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# Danya A. Dayson

Superior Court of the District of Columbia · Associate Judge

## Profile

- Court: Superior Court of the District of Columbia
- State: District of Columbia
- Role: Associate Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-29

## Summary

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judicial law clerk to the Honorable Judge Robert E. Morin in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia in 2000
- Adjunct professor at the George Washington School of Law, co-teaching a criminal law seminar on the death penalty

### Education

- Georgetown University Law Center — J.D. (1998)

### Additional information

- Also part of a team of lawyers who served as outside counsel for several small businesses and non-profit organizations
- Upon graduation from law school, Judge Dayson practiced criminal law as a solo practitioner
- Since joining the court, Judge Dayson has served on several committees within the court, including serving as co-chair for the Family Court Training Committee and chair of the Family Guide to the District of Columbia Juvenile Justice System Drafting Working Group
- She also has served on the Juvenile Subcommittee, the Family Court Rules and Criminal Rules Advisory Committee, the Jury Management Committee, the Family Court Implementation Committee, the Strategic Planning Leadership Council, the Landlord & Tenant Working Group, the Criminal Justice Attorney (CJA) Committee, the Sentencing Commission and the Jury Instructions Committee
- Birth place: New York City

## 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.

## Courtroom Rules

### recording and rebroadcasting

Scope: courtwide

Recording, photographing, or rebroadcasting a remote Superior Court hearing is not allowed.

Evidence excerpt: 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](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/hearing-information)
Source checked: 2026-07-27


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/dayson-danya)
- [Official roster](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/dayson-danya)
- [District of Columbia Courts official judicial roster](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/dayson-danya)
- [Hearing Information](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/hearing-information)
- [The Honorable Danya A. Dayson](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/dayson-danya)

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