By the Numbers
A Case Defined by Systemic Failure
Data Dashboard
DC Court System Dashboard
Key performance metrics from DC Courts official data and oversight reports.
Sources: CY2023 Statistical Summary | FY24 CJDT Annual Report | WJLA Aug 2025
Accountability
CJDT Accountability Scorecard
Complaints filed vs. actions taken by the DC Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure.
CJDT Complaints vs. Commission Actions (FY2020–FY2024)
Case Progression
Timeline of Injustice
Key Issues
What Went Wrong
Each of these failures represents a systemic breakdown in DC's legal institutions — not an isolated incident.
Vindictive Prosecution
AUSA John Giovannelli brought a superseding indictment one week after the defendant filed a speedy trial motion criticizing prosecutorial conduct — a textbook case of retaliatory charging.
Attorney Betrayal
Bernard Grimm — later disbarred — disclosed privileged attorney-client communications to the prosecution. His employee embezzled $725,000 from client trust accounts.
Full ProfileJudicial Misconduct
Judge Pasichow dismissed retained counsel over objection, took 20+ months to rule on motions, and added a 4-year probation term she had explicitly rejected at sentencing.
Full ProfileConstitutional Violations
Sixth Amendment right to counsel of choice denied. Attorney-client privilege violated. Speedy trial rights trampled by 4+ years of government inaction on extradition.
12 Legal IssuesSystemic Failures
The Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure has failed to hold judges accountable. DC courts face a vacancy crisis with only 19.1% of homicide cases disposed within one year.
Learn MoreInternational Complaint
A formal complaint was filed with the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in February 2026, documenting the pattern of judicial and prosecutorial abuse.
View FilingChronology
Case Timeline
A decade of delays, misconduct, and institutional failure. Use the scrubber to explore by year.
Interactive Data
Court Performance Drill-Down
Click any tab to explore different metrics. Data updated through CY2024 (estimates from DC Sentencing Commission, CNN, CBS News).
Superior Court
Court of Appeals
Source: CY2023 Statistical Summary | DC Sentencing Commission
Analytics
Case Complexity Analysis
DC Superior Court
Where the case originated. 39,815 pending cases. 15 vacant seats. Clearance rate below target.
Systemic Failures
12 legal issues on appeal. 5 named individuals. Privileged communication breach. Failed extradition.
DC Court of Appeals
Where the appeal is pending. Average 335 days to decision. Only 7 of 9 judges seated.
Business Intelligence
Duration Analysis
How long each phase of this case has taken — measured in days.
Case phases calculated from court filing dates. Source: Appellant's Brief
Evidence
Key Documents
Primary source documents filed in this case. Select a document to view inline or download.
Deep Dive
Explore the People & Institutions
In the News
DC Courts in the Media
Major outlets documenting the systemic crisis in DC courts. Each story corroborates the pattern of institutional failure.
Every major DC-area outlet — from CNN to Fox 5 to the Washington Post — has independently documented the same crisis: a court system overwhelmed by vacancies, backlogs, and political dysfunction. The Keerikkattil case is not an anomaly. It is a product of this documented systemic failure.
Research
Academic & Policy Analysis
University research, think tank analysis, and policy reports documenting the DC court system's structural failures.
Case Overview
The Language of Injustice
Key terms and concepts that define the systemic failures documented across this case.