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{{Short description|Trial court for the District of Columbia}}
{{distinguish|United States District Court for the District of Columbia|District of Columbia Court of Appeals}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox high court
| court_name = Superior Court of the District of Columbia
| image = H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse - Washington, D.C.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse in 2023
| motto =
| established = 1970
| country =
| location = [[H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse]], [[Judiciary Square]], [[Washington, D.C.]]
| appealsto  = [[District of Columbia Court of Appeals]]
| positions = 62 judges (including chief judge)
| budget =
| website = {{URL|http://www.dccourts.gov/|www.dccourts.gov}}
| chiefjudgetitle = Chief Judge
| chiefjudgename = [[Milton C. Lee]]
| termstart = October 1, 2024
| chiefjudgetitle2 = [[United States Marshals Service|U.S. Marshal]]
| chiefjudgename2 = Robert Anthony Dixon
| termstart2 = December 5, 2019
}}
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The '''Superior Court of the District of Columbia''', commonly referred to as '''DC Superior Court''', is the [[trial court]] for the [[District of Columbia]], in the [[United States]]. It hears cases involving [[Criminal justice|criminal]] and [[Civil law (common law)|civil law]], as well as [[family court]], [[landlord]] and [[Leasehold estate|tenant]], [[probate]], [[tax]] and driving violations (no permit and DUI). All appeals of Superior Court decisions go to the [[District of Columbia Court of Appeals]] (though magistrate judge opinions are first appealed to a Superior Court Associate Judge).
==History==
[[File:H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse main entrance.jpg|180px|thumb|left|The main court entrance on Indiana Avenue]]
The first judicial systems in the new District of Columbia were established by the [[United States Congress]] in 1801.<ref name = history>{{cite news |title = A Brief Topical History of Local and Federal Trial and Appellate Courts in the District of Columbia |first = Ronald A. |last = Goodbread |work = Daily Washington Law Reporter |page = 1847 |date = September 1, 2009}}</ref> The Circuit Court of the District of Columbia (not to be confused with the [[United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit]], which it later evolved into) was both a trial court of [[general jurisdiction]] and an appellate court, and it heard cases under both local and federal law. Congress also established [[justices of the peace]] and an [[orphans' court]], which were combined in 1870 into a new local court called the Police Court. The Police Court had jurisdiction over [[misdemeanors]] (concurrently with the federal courts) as well as [[Equity (law)|equity]] powers.<ref name = history/><ref>{{cite court |litigants = Cave v. Rudolph |vol = 53 |reporter = App.D.C. |opinion = 12 |pinpoint = 16 |court = C.A.D.C. |date = 1923}}</ref> In 1909, Congress converted the Police Court into the Municipal Court, which became a court of record with jury trials in 1921.<ref name = history/> In 1963, Congress again converted the Municipal Court into the '''Court of General Sessions'''. Its jurisdiction was broader, although the federal courts retained concurrent jurisdiction in criminal cases. Under the District of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act of 1970, the Court of General Sessions was combined with the Juvenile Court (established in 1906) and the D.C. Tax Court (established as the local Board of Tax Appeals in 1937) to form the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, a trial court of [[General jurisdiction|general]] and mostly [[Exclusive jurisdiction|exclusive]] jurisdiction for D.C.<ref name = history/>
The court consists of a [[Chief judge (United States)|chief judge]] and 61 associate judges. The court is assisted by the service of 24 [[magistrate]] judges and retired judges who have been recommended and approved as senior judges. When a vacancy occurs on the court, the [[District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission]] invites applications. It sends three candidates' names to the President of the United States, who sends one nomination to the U.S. Senate for advice and consent. If the Senate confirms a judge, they serve for a 15-year term, which is renewable. The Superior Court and the D.C. Court of Appeals, known collectively as the D.C. Courts, comprise the judicial branch of D.C.'s local government.<ref>{{cite web|title=Judicial Selection in the States: District of Columbia|url=http://www.judicialselection.us/judicial_selection/index.cfm?state=DC|publisher=American Judicature Society|access-date=April 10, 2012}}</ref>
In criminal cases, the government is represented by the [[United States Attorney for the District of Columbia|Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia]] or the [[Attorney General for the District of Columbia|Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia]], depending on the nature and severity of the charges.
==Organizational units==
* Civil Division – [[Civil action]]s and actions in [[Equity (law)|equity]]; handles [[temporary restraining order]]s other than those involving [[domestic violence]].
