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.
Active judges
Title | Judge | First term began | Current term ends | Began senior status | First appointed by |
Chief Judge | Robert E. Morin | 2026 | — | Bill Clinton | |
Associate Judge | José M. López | 2020 | — | George H. W. Bush | |
Associate Judge | Wendell P. Gardner Jr. | 2021 | — | George H. W. Bush | |
Associate Judge | William M. Jackson | 2022 | — | George H. W. Bush | |
Associate Judge | Ronna Lee Beck | 2025 | — | Bill Clinton | |
Associate Judge | Anita Josey-Herring | 2027 | — | Bill Clinton | |
Associate Judge | John M. Campbell | 2027 | — | Bill Clinton | |
Associate Judge | Patricia A. Broderick | 2028 | — | Bill Clinton | |
Associate Judge | Neal E. Kravitz | 2028 | — | Bill Clinton | |
Associate Judge | Hiram E. Puig-Lugo | 2029 | — | Bill Clinton | |
Associate Judge | John Ramsey Johnson | 2030 | — | Bill Clinton | |
Associate Judge | Gerald I. Fisher | 2031 | — | Bill Clinton | |
Associate Judge | Erik P. Christian | 2031 | — | George W. Bush | |
Associate Judge | Maurice A. Ross | 2031 | — | George W. Bush | |
Associate Judge | Lynn Leibovitz | 2031 | — | George W. Bush | |
Associate Judge | Robert Rigsby | 2032 | — | George W. Bush | |
Associate Judge | Fern Flanagan Saddler | 2033 | — | George W. Bush | |
Associate Judge | Craig Iscoe | 2033 | — | George W. Bush | |
Associate Judge | J. Michael Ryan | 2034 | — | George W. Bush | |
Associate Judge | Laura Cordero | 2020 | — | George W. Bush | |
Associate Judge | Juliet J. McKenna | 2020 | — | George W. Bush | |
Associate Judge | Jennifer M. Anderson | 2021 | — | George W. Bush | |
Associate Judge | Heidi Pasichow | 2023 | — | George W. Bush | |
Associate Judge | Anthony C. Epstein | 2023 | — | George W. Bush | |
Associate Judge | Alfred S. Irving Jr. | 2023 | — | George W. Bush | |
Associate Judge | Florence Y. Pan | 2024 | — | Barack Obama | |
Associate Judge | Milton C. Lee Jr. | 2025 | — | Barack Obama | |
Associate Judge | Marisa Demeo | 2025 | — | Barack Obama | |
Associate Judge | Todd E. Edelman | 2025 | — | Barack Obama | |
Associate Judge | Judith Smith | 2025 | — | Barack Obama | |
Associate Judge | Maribeth Raffinan | 2025 | — | Barack Obama | |
Associate Judge | Jennifer A. Di Toro | 2026 | — | Barack Obama | |
Associate Judge | Yvonne M. Williams | 2026 | — | Barack Obama | |
Associate Judge | John F. McCabe | 2027 | — | Barack Obama | |
Associate Judge | Peter A. Krauthamer | 2027 | — | Barack Obama | |
Associate Judge | Danya Dayson | 2027 | — | Barack Obama | |
Associate Judge | Kimberley S. Knowles | 2027 | — | Barack Obama | |
Associate Judge | Michael Kenny O'Keefe | 2028 | — | Barack Obama | |
Associate Judge | Robert Okun | 2028 | — | Barack Obama | |
Associate Judge | William W. Nooter | 2030 | — | Barack Obama | |
Associate Judge | Steven M. Wellner | 2031 | — | Barack Obama | |
Associate Judge | Robert A. Salerno | 2031 | — | Barack Obama | |
Associate Judge | Darlene M. Soltys | 2031 | — | Barack Obama | |
Associate Judge | Steven N. Berk | 2031 | — | Barack Obama | |
Associate Judge | Elizabeth Carroll Wingo | 2031 | — | Barack Obama | |
Associate Judge | Julie H. Becker | 2031 | — | Barack Obama | |
Associate Judge | Jonathan Pittman | 2033 | — | Donald Trump | |
Associate Judge | Kelly Higashi | 2033 | — | Donald Trump | |
Associate Judge | Carmen Guerricagoitia McLean | 2034 | — | Donald Trump | |
Associate Judge | James Crowell | 2034 | — | Donald Trump | |
Associate Judge | Shana Frost Matini | 2034 | — | Donald Trump | |
Associate Judge | Jason Park | 2034 | — | Donald Trump | |
Associate Judge | Rainey R. Brandt | 2034 | — | Donald Trump | |
Associate Judge | Andrea L. Hertzfeld | 2034 | — | Donald Trump | |
Associate Judge | Deborah J. Israel | 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 | — | 1994 | Jimmy Carter | |
Senior Judge | Henry F. Greene | — | 2004 | Ronald Reagan | |
Senior Judge | Ronald P. Wertheim | — | 1992 | Ronald Reagan | |
Senior Judge | Nan R. Shuker | 1983 | — | 2004 | Ronald Reagan |
Senior Judge | Geoffrey M. Alprin | — | 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 | — | February 29, 2012 | George H. W. Bush | |
Senior Judge | Gregory E. Mize | — | March 12, 2002 | George H. W. Bush | |
Senior Judge | Linda D. Turner | — | 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 | — | — | Bill Clinton | |
Senior Judge | Zoe Bush | — | — | Bill Clinton | |
Senior Judge | Rhonda Reid Winston | — | September 30, 2016 | Bill Clinton | |
Senior Judge | Judith Bartnoff | – | 2019 | Bill Clinton | |
Senior Judge | Melvin R. Wright | — | — | Bill Clinton | |
Senior Judge | Natalia Combs Greene | — | September 30, 2013 | Bill Clinton | |
Senior Judge | Thomas J. Motley | — | March 2018 | Bill Clinton | |
Senior Judge | John McAdam Mott | — | 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 | Term expired | Rahkel Bouchet | September 9, 2019 | |
— | Michael Rankin | Term expired | 2020 | Mark Robbins | November 19, 2019 |
— | Judith Bartnoff | Term expired | August 1, 2019 | Carl Ezekiel Ross | November 19, 2019 |
— | Carol Dalton | Term expired | Danny Lam Nguyen | May 14, 2020 | |
— | Wendell P. Gardner | Term expired | John C. Truong | May 14, 2020 |