liaison with Federal partners in the justice system, including the DC Courts, the DC Public Defender Service, and the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA).

COMMITTEE STAFF MEMBERS

Heidi Tseu - Committee Clerk

(202) 724-8038 or htseu@dccouncil.us

Brian Moore - Legislative Counsel
(202) 724-7758 or
bmoore@dccouncil.us

Lisa Abrams - Legislative Counsel
(202) 724-4865 or labrams@dccouncil.us


Deborah Kelly - Legislative Clerk
(202) 724-7808 or
dkelly@dccouncil.us