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 and civil law,as well as family court,landlord and tenant,probate,tax and driving violations. All appeals of Superior Court decisions go to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
Leslie Amenia Meek is an American lawyer who has served as an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia since 2023. She previously served as an administrative law judge from 2006 to 2023.
Florence Yu Pan is an American lawyer who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. She was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia from 2021 to 2022 and a judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia from 2009 to 2021.
Jennifer Mary Anderson is an Irish-American jurist who served as an associate judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
Gerald I. Fisher is a senior judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. He served an associate judge between 2001 and 2022.
Zinora M. Mitchell-Rankin is a senior judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
Rupa Ranga Puttagunta is an American lawyer who has served as an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia since 2022. She was previously an administrative law judge in Washington,D.C.
Sean Curtis Staples is an American lawyer who has served as an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia since 2022. He previously served as a magistrate judge of the same court from 2013 to 2022.
John Peter Howard III is an American lawyer who serves as an associate judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. He previously served as an administrative law judge in Washington,D.C.,from 2014 to 2022.
Loren Linn AliKhan is an American lawyer and jurist who has served as a U.S. district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia since 2023. She previously served as an associate judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals from 2022 to 2023 as well as the solicitor general of the District of Columbia from 2018 to 2022.
Adrienne Jennings Noti is an American lawyer who has serves as an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. She previously served as a magistrate judge of the same court from 2014 to 2024.
Ebony M. Scott is an American lawyer who has served as an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia since 2022. She previously served as a magistrate judge of the same court from 2020 to 2022.
Donald Walker Tunnage is an American lawyer who has served as an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia since 2022.
Kendra Davis Briggs is an American lawyer who has served as an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia since 2023. She previously was an assistant United States attorney from 2010 to 2023.
Errol Rajesh Arthur is an American lawyer who has served as an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia since 2023. He previously served as a magistrate judge of the same court from 2010 to 2023.
Carl Ezekiel Ross is an American lawyer who has served as an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia since 2023. He previously as counsel to the United States House of Representatives from 2017 to 2023.
President Joe Biden began his presidency with fewer vacancies to fill than his predecessor. He pledged to nominate people with diverse backgrounds and professional experience;further he pledged to nominate the first black woman to the Supreme Court of the United States.
Vijay Shanker is an American lawyer who is a judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
Laura E. Crane is an American lawyer who has served as an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia since 2023. She previously served as an assistant United States attorney from 2014 to 2023.
Veronica M. Sanchez is an American lawyer who has served as an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia since 2023.
