Anthony C. Epstein

Professional career

• Judge Epstein served on the D.C. Court of Appeals’ Committee on Unauthorized Practice of Law from 1998 to 2008, including the last eight years as chair.
• After graduation from law school, Judge Epstein clerked for Charles B. Renfrew, United States District Judge for the Northern District of California.
• He then came to Washington and served in the U.S. Department of Justice from 1978-1981.
• Judge Epstein was a member of the Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct for the District of Columbia Courts from 2010-2024.
• He was involved in a variety of D.C. Bar activities, including serving as Vice Chair of the D.C. Bar Rules of Professional Conduct Review Committee when it recommended a comprehensive revision of the D.C. Rules of Professional Conduct.
• From 1999 until his appointment to the bench, Judge Epstein was a partner with the law firm of Steptoe & Johnson LLP.
• He also served on the Committee on Superior Court Rules, the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules, the Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules, the Advisory Committee on Domestic Relations Rules, the Committee on Jury Instructions, and the Judicial Education Committee.
• Practitioner, 2007-2007

Judicial service

• Judge, 2007-2007
• Judge, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2008-present

Education

• Yale University · JD
• Yale Law School · Law degree, 1977
• Yale College

Personal record

Born June 17, 1952 · New York City