Cheryl M. Long at a glance
- Current role
- Senior Judge
- Jurisdiction
- District of Columbia · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Cheryl M. Long
Senior Judge · Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Biography
Professional career
- Senior Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1987/1988 to serve as an Associate Judge, and granted senior status in 2009
- 1985–1988: Director, Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia — the first African-American woman to lead a major U.S. city’s public defender office
- 1982–1985: Trial attorney, Division of Land and Natural Resources, U.S. Department of Justice, litigating environmental enforcement cases under the Superfund Act and Clean Water Act
- 1980–1982: Trial attorney, Civil Division, U.S. Attorney’s Office
- 1975–1979: Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, prosecuting federal and local cases
- 1974–1975: Law clerk to Hon. Spottswood W. Robinson III, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
- Notably, she was the first woman judge to serve on all three of the court’s most complex calendars: Felony I, Civil I, and Domestic Relations I
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center — J.D. (1974)
- F.S., Georgetown University School of Foreign Service — B.S. (1971)
Additional information
- Years as Presiding Judge of the Probate Division and the Tax Division
- Life Member of the Washington Bar Association and the National Association of Women Judges
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Recording and broadcasting
Courtwide
Recording, photographing, or rebroadcasting a remote Superior Court hearing is not allowed.
Audio and video recording, taking pictures of remote hearings, and sharing the live or recorded remote hearing by rebroadcasting, live-streaming, or otherwise are not allowed.Hearing Information ↗
Sources
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District of Columbia Courts official judicial roster
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