District of Columbia Courts
Location
The D.C. Courts are located in several buildings in the District's historic Judiciary Square area. Please see the particular office you need for its location.
The Judiciary Square Complex includes four buildings:
D.C. Court of Appeals
Historic Courthouse
430 E Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
D.C. Superior Court
Moultrie Courthouse
500 Indiana Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
Court Building A
515 5th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
Court Building B
510 4th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20001
Hours of Operation
D.C. Courts offices are open 8:30a.m.-5:00p.m. weekdays. The Moultrie Courthouse is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. There is an after-hours filing box located in the lobby for use, as necessary.
Main Contacts
Phone: (202) 879-1010
Chief Judge, D.C. Court of Appeals: Eric T. Washington
Chief Judge, Superior Court of D.C.: Lee F. Satterfield
Executive Officer: Anne B. Wicks
How the Courts are Organized
The District of Columbia Courts consist of the Court of Appeals and the Superior Court. The highest court of the District of Columbia, the D.C. Court of Appeals, consists of nine judges led by Chief Judge Eric T. Washington. The Court of Appeals reviews decisions of the Superior Court and the District of Columbia government's administrative agencies. The decisions of the Court of Appeals are reviewable by the Supreme Court of the United States. The Court of Appeals is also responsible for admissions to the D.C. Bar, attorney discipline, and oversight of the unauthorized practice of law.
The Superior Court of the District of Columbia handles: all local trial court matters, including civil, criminal, domestic violence, family court, probate, tax; juvenile probation services in the District of Columbia; alternative dispute resolution programs; crime victims compensation; and other functions. There are 62 trial judges and 25 magistrate judges, led by Chief Judge Lee F. Satterfield.
The District of Columbia Courts are managed by the Executive
Officer, Anne B. Wicks.
All of the D.C. Courts judges, magistrate judges and the Executive Officer reside in the District of Columbia.
Vision
Open to All, Trusted by All, Justice for All
Mission
The Mission of the District of Columbia Courts is to Protect
Rights and Liberties, Uphold and Interpret the Law, and Resolve
Disputes Peacefully, Fairly and Effectively in the Nation's
Capital.
General Information
District of Columbia
Court of Appeals
| Chief Judge Eric T. Washington |
879-2770 |
| Clerk of Court, Julio Castillo |
879-2725 |
| Information |
879-2700 |
| Bar Admissions Room 123, Historic Courthouse |
879-2710 |
Superior Court of the
District of Columbia
| Chief Judge Lee F. Satterfield |
879-1600 |
| Clerk of Court Duane B. Delaney |
879-1400 |
Executive Officer Anne B. Wicks
Child
Care
Located in Room C-185. Open daily from 8:30a.m.-5:00p.m.
for children of jurors, witnesses, and other parties required
to appear in court. Children who are 2-12 years old and toilet-trained
are eligible to use this facility.
Telecommunications
Devices for the Deaf
Public telephones of the Moultrie Courthouse
Located near the escalators on the C Street, JM,
and Indiana Avenue levels.
Elevators and restrooms
Located on each floor of the Moultrie Courthouse behind the
escalators. In the Historic Courthouse, the elevator is just inside the entrance, on the left, and restrooms are just beyond the elevators on the 1st floor (and to the right of the Ceremonial Courtroom on the lower level). In Court Building A, elevators are in the main lobby and restrooms are by the elevators on each floor, with women's rooms on the south side (nearer to E Street) and men's rooms on the north side (nearer to F Street). In Court Building B, elevators are in the main lobby, and restrooms are on the first and second floor, with men's rooms on the south side (closer to E Street) and women's rooms on the north side (closer to F Street).
Information
General information is available at the information
center in the Moultrie Courthouse lobby from 8:30 a.m.-
5:00 p.m. daily or by calling 879-1010.
Court Directory
Numbers to Know
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