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# Edward A. O'Connell

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.

## 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/oconnell-edward)
- [Official roster](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/oconnell-edward)
- [District of Columbia Courts official judicial roster](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/oconnell-edward)
- [Hearing Information](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/hearing-information)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Edward A. O’Connell is an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, appointed by President Donald Trump and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in September 2025
- Assistant U.S. Attorney (2002–2021): U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia
- Law Clerk: Hon. Rufus King III, Superior Court of the District of Columbia
- Regulatory Role: Chief of Staff and Deputy General Counsel to the Inspector General for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

### Education

- in History: Catholic University of America — B.A.
- Quinnipiac University School of Law — J.D.

### Additional information

- Appointed: May 6, 2025, by President Donald Trump
- Replaces: Judge Alfred S. Irving, who assumed senior status in January 2025
- Assistant State’s Attorney: Baltimore City, prosecuting juvenile delinquency, narcotics, weapons, and violent crimes
- Judge O’Connell is active in the John Carroll Society, William B. Bryant American Inn of Court, Thomas More Society of America, and Catholic Charities Legal Network
- Admitted to the bars of Maryland and the District of Columbia