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# Anna Blackburne-Rigsby

District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Chief Judge

## Profile

- Court: District of Columbia Court of Appeals
- State: District of Columbia
- Role: Chief Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-08-22

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2006-present

### Education

- Duke University — B.A.
- Howard University — J.D.
- Howard University School of Law

### Additional information

- Practitioner, 2005-2005
- Date of birth: 1961-05-06
- Jamaica High School
- Birth place: Washington, D.C.

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.dccourts.gov/court-of-appeals/court-of-appeals-judges)
- [Official roster](https://www.dccourts.gov/court-of-appeals/court-of-appeals-judges)
- [District of Columbia Courts official judicial roster](https://www.dccourts.gov/court-of-appeals/court-of-appeals-judges)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6761/anna-blackburne-rigsby/)
- [FY 2027 Budget Justification](https://www.dccourts.gov/sites/default/files/matters-docs/FY-2027-Budget-Justification.pdf)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6761/anna-blackburne-rigsby/)
- [Wikidata: Anna Blackburne-Rigsby](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q31173827)

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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [District of Columbia Court of Appeals — argument format](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-22912f4b8c95ebc6c1ad22b9) — Court of Appeals only; January 3, 2023 dated information sheet. Excerpt concerns court discretion over argument format; obsolete pandemic health instructions elsewhere in the source are not adopted. Shared baseline only, not a judge-specific preference or complete local rules inventory. Apply source exceptions, case-type limits, later amendments and case orders. [Official source](https://www.dccourts.gov/sites/default/files/COA-efiling-cases-online-PDFs/In-Person_Oral_Argument_Information_Sheet.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.