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# Darlene M. Soltys

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

- Nominated by President Barack Obama to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia on July 9, 2015
- In 2004, Judge Soltys joined the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia
- Then-Office of Corporation Counsel trying cases against juvenile respondents
- Assistant State’s Attorney in Prince Georges County, Maryland, in the Child Abuse and Sexual Assault Section and later in the Homicide Section
- The first law clerk to the Honorable Gregory E. Mize

### Education

- Law degree — Georgetown University Law Center

### Additional information

- Her nomination was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 17, 2015.
- Named Senior Litigation Counsel in 2013 and received numerous special achievement awards from USAO-DC.
- Date of birth: 1965-08-13
- Birth place: Bellingham

## 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/soltys-darlene-m)
- [Official roster](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/soltys-darlene-m)
- [District of Columbia Courts official judicial roster](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/soltys-darlene-m)
- [Hearing Information](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/hearing-information)
- [The Honorable Darlene M. Soltys](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/soltys-darlene-m)
- [Wikidata: Darlene M. Soltys](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76551545)

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