**[[Lawsuit|Civil Actions]] Branch – [[Amount in controversy]] above $10,000 or cases requesting equitable relief such as declarative judgments, [[Injunction|injunctive relief]], [[Writ of attachment|writs of attachment]]
** Landlord and Tenant Branch – processes cases filed for possession of [[real property]] or violations of [[lease]] agreements. The Landlord-Tenant Resource Center can assist those who do not have an attorney. The Center is located in Room 115 of Court Building B (510 Fourth Street, NW) and is open weekdays, from 9:15 to noon.
** [[Small claims court|Small Claims]] and Conciliation Branch – Amount in controversy $10,000 and below. There is a Small Claims Resource Center to assist those without an attorney. It is located in Court Building B, Room 102, and is open from 9:15 to noon on Thursdays.
** Housing Conditions Calendar handles cases in which landlords are alleged to have not kept their rental property compliant with the D.C. Housing Code.
* Criminal Division – This division handles cases including [[misdemeanor]], [[felony]], and serious traffic offenses. The division also has Community Courts, which take a [[Problem solving|problem-solving]] approach to misdemeanor crimes, a drug court, and a mental health court.
* Family Court Operations Division – [[Family court]]
** Family Court Central Intake Center (CIC) – all cases are filed here.
** Domestic Relations Branch – [[divorce]], [[legal separation]], [[annulment]], [[child custody]], [[habeas corpus]], and [[adoption]]
** Juvenile and Neglect Branch – [[juvenile delinquency]], [[child abuse]] and [[Child neglect|neglect]].
** Paternity and Child Support Branch – establishment of [[Paternity (law)|paternity]], [[child support]], and [[Garnishment|wage withholding]]
** Marriage Bureau – [[marriage license]]s/records; applications to perform marriage ceremonies in the District of Columbia by authorized [[minister (Christianity)|minister]]s and others
** Mental Health and Habilitation Branch – "[[Psychiatric hospital|hospitalization]] and continued treatment of persons adjudicated as [[Mental retardation|mentally retarded]] or in need of [[mental health]] services"
** Counsel for Child Abuse and Neglect Branch is responsible for determining party eligibility for court-appointed counsel in child abuse and neglect proceedings and processes the appointment of attorneys for parties in these cases.
** Family Court Self Help Center – "provides legal information and assistance to self-represented parties in Family Court Cases."
** Family Treatment Court –"court-supervised, voluntary, comprehensive residential substance abuse treatment program for mothers/female caretakers whose children are the subject of a child neglect case."
* Domestic Violence Division – [[Domestic violence]] – Handles cases of violence by a family member or romantic partner, a person who shares living quarters, with whom one has a child in common, or between a former and current romantic partner. There are two intake centers: 1) the fourth floor of the Moultrie Courthouse, 2) the Medical Center at 1328 Southern Avenue, Suite 311. At either location, those seeking a protection order can meet with police/prosecutor, advocate, file a petition for a stay-away order and/or custody, seek the assistance of the Crime Victims Compensation Program, and talk with an advocate to develop a safety plan.
* Probate Division/Office of the Register of Wills – handles matters relating to estates of those who have died, guardianships and conservatorships for incapacitated adults, and other such matters.
** Probate Resource Center – those without an attorney can consult volunteer attorneys about probate matters at the Probate Resource Center in Room 316 of Court Building A (515 Fifth Street, NW) 8:30 to 3:30 Monday through Friday.
* Tax Division – Appeals and petitions for review of assessments made by the District of Columbia, as well as all proceedings brought by the District of Columbia for the imposition of criminal penalties according to the provisions of the [[District of Columbia Code]]
* Family Court Social Services Division – This division supervises juveniles who are awaiting trial on [[Juvenile delinquency|juvenile charges]] or who are on [[probation]] after pleading or being found involved in a crime.
* Multi-Door Dispute Resolution Division – [[Mediation]] and [[alternative dispute resolution]] services for those with court cases, as well as a Community Information Referral Program for disputes that have not yet resulted in a lawsuit being filed.
