Jackson is the presiding judge of the family court of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. He was appointed to the bench as an associate judge in June of 1992 by President George H.W. Bush.

Where are you from? How did you get to DC?

From Maryland; by train. Seriously, I came to Washington following my graduation from law school. My first job was as a law clerk for the then-chief judge of the DC Court of Appeals.

How many children in DC are in foster care?

There are over 2,000 children in foster care; nearly 200 have established goals of adoption and the DC Child and Family Services Agency is seeking adoptive parents for them.