List of Superior Court of the District of Columbia judges
This is a comprehensive list of the current judges of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, commonly referred to as DC Superior Court. The court consists of a chief judge and 61 associate judges. The court is assisted by the service of 24 magistrate judges, as well as 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 and 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, he or she serves for a 15-year term, which is renewable.[1]
Active judges
As of November 21, 2019:
| Title | Judge | First term began | Current term ends | Began senior status | First appointed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Judge | Robert E. Morin[2] | July 30, 1996 | 2026 | — | Bill Clinton |
| Associate Judge | José M. López | 1990 | 2020 | — | George H. W. Bush |
| Associate Judge | Wendell P. Gardner Jr. | 1991 | 2021 | — | George H. W. Bush |
| Associate Judge | William M. Jackson[3] | June 1992 | 2022 | — | George H. W. Bush |
| Associate Judge | Ronna Lee Beck[4] | May 26, 1995 | 2025 | — | Bill Clinton |
| Associate Judge | Anita Josey-Herring | November 11, 1997 | 2027 | — | Bill Clinton |
| Associate Judge | John M. Campbell | November 11, 1997 | 2027 | — | Bill Clinton |
| Associate Judge | Patricia A. Broderick[5] | November 3, 1998 | 2028 | — | Bill Clinton |
| Associate Judge | Neal E. Kravitz | October 21, 1998 | 2028 | — | Bill Clinton |
| Associate Judge | Hiram E. Puig-Lugo | June 6, 1999 | 2029 | — | Bill Clinton |
| Associate Judge | John Ramsey Johnson | November 17, 2000 | 2030 | — | Bill Clinton |
| Associate Judge | Gerald I. Fisher | January 15, 2001 | 2031 | — | Bill Clinton |
| Associate Judge | Erik P. Christian[6] | July 20, 2001 | 2031 | — | George W. Bush |
| Associate Judge | Maurice A. Ross | June 6, 1999 | 2031 | — | George W. Bush |
| Associate Judge | Lynn Leibovitz | September 21, 2001 | 2031 | — | George W. Bush |
| Associate Judge | Robert Rigsby | October 11, 2002 | 2032 | — | George W. Bush |
| Associate Judge | Fern Flanagan Saddler | September 12, 2003 | 2033 | — | George W. Bush |
| Associate Judge | Craig Iscoe | January 5, 2004 | 2033 | — | George W. Bush |
| Associate Judge | J. Michael Ryan | January 16, 2004 | 2034 | — | George W. Bush |
| Associate Judge | Laura Cordero | September 2, 2005 | 2020 | — | George W. Bush |
| Associate Judge | Juliet J. McKenna | December 16, 2005 | 2020 | — | George W. Bush |
| Associate Judge | Jennifer M. Anderson[7] | October 27, 2006 | 2021 | — | George W. Bush |
| Associate Judge | Heidi Pasichow | August 25, 2008 | 2023 | — | George W. Bush |
| Associate Judge | Anthony C. Epstein | September 8, 2008 | 2023 | — | George W. Bush |
| Associate Judge | Alfred S. Irving Jr. | December 3, 2008 | 2023 | — | George W. Bush |
| Associate Judge | Florence Y. Pan | June 8, 2009 | 2024 | — | Barack Obama |
| Associate Judge | Milton C. Lee Jr. | 2010 | 2025 | — | Barack Obama |
| Associate Judge | Marisa Demeo | May 10, 2010 | 2025 | — | Barack Obama |
| Associate Judge | Todd E. Edelman | October 4, 2010 | 2025 | — | Barack Obama |
| Associate Judge | Judith Smith | October 17, 2010 | 2025 | — | Barack Obama |
| Associate Judge | Maribeth Raffinan | October 29, 2010 | 2025 | — | Barack Obama |
| Associate Judge | Jennifer A. Di Toro | October 14, 2011 | 2026 | — | Barack Obama |
| Associate Judge | Yvonne M. Williams | December 16, 2011 | 2026 | — | Barack Obama |
| Associate Judge | John F. McCabe | February 24, 2012 | 2027 | — | Barack Obama |
| Associate Judge | Peter A. Krauthamer | April 20, 2012 | 2027 | — | Barack Obama |
| Associate Judge | Danya Dayson | April 27, 2012 | 2027 | — | Barack Obama |
| Associate Judge | Kimberley S. Knowles | November 9, 2012 | 2027 | — | Barack Obama |
| Associate Judge | Michael Kenny O'Keefe | June 20, 2013 | 2028 | — | Barack Obama |
| Associate Judge | Robert Okun | November 8, 2013 | 2028 | — | Barack Obama |
| Associate Judge | William W. Nooter | December 22, 2015 | 2030 | — | Barack Obama |
| Associate Judge | Steven M. Wellner | February 19, 2016 | 2031 | — | Barack Obama |
| Associate Judge | Robert A. Salerno | March 11, 2016 | 2031 | — | Barack Obama |
| Associate Judge | Darlene M. Soltys | March 18, 2016 | 2031 | — | Barack Obama |
| Associate Judge | Steven N. Berk[8] | July 29, 2016 | 2031 | — | Barack Obama |
| Associate Judge | Elizabeth Carroll Wingo | August 26, 2016 | 2031 | — | Barack Obama |
| Associate Judge | Julie H. Becker[9] | September 3, 2016 | 2031 | — | Barack Obama |
| Associate Judge | Jonathan Pittman | April 4, 2018 | 2033 | — | Donald Trump |
| Associate Judge | Kelly Higashi | October 26, 2018 | 2033 | — | Donald Trump |
| Associate Judge | Carmen Guerricagoitia McLean | May 3, 2019 | 2034 | — | Donald Trump |
| Associate Judge | James Crowell | August 2019 | 2034 | — | Donald Trump |