* Special Operations Division
** Jurors Office
** Child Care Center
** Judge-in-Chambers
** Office of Court [[Interpreting]] Services
== Active judges ==
{{As of|2024|10|1|df=US}}:
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
! Title
! Judge
! Born
! First term began
! Current term ends
! Began senior status
! First appointed by
|-
| Chief Judge
| {{sortname|Milton C.|Lee}}
| align=center | 1960
| align=center | {{dts|2010||}}
| align=center | 2025
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[Barack Obama|Obama]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|Neal E.|Kravitz}}
| align=center | 1957
| align=center | {{dts|1998|10|21}}
| align=center | 2028
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[Bill Clinton|Clinton]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|Erik|Christian}}
| align=center | 1960
| align=center | {{dts|2001|07|20}}
| align=center | 2031
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[George W. Bush|G.W. Bush]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|Maurice A.|Ross}}
| align=center | 1961
| align=center | {{dts|2001|07|27}}
| align=center | 2031
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[George W. Bush|G.W. Bush]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|Lynn|Leibovitz}}
| align=center | 1959
| align=center | {{dts|2001|09|21}}
| align=center | 2031
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[George W. Bush|G.W. Bush]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|Robert|Rigsby}}
| align=center | 1960
| align=center | {{dts|2002|10|11}}
| align=center | 2032
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[George W. Bush|G.W. Bush]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|Craig|Iscoe}}
| align=center | 1953
| align=center | {{dts|2004|01|05}}
| align=center | 2033
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[George W. Bush|G.W. Bush]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|Michael|Ryan|J. Michael Ryan}}
| align=center | 1957
| align=center | {{dts|2004|01|16}}
| align=center | 2034
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[George W. Bush|G.W. Bush]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|Laura|Cordero}}
| align=center | 1965
| align=center | {{dts|2005|09|02}}
| align=center | 2035
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[George W. Bush|G.W. Bush]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|Juliet J.|McKenna}}
| align=center | 1970
| align=center | {{dts|2005|12|16}}
| align=center | 2035
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[George W. Bush|G.W. Bush]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|Heidi|Pasichow}}
| align=center | 1955
| align=center | {{dts|2008|08|25}}
| align=center | 2038
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[George W. Bush|G.W. Bush]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|Anthony C.|Epstein}}
| align=center | 1952
| align=center | {{dts|2008|09|08}}
| align=center | 2038
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[George W. Bush|G.W. Bush]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|Alfred S.|Irving}}
| align=center | 1959
| align=center | {{dts|2008|12|03}}
| align=center | 2038
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[George W. Bush|G.W. Bush]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|Marisa|Demeo}}
| align=center | 1966
| align=center | {{dts|2010|05|10}}
| align=center | 2025
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[Barack Obama|Obama]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|Todd E.|Edelman}}
| align=center | 1968
| align=center | {{dts|2010|10|04}}
| align=center | 2025
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[Barack Obama|Obama]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|Maribeth|Raffinan}}
| align=center | 1970
| align=center | {{dts|2010|10|29}}
| align=center | 2025
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[Barack Obama|Obama]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|Jennifer A.|Di Toro}}
| align=center | 1967
| align=center | {{dts|2011|10|14}}
| align=center | 2026
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[Barack Obama|Obama]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|Yvonne M.|Williams}}
| align=center | 1972
| align=center | {{dts|2011|12|16}}
| align=center | 2026
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[Barack Obama|Obama]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|John F.|McCabe}}
| align=center | 1958
| align=center | {{dts|2012|02|24}}
| align=center | 2027
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[Barack Obama|Obama]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|Danya|Dayson}}
| align=center | 1972
| align=center | {{dts|2012|04|27}}
| align=center | 2027
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[Barack Obama|Obama]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|Kimberley S.|Knowles}}
| align=center | 1970
| align=center | {{dts|2012|11|09}}
| align=center | 2027
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[Barack Obama|Obama]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|Michael Kenny|O'Keefe}}
| align=center | 1963
| align=center | {{dts|2013|06|20}}
| align=center | 2028
