District of Columbia Courts
Location
The District of Columbia Courts are located in several buildings in the District's historic Judiciary Square area.
The Judiciary Square Complex includes four buildings:
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Historic Courthouse
430 E Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20001
Superior Court of the District of Columbia
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, D.C. 20001
Hours of Operation
District of Columbia Courts offices are open 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. weekdays, except for the Committee on Admissions, which opens at 9:00 a.m. There are after-hours filing boxes in the lobbies of both the Historic Courthouse and the Moultrie Courthouse, which are available for filing, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Information
Phone: (202) 879-1010
TTD: (202) 879-1365
How the Courts are Organized
The District of Columbia Courts consist of the Court of Appeals and the Superior Court. The highest District of Columbia court, 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 D.C. government's administrative agencies. The decisions of the D.C. Court of Appeals are reviewable by the United States Supreme Court. 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 civil, criminal, domestic violence, family, probate, and tax cases; mediation (alternative dispute resolution), juvenile probation services; the D.C. crime victims compensation program; 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 Executive Officer Anne B. Wicks.
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 A. Castillo |
879-2725 |
Information |
879-2700 |
Bar Admissions Room 123, Historic Courthouse |
879-2710 |
Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Child Care Center
The Child Care Center is located in the Moultrie Courthouse, on the C level, in room C-185. The Center is open daily from 8:30a.m.-5:00p.m. and is available to care 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.
Effective Communications for the Deaf
Public telephones of the Moultrie Courthouse
Public telephones are located near the escalators on the C Street, John Marshall, and Indiana Avenue levels. A TTD-equipped phone is located on the Indiana Avenue level.
Elevators and restrooms
Elevators and accessible public restrooms are 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 accessible restrooms are just beyond the elevators on the first floor and to the right of the Ceremonial Courtroom on the lower level. In Court Building A, elevators are in the main lobby and accessible 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 accessible 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 Indiana Avenue lobby from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. daily or by calling 879-1010.
Assistance for Victims of Crime
The Crime Victims Compensation Program assists victims of violent crime and their families with crime-related expenses such as medical care, counseling, funeral expenses, lost wages, and support and emergency housing.
Dispute Resolution, Arbitration and Mediation
The Multi-Door Dispute Resolution Division offers a comprehensive alternative dispute resolution program with arbitration, conciliation, and mediation services for civil and family cases, as well as services for those involved in community disputes in which a case has not been filed in the court.
Interpreting Services
The Office of Court Interpreting Services (OCIS) assists persons having business with the D.C. Courts who are deaf and hard of hearing or who are less than proficient in English. OCIS provides qualified professional interpreting services for all languages.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) the D.C. Courts provide equal access and reasonable accommodations in judicial and quasi-judicial proceedings and related services to all deaf and hard-of-hearing persons.
In order to obtain interpreting services, a court user, party, or party's attorney should contact OCIS, preferably two weeks or more before the date the service is needed. It is important that the OCIS receive ample notice since the number of available interpreters is limited. The request should include information regarding the name of the case and case number, the number of parties, any regional dialect, duration of the proceeding and any other pertinent or special need.
To request interpreting services, send an e-mail to: interpreters@dcsc.gov
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