| Associate Judge | Shana Frost Matini | August 2019 | 2034 | — | Donald Trump |
| Associate Judge | Jason Park[10] | August 2019 | 2034 | — | Donald Trump |
| Associate Judge | Rainey R. Brandt[11] | September 16, 2019 | 2034 | — | Donald Trump |
| Associate Judge | Andrea L. Hertzfeld | November 2019 | 2034 | — | Donald Trump |
| Associate Judge | Deborah J. Israel | November 2019 | 2034 | — | Donald Trump |
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| Senior Judge | Frederick H. Weisberg | 1977 | — | — | Jimmy Carter |
| Senior Judge | Truman A. Morrison III | 1979 | — | 1999 | Jimmy Carter |
| Senior Judge | Peter H. Wolf | May 16, 1979 | — | 1994 | Jimmy Carter |
| Senior Judge | Henry F. Greene | May 1981 | — | 2004 | Ronald Reagan |
| Senior Judge | Ronald P. Wertheim | October 1981 | — | 1992 | Ronald Reagan |
| Senior Judge | Nan R. Shuker | 1983 | — | 2004 | Ronald Reagan |
| Senior Judge | Geoffrey M. Alprin | January 7, 1983 | — | February 1, 2010 | Ronald Reagan |
| Senior Judge | Robert I. Richter | 1984 | — | October 2, 2014 | Ronald Reagan |
| Senior Judge | Robert S. Tignor | 1984 | — | — | Ronald Reagan |
| Senior Judge | Herbert B. Dixon Jr. | 1985 | — | April 28, 2015 | Ronald Reagan |
| Senior Judge | Richard A. Levie | 1985 | — | 2000 | Ronald Reagan |
| Senior Judge | Curtis Von Kann | 1985 | — | — | Ronald Reagan |
| Senior Judge | Harold L. Cushenberry Jr. | 1986 | — | December 16, 2015 | Ronald Reagan |
| Senior Judge | Michael L. Rankin | 1986 | — | — | Ronald Reagan |
| Senior Judge | Cheryl M. Long | 1988 | — | December 2009 | Ronald Reagan |
| Senior Judge | John H. Bayly Jr. | 1990 | — | April 22, 2011 | George H. W. Bush |
| Senior Judge | Kaye K. Christian | 1990 | — | December 2010 | George H. W. Bush |
| Senior Judge | Patricia A. Wynn | 1990 | — | 2002 | George H. W. Bush |
| Senior Judge | Joan Zeldon | 1990 | — | 2012 | George H. W. Bush |
| Senior Judge | Zinora Mitchell-Rankin | January 12, 1990 | — | February 29, 2012 | George H. W. Bush |
| Senior Judge | Gregory E. Mize | March 7, 1990 | — | March 12, 2002 | George H. W. Bush |
| Senior Judge | Linda D. Turner | September 1990 | — | December 5, 2008 | George H. W. Bush |
| Senior Judge | Ann O'Regan Keary | 1992 | — | August 2015 | George H. W. Bush |
| Senior Judge | Lee F. Satterfield | 1992 | — | February 1, 2017 | George H. W. Bush |
| Senior Judge | Russell F. Canan | August 8, 1993 | — | — | Bill Clinton |
| Senior Judge | Zoe Bush | July 18, 1994 | — | — | Bill Clinton |
| Senior Judge | Rhonda Reid Winston | July 18, 1994 | — | September 30, 2016 | Bill Clinton |
| Senior Judge | Judith Bartnoff[12] | August 1, 1994 | – | 2019 | Bill Clinton |
| Senior Judge | Melvin R. Wright | April 6, 1998 | — | — | Bill Clinton |
| Senior Judge | Natalia Combs Greene | October 21, 1998 | — | September 30, 2013 | Bill Clinton |
| Senior Judge | Thomas J. Motley | July 6, 2000 | — | March 2018 | Bill Clinton |
| Senior Judge | John McAdam Mott | July 6, 2000 | — | 2018 | Bill Clinton |
| Senior Judge | Jeanette Clark | 2002 | — | 2017 | George W. Bush |
| Senior Judge | Judith Nan Macaluso | 2003 | — | 2016 | George W. Bush |
| Senior Judge | Gregory E. Jackson | 2005 | — | 2017 | George W. Bush |
Vacancies and pending nominations
| Seat | Seat last held by | Vacancy reason | Date of vacancy | Nominee | Date of nomination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Lee F. Satterfield | Term expired | February 1, 2017 | Elizabeth Shapiro | May 23, 2019 |
| — | John Ramsey Johnson | Rahkel Bouchet | September 9, 2019 | ||
| — | Michael Rankin | 2020 | Mark Robbins | November 19, 2019 | |
| — | Judith Bartnoff | August 1, 2019 | Carl Ezekiel Ross | ||
| — | Carol Dalton | Danny Lam Nguyen | May 14, 2020 | ||
| — | Wendell P. Gardner | John C. Truong |
References
- "Judicial Selection in the States: District of Columbia". American Judicature Society. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
- https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/judges/chief-judge-morin Chief Judge Robert E. Morin - Retrieved January 31, 2019.
- "Bio". www.dccourts.gov. 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- "Bio" (PDF). www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- "Bio" (PDF). www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- "Bio" (PDF). www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- "Bio" (PDF). www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- "Bio" (PDF). www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- "Bio" (PDF). www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- "Chief Judge Robert E. Morin | District of Columbia Courts". Dccourts.gov. 2016-10-01. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- "Bio" (PDF). www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- "Bio" (PDF). www.dccourts.gov. 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
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