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[Barack Obama|Obama]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|Robert|Okun}}
| align=center | 1960
| align=center | {{dts|2013|11|08}}
| align=center | 2028
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[Barack Obama|Obama]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|Steven M.|Wellner}}
| align=center | 1959
| align=center | {{dts|2016|02|19}}
| align=center | 2031
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[Barack Obama|Obama]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|Robert A.|Salerno}}
| align=center | 1961
| align=center | {{dts|2016|03|11}}
| align=center | 2031
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[Barack Obama|Obama]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|Darlene M.|Soltys}}
| align=center | 1965
| align=center | {{dts|2016|03|18}}
| align=center | 2031
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[Barack Obama|Obama]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|Elizabeth Carroll|Wingo}}
| align=center | 1970
| align=center | {{dts|2016|08|26}}
| align=center | 2031
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[Barack Obama|Obama]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|Julie H.|Becker}}
| align=center | 1974
| align=center | {{dts|2016|09|03}}
| align=center | 2031
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[Barack Obama|Obama]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|Jonathan|Pittman}}
| align=center | 1963
| align=center | {{dts|2018|04|04}}
| align=center | 2033
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[Donald Trump|Trump]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|Kelly|Higashi}}
| align=center | 1962
| align=center | {{dts|2018|10|26}}
| align=center | 2033
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[Donald Trump|Trump]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|Carmen G.|McLean}}
| align=center | 1976
| align=center | {{dts|2019|05|03}}
| align=center | 2034
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[Donald Trump|Trump]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|Shana Frost|Matini}}
| align=center | 1970
| align=center | {{dts|2019|08|}}
| align=center | 2034
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[Donald Trump|Trump]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|James|Crowell}}
| align=center | 1973
| align=center | {{dts|2019|08|}}
| align=center | 2034
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[Donald Trump|Trump]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|Jason|Park}}
| align=center | 1979
| align=center | {{dts|2019|08|}}
| align=center | 2034
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[Donald Trump|Trump]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|Rainey R.|Brandt}}
| align=center | 1966
| align=center | {{dts|2019|09|16}}
| align=center | 2034
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[Donald Trump|Trump]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|Deborah J.|Israel}}
| align=center | 1964
| align=center | {{dts|2019|11|}}
| align=center | 2034
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[Donald Trump|Trump]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|Andrea L.|Hertzfeld}}
| align=center | 1979
| align=center | {{dts|2019|11|}}
| align=center | 2034
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[Donald Trump|Trump]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|D.W.|Tunnage}}
| align=center | 1968
| align=center | {{dts|2022|02|25}}
| align=center | 2037
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[Joe Biden|Biden]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|Sean C.|Staples}}
| align=center | 1969
| align=center | {{dts|2022|02|25}}
| align=center | 2037
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[Joe Biden|Biden]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|Kenia|Seoane Lopez}}
| align=center | 1974
| align=center | {{dts|2022|02|25}}
| align=center | 2037
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[Joe Biden|Biden]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|Ebony M.|Scott}}
| align=center | 1978
| align=center | {{dts|2022|02|25}}
| align=center | 2037
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[Joe Biden|Biden]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|Leslie|Meek}}
| align=center | 1965
| align=center | {{dts|2023|01|17}}
| align=center | 2038
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[Joe Biden|Biden]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|Errol Rajesh|Arthur}}
| align=center | 1972
| align=center | {{dts|2023|01|17}}
| align=center | 2038
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[Joe Biden|Biden]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|Veronica M.|Sanchez}}
| align=center | 1974
| align=center | {{dts|2023|01|17}}
| align=center | 2038
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[Joe Biden|Biden]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|Kendra D.|Briggs}}
| align=center | 1974
| align=center | {{dts|2023|01|17}}
| align=center | 2038
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[Joe Biden|Biden]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|Carl Ezekiel|Ross}}
