DC Courts - OPERATING STATUS
Please be advised that the D.C. Courts will be OPEN AT 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, January 29, 2026 due to the continuing effects of our recent inclement weather. A full description of our operating status for Thursday, 01/29/2026 is as follows: click here
The Domestic Violence Division adjudicates Civil and Criminal Domestic Violence matters. The division processes requests for Civil Protection Orders, Anti- Stalking Orders, and Extreme Risk Protection Orders. In addition, the division processes requests for emergency same-day civil orders. The Domestic Violence Division also adjudicates criminal domestic violence misdemeanors and violations of protection orders.
The Court also hosts the Domestic Violence Division operations include a coordinated response to domestic violence and partnership with criminal justice partners and victim services agencies. The wrap-around services are handled in intake centers located in throughout the city.
Deputy Presiding Judge: Hon. Sean Staples
Moultrie Courthouse
500 Indiana Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 879-0157
Anacostia Professional Building
2041 Martin Luther King, Jr., SE, Suite 400,
Washington, DC 20020
(202) 879-1500
Monday-Friday:
8:30 am to 5:00 pm
(In order to have a same day emergency civil hearing, filings must be received by Clerk’s Office by 3:00pm)
Rita Blandino, Director
(202) 879-0157