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 October 9, 2020:

Title Judge First term began Current term ends Began senior status First appointed by
Chief Judge Anita Josey-Herring November 11, 1997 2027 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[2] June 1992 2022 George H. W. Bush
Associate Judge Ronna Lee Beck[3] May 26, 1995 2025 Bill Clinton
Associate Judge John M. Campbell November 11, 1997 2027 Bill Clinton
Associate Judge Patricia A. Broderick[4] 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[5] 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[6] 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[7] July 29, 2016 2031 Barack Obama
Associate Judge Elizabeth Carroll Wingo August 26, 2016 2031 Barack Obama
Associate Judge Julie H. Becker[8] 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[9] August 2019 2034 Donald Trump
Associate Judge Rainey R. Brandt[10] 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 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[11] 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
John Ramsey Johnson
Michael Rankin 2020
Judith Bartnoff August 1, 2019
Carol Dalton
Wendell P. Gardner
Patricia A. Broderick

References

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