| align=center | 1977
| align=center | {{dts|2023|01|17}}
| align=center | 2038
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[Joe Biden|Biden]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|Laura|Crane}}
| align=center | 1981
| align=center | {{dts|2023|01|17}}
| align=center | 2038
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[Joe Biden|Biden]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|Adrienne Jennings|Noti}}
| align=center | 1974
| align=center | {{dts|2024|03|25}}
| align=center | 2039
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[Joe Biden|Biden]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|Tanya Jones|Bosier}}
| align=center | 1973
| align=center | {{dts|2024|06|21}}
| align=center | 2039
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[Joe Biden|Biden]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|Judith E.|Pipe}}
| align=center | 1980
| align=center | {{dts|2024|06|21}}
| align=center | 2039
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[Joe Biden|Biden]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|Katherine E.|Oler}}
| align=center | 1972
| align=center | {{dts|2024|07|29}}
| align=center | 2039
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[Joe Biden|Biden]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|Danny Lam|Nguyen}}
| align=center | 1979
| align=center | {{dts|2024|07|29}}
| align=center | 2039
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[Joe Biden|Biden]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| {{sortname|Charles J.|Willoughby Jr.}}
| align=center | 1978
| align=center | {{dts|2024|08|19}}
| align=center | 2039
| align=center | —
| align=center | [[Joe Biden|Biden]]
|-
| Associate Judge
| ''seat vacant''
| align=center | —
| align=center | —
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| Associate Judge
| ''seat vacant''
| align=center | —
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| Associate Judge
| ''seat vacant''
| align=center | —
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| Associate Judge
| ''seat vacant''
| align=center | —
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| Associate Judge
| ''seat vacant''
| align=center | —
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| Associate Judge
| ''seat vacant''
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| Associate Judge
| ''seat vacant''
| align=center | —
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| Associate Judge
| ''seat vacant''
| align=center | —
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| Associate Judge
| ''seat vacant''
| align=center | —
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|-
| Senior Judge
| {{sortname|Frederick H.|Weisberg}}
| align=center | 1944<ref>{{Cite book |last=Affairs |first=United States Congress Senate Committee on Governmental |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ks9EAQAAMAAJ&q=Nomination+of+Frederick+H.+Weisberg |title=Nominations to the District of Columbia Superior Court: Hearing Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, Ninety-fifth Congress, First Session ... December 6, 1977 |date=1977 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |language=en}}</ref>
| align=center | 1977
| align=center | —
| align=center | {{dts|2018|03|22}}
| align=center | [[Jimmy Carter|Carter]]
|-
| Senior Judge
| {{sortname|Henry F.|Greene}}
| align=center | 1941<ref>{{Cite book |last=Affairs |first=United States Congress Senate Committee on Governmental |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Eq34LqTHaHkC&q=Nomination+of+Henry+F.+Greene |title=Nomination of Henry F. Greene: Hearing Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, Ninety-seventh Congress, First Session, on Nomination of Henry F. Greene, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, April 2, 1981 |date=1981 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |language=en}}</ref>
| align=center | {{dts|1981|05|}}
| align=center | —
| align=center | 2004
| align=center | [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]]
|-
| Senior Judge
| {{sortname|Robert I.|Richter}}
| align=center | 1947<ref name="Sept111984">{{Cite book |last=Affairs |first=United States Congress Senate Committee on Governmental |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qqE1AAAAIAAJ&q=Nomination+of+Robert+I.+Richter |title=Nominations for Superior Court of the District of Columbia: Hearing Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, Ninety-eighth Congress, Second Session, on the Nominations of Emmet G. Sullivan, Colleen C. Kollar-Kotelly, Rufus G. King III, Susan R. Holmes, Noel A. Kramer, Robert I. Richter, and Robert S. Tignor, to be Associate Judges of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, September 11, 1984 |date=1984 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |language=en}}</ref>
| align=center | 1984
| align=center | —
| align=center | {{dts|2014|10|02}}
| align=center | [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]]
|-
| Senior Judge
| {{sortname|Robert S.|Tignor}}
| align=center | 1944<ref name="Sept111984" />
| align=center | 1984
| align=center | —
| align=center | 1999
