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# Elana S. Suttenberg

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 Donald Trump to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia on September 2, 2025
- In April 2012, Judge Suttenberg was sworn in as an Assistant United States Attorney at the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia
- At the time of her appointment to the bench, she served as Special Counsel for Policy and Legislative Affairs in the Front Office

### Education

- Georgetown University Law Center — J.D.
- University of Pennsylvania — B.A.

### Additional information

- Her nomination was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 18, 2025
- Prior to becoming Special Counsel for Policy and Legislative Affairs, she served as a Senior Assistant U.S. Attorney, investigating and prosecuting complex and sensitive cases involving domestic violence and sexual offenses committed against children and adults
- She has also served as her office’s advisor on ethics and professional responsibility
- After law school, she clerked for the Honorable Chief Judge Royce C. Lamberth on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
- In that role, she developed and led the legislative efforts of the United States Attorney’s Office, represented the office before the Council of the District of Columbia, and coordinated with external stakeholders, including governmental and community partners
- The U.S. Attorney’s designee to the District of Columbia Sentencing Commission, the Criminal Code Reform Commission Advisory Group, the District of Columbia Clemency Board, the Council for Court Excellence’s Criminal Justice Committee, the District Jails and Justice Task Force, and the Redbook criminal jury instruction committee
- During her tenure in the office, she prosecuted numerous cases ranging from misdemeanors to violent felonies, and she briefed and argued cases on appeal

## 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/suttenberg-elana-s)
- [Official roster](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/suttenberg-elana-s)
- [District of Columbia Courts official judicial roster](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/suttenberg-elana-s)
- [Hearing Information](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/hearing-information)
- [The Honorable Elana S. Suttenberg](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/suttenberg-elana-s)

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