| align=center | [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]]
|-
| Senior Judge
| {{sortname|Herbert B.|Dixon Jr.}}
| align=center | 1946<ref>{{Cite book |last=Affairs |first=United States Congress Senate Committee on Governmental |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_a8RAAAAIAAJ&q=Nomination+of+Herbert+B.+Dixon+Jr.&pg=PA12 |title=Nomination of Herbert Blalock Dixon, Jr: Hearing Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, Ninety-fifth Congress, First Session on Nomination of Herbert Blalock Dixon, Jr., to be Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, April 4, 1985 |date=April 4, 1985 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |pages=2 |language=en}}</ref>
| align=center | 1985
| align=center | —
| align=center | {{dts|2015|04|28}}
| align=center | [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]]
|-
| Senior Judge
| {{sortname|Harold L.|Cushenberry Jr.}}
| align=center | 1950<ref>{{Cite book |last=Affairs |first=United States Congress Senate Committee on Governmental |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gtxUCt1AzLQC&q=Nomination+of+Michael+L.+Rankin |title=Nominations of Harold L. Cushenberry, Jr., and Michael L. Rankin: Hearing Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, Ninety-ninth Congress, First Session ... to be Associate Judges of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, December 9, 1985 |date=1986 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |language=en}}</ref>
| align=center | 1986
| align=center | —
| align=center | {{dts|2015|12|16}}
| align=center | [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]]
|-
| Senior Judge
| {{sortname|Michael|Rankin}}
| align=center | 1946
| align=center | 1986
| align=center | —
| align=center | {{dts|2019|08|31}}
| align=center | [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]]
|-
| Senior Judge
| {{sortname|Cheryl M.|Long}}
| align=center | 1949<ref>{{Cite book |last=Affairs |first=United States Congress Senate Committee on Governmental |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cuXuBDPMjLAC&q=Nomination+of+Cheryl+M.+Long&pg=PA40 |title=Nominations of Frank Ernest Schwelb and Cheryl Marie Long: Hearing Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundredth Congress, Second Session, on Nominations of Frank Ernest Schwelb to be Associate Judge, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, and Cheryl Marie Long to be Associate Judge, District of Columbia Superior Court, February 26, 1988 |date=February 26, 1988 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |pages=25 |language=en}}</ref>
| align=center | 1988
| align=center | —
| align=center | {{dts|2009|12|04}}
| align=center | [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]]
|-
| Senior Judge
| {{sortname|Kaye K.|Christian}}
| align=center | 1953<ref name="Feb41991">{{Cite book |last=Affairs |first=United States Congress Senate Committee on Governmental |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dqcW0tMRry8C&q=Nomination+of+John+H.+Bayly+Jr. |title=Nominations for Superior Court of the District of Columbia: Hearing Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred First Congress, Second Session, on Nominations of Mary Ellen Abrecht, Kaye K. Christian, Frederick D. Dorsey, Ellen Segal Huvelle, Jose M. Lopez, Joan Z. McAvoy, Gregory E. Mize, Patricia Q. Wynn, John Henry Bayly, Jr., Linda Turner Hamilton, and Stephen G. Milliken, to be Associate Judges .... |date=July 20, 1990 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |language=en}}</ref>
| align=center | 1990
| align=center | —
| align=center | {{dts|2010|12|04}}
| align=center | [[George H. W. Bush|G.H.W. Bush]]
|-
| Senior Judge
| {{sortname|Patricia A.|Wynn}}
| align=center | 1945<ref name="Feb41991"/>
| align=center | 1990
| align=center | —
| align=center | 2002
| align=center | [[George H. W. Bush|G.H.W. Bush]]
|-
| Senior Judge
| {{sortname|Joan|Zeldon}}
| align=center | 1938<ref name="Feb41991"/>
| align=center | 1990
| align=center | —
| align=center | {{dts|2011|12|03}}
| align=center | [[George H. W. Bush|G.H.W. Bush]]
|-
| Senior Judge
| {{sortname|Zinora|Mitchell-Rankin}}
| align=center | 1956
| align=center | {{dts|1990|01|12}}
| align=center | —
| align=center | {{dts|2012|02|29}}
| align=center | [[George H. W. Bush|G.H.W. Bush]]
|-
| Senior Judge
| {{sortname|Gregory|Mize}}
| align=center | 1946<ref name="Feb41991"/>
| align=center | {{dts|1990|03|07}}
| align=center | —
| align=center | {{dts|2002|03|12}}
| align=center | [[George H. W. Bush|G.H.W. Bush]]
|-
| Senior Judge
| {{sortname|Lee F.|Satterfield}}
| align=center | 1958
| align=center | 1992
| align=center | —
| align=center | {{dts|2017|02|01}}
| align=center | [[George H. W. Bush|G.H.W. Bush]]
|-
| Senior Judge
| {{sortname|Russell F.|Canan}}
| align=center | 1950<ref>{{Cite book |last1=States |first1=United |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MDkRAAAAIAAJ&q=Nomination+of+Russell+F.+Canan |title=Nomination of Russell Frank Canan: Hearing Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, First Session on Nomination of Russell Frank Canan, to be Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, August 3, 1993 |last2=Affairs |first2=United States Congress Senate Committee on Governmental |date=August 3, 1993 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |isbn=978-0-16-044181-3 |pages=11 |language=en}}</ref>
| align=center | {{dts|1993|08|08}}
| align=center | —
| align=center | {{dts|2018|02|03}}
| align=center | [[Bill Clinton|Clinton]]
|-
| Senior Judge
| {{sortname|Zoe|Bush}}
| align=center | 1954
| align=center | {{dts|1994|07|18}}
| align=center | —
| align=center | {{dts|2017|10|27}}
| align=center | [[Bill Clinton|Clinton]]
|-
| Senior Judge
| {{sortname|Rhonda Reid|Winston}}
| align=center | 1954<ref>{{Cite book |last1=States |first1=United |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0hxCJlJ2oC8C&q=Nomination+of+Zoe+Bush&pg=PA4 |title=Nominations of Judith Bartnoff, Zoe Alice Bush, and Rhonda Reid Winston: Hearing Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, Second Session, on Nominations of Judith Bartnoff, Zoe Alice Bush, and Rhonda Reid Winston to be Associate Judges, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, June 29, 1994 |last2=Affairs |first2=United States Congress Senate Committee on Governmental |date=June 29, 1994 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |isbn=978-0-16-046180-4 |pages=12 |language=en}}</ref>
| align=center | {{dts|1994|07|18}}
| align=center | —
| align=center | {{dts|2016|09|30}}
| align=center | [[Bill Clinton|Clinton]]
|-
| Senior Judge
| {{sortname|Judith|Bartnoff}}
| align=center | 1949
| align=center | {{dts|1994|08|01}}
| align=center | —
| align=center | {{dts|2019|09|13}}
| align=center | [[Bill Clinton|Clinton]]
|-
| Senior Judge
| {{sortname|Ronna Lee|Beck}}
| align=center | 1947
| align=center | {{dts|1995|05|26}}
| align=center | —
| align=center | {{dts|2021|01|08}}
| align=center | [[Bill Clinton|Clinton]]
|-
| Senior Judge
| {{sortname|Robert E.|Morin}}
| align=center | 1953
| align=center | {{dts|1996|07|30}}
| align=center | —
| align=center | {{dts|2020|09|30}}
| align=center | [[Bill Clinton|Clinton]]
|-
| Senior Judge
| {{sortname|John M.|Campbell|dab=judge}}
| align=center | 1953
| align=center | {{dts|1997|11|11}}
| align=center | —
| align=center | {{dts|2024}}
| align=center | [[Bill Clinton|Clinton]]
|-
| Senior Judge
| {{sortname|Anita|Josey-Herring}}
| align=center | 1960
| align=center | {{dts|1997|11|11}}
| align=center | —
| align=center | {{dts|2024|10|01}}
| align=center | [[Bill Clinton|Clinton]]
|-
| Senior Judge
| {{sortname|Natalia|Combs Greene}}
| align=center | 1954<ref name="Sept31998">{{Cite book |last1=States |first1=United |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tsM1AAAAIAAJ&q=Nomination+of+Natalia+Combs+Greene |title=Nominations of Natalia M. Combs Greene, Patricia A. Broderick, and Neal E. Kravitz: Hearing Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, Second Session, September 3, 1998, Nominations of ... to be Associate Judges, D.C. Superior Court, Washington, DC. |last2=Affairs |first2=United States Congress Senate Committee on Governmental |date=September 3, 1998 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |isbn=978-0-16-057684-3 |pages=18 |language=en}}</ref>
| align=center | {{dts|1998|10|21}}
| align=center | —
| align=center | {{dts|2013|09|30}}
| align=center | [[Bill Clinton|Clinton]]
|-
| Senior Judge
| {{sortname|Patricia A.|Broderick}}
| align=center | 1949
| align=center | {{dts|1998|11|03}}
| align=center | —
| align=center | {{dts|2020|06|05}}
| align=center | [[Bill Clinton|Clinton]]
|-
| Senior Judge
| {{sortname|Hiram E.|Puig-Lugo}}
| align=center | 1961
| align=center | {{dts|1999|06|06}}
| align=center | —
| align=center | {{dts|2023}}
| align=center | [[Bill Clinton|Clinton]]
|-
| Senior Judge
| {{sortname|Thomas J.|Motley}}
| align=center | 1954<ref>{{Cite book |last=Affairs |first=United States Congress Senate Committee on Governmental |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4muJ652nAcEC&q=Nomination+of+Thomas+J.+Motley&pg=PA62 |title=Nominations of Anna Blackburne-Rigsby, Thomas Motley, and John Mott: Hearing Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Second Session, on Nominations of Anne Blackburne-Rigsby, Thomas Motley, and John Mott, to be Associate Judges of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, May 10, 2000 |date=2000 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |pages=36 |language=en}}</ref>
| align=center | {{dts|2000|07|06}}
| align=center | —
| align=center | {{dts|2017|10|27}}
| align=center | [[Bill Clinton|Clinton]]
|-
| Senior Judge
| {{sortname|Gerald|Fisher}}
| align=center | 1950
| align=center | {{dts|2001|1|15}}
| align=center | —
| align=center | {{dts|2022|8|31}}
| align=center | [[Bill Clinton|Clinton]]
|-
| Senior Judge
| {{sortname|Jeanette|Clark}}
| align=center | 1948<ref name="Mar52002">{{Cite book |last=Affairs |first=United States Congress Senate Committee on Governmental |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n1-3ETHGXf8C&q=Nomination+of+Jeanette+Clark&pg=PA7 |title=Nomination of Jeanette J. Clark: Hearing Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, Second Session on the Nomination of Jeanette J. Clark to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, March 5, 2002 |date=March 5, 2002 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |isbn=978-0-16-068568-2 |pages=8 |language=en}}</ref>
| align=center | 2002
| align=center | —
| align=center | {{dts|2017|03|18}}
| align=center | [[George W. Bush|G.W. Bush]]
|-
| Senior Judge
| {{sortname|Gregory E.|Jackson}}
| align=center | 1951<ref>{{Cite book |last1=States |first1=United |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jr-sA2SBSY8C&q=Gregory+E.+Jackson&pg=PA23 |title=Nomination of Gregory Eugene Jackson: Hearing Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, Second Session, on the Nomination of Gregory Eugene Jackson, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, October 5, 2004 |last2=Affairs |first2=United States Congress Senate Committee on Governmental |date=October 5, 2004 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |isbn=978-0-16-074287-3 |pages=7 |language=en}}</ref>
| align=center | 2005
| align=center | —
| align=center | {{dts|2017|07|21}}
| align=center | [[George W. Bush|G.W. Bush]]
|-
| Senior Judge
| {{sortname|Jennifer M.|Anderson}}
| align=center | 1959
| align=center | {{dts|2006|10|27}}
| align=center | —
| align=center | {{dts|2024|03|22}}
| align=center | [[George W. Bush|G.W. Bush]]
|-
| Senior Judge
| {{sortname|Judith Anne|Smith}}
| align=center | 1963
| align=center | {{dts|2010|10|17}}
| align=center | —
| align=center | {{dts|2022}}
| align=center | [[Barack Obama|Obama]]
|-
| Senior Judge
| {{sortname|Peter A.|Krauthamer}}
| align=center | 1957
| align=center | {{dts|2012|4|20}}
| align=center | —
| align=center | {{dts|2024}}
| align=center | [[Barack Obama|Obama]]
|}
== Vacancies and pending nominations ==
{| class=wikitable
! Seat
! Seat last held by
! Vacancy reason
! Date of vacancy
! Nominee
! Date of nomination
|-
| —
| [[Carol Dalton]]
| rowspan=7|Retirement
| January 30, 2020<ref name="November8">{{Cite web |title=Notice of Judicial Vacancies on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia |url=https://jnc.dc.gov/release/notice-judicial-vacancies-superior-court-district-columbia-0 |access-date=November 3, 2021 |website=jnc.dc.gov}}</ref>
| [[Sherri Beatty-Arthur]]
| November 27, 2023
|-
| —
| [[Wendell P. Gardner]]
| March 27, 2020<ref name="November8"/>
| [[John C. Truong]]
| rowspan=2|March 21, 2024
|-
| —
| [[Robert E. Morin]]
| September 30, 2020<ref>{{Cite web |title=Notice of Judicial Vacancy on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia |url=https://jnc.dc.gov/release/notice-judicial-vacancy-superior-court-district-columbia-1 |access-date=November 3, 2021 |website=jnc.dc.gov}}</ref>
| [[Rahkel Bouchet]]
|-
| —
| [[William W. Nooter]]
| February 25, 2023<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 1, 2022 |title=Notice of Judicial Vacancy on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia |url=https://jnc.dc.gov/release/notice-judicial-vacancy-superior-court-district-columbia-6 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=jnc.dc.gov}}</ref>
| [[Kenechukwu Onyemaechi Okocha]]
| June 8, 2023
|-
| —
| [[Peter A. Krauthamer]]
| June 30, 2023<ref name="Vac-04-10-23">{{Cite web |date=April 10, 2023 |title=Notice of Judicial Vacancies on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia |url=https://jnc.dc.gov/release/notice-judicial-vacancies-superior-court-district-columbia-4 |access-date=April 16, 2023 |website=jnc.dc.gov}}</ref>
| [[Erin C. Johnston]]
| rowspan=2|November 27, 2023
|-
| —
| [[Hiram E. Puig-Lugo]]
| July 28, 2023<ref name="Vac-04-10-23"/>
| [[Ray D. McKenzie]]
|-
| —
| [[Jennifer M. Anderson]]
| March 22, 2024<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 5, 2024 |title=Notice of Judicial Vacancy on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia |url=https://jnc.dc.gov/release/notice-judicial-vacancy-superior-court-district-columbia-7 |access-date=February 14, 2024 |website=jnc.dc.gov}}</ref>
| [[James Graham Lake]]
| rowspan=2|July 31, 2024
|-
| —
| [[Rupa Ranga Puttagunta]]
| Resignation
| April 12, 2024<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 27, 2024 |title=Notice of Judicial Vacancy on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia |url=https://jnc.dc.gov/release/notice-judicial-vacancy-superior-court-district-columbia-8 |access-date=March 5, 2024 |website=jnc.dc.gov}}</ref>
| [[Nicholas George Miranda]]
|-
| —
| [[Anita Josey-Herring]]
| rowspan=2|Retirement
| October 1, 2024<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 9, 2024 |title=Notice of Judicial Vacancy on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia |url=https://jnc.dc.gov/release/notice-judicial-vacancy-superior-court-district-columbia-9 |access-date=July 10, 2024 |website=jnc.dc.gov}}</ref>
| align=center | {{sort|0|–}}
| align=center | {{sort|0|–}}
|-
| —
| [[Alfred S. Irving]]
| January 24, 2025<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 18, 2024 |title=Notice of Judicial Vacancy on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia |url=https://jnc.dc.gov/release/notice-judicial-vacancy-superior-court-district-columbia-10 |access-date=November 20, 2024 |website=jnc.dc.gov}}</ref>
| align=center | {{sort|0|–}}
| align=center | {{sort|0|–}}
|-
|}
==References==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court DC Courts' official website]
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