--- title: "Erik P. Christian | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/erik-p-christian-dc-superior-court-associate-judge" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Erik P. Christian 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 - Since 2009, Judge Christian also has served as an Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy at the Washington College of Law at American University and at the Howard University School of Law where he instructs on both Civil and Criminal Trial Advocacy - Judge, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2001-present - Later appointed as Legal Counsel to the Mayor where he served until his appointment to the Superior Court bench in 2001 - Following his service in the United States Attorney’s Office, Judge Christian was appointed in 1999, by D.C. Mayor Anthony A. Williams to serve as Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice, where he oversaw the Metropolitan Police Department, the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, the Department of Corrections, the Medical Examiner’s Office, the Emergency Management Agency, and the Office of Justice Grants Management - In 1989, he joined the U.S. Department of Justice where he was appointed as Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia and then First Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Virgin Islands in 1995, where he prosecuted several complex homicide trials, as well as served in supervisory and managerial roles over prosecutors and support staff - Upon law school graduation, Judge Christian worked as a civil attorney with the law firm Webster & Fredrickson and then served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Annice Wagner in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia ### Education - Georgetown University Law Center — J.D. (1986) - Howard University — B.A. (1982) ### Additional information - Presiding Judge of the Probate and Tax Divisions — January 2015–December, 2016 - As judicial officer, Judge Christian was appointed by the Chief Judge in January 2013, as a member to the Court’s Judicial Leadership Team and as Deputy Presiding Judge of the Probate and Tax Divisions - While in the Mayor’s office, Judge Christian reinstituted the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) and worked closely with the Council for Court Excellence (CCE) - During his tenure in the U.S. Department of Justice, Judge Christian served as Chairman of the D.C. Court of Appeals’ Committee on the Unauthorized Practice of Law - In addition to these assignments, Judge Christian has served as a member on several court committees, including the Superior Court Rules Committee, the Probate and Fiduciary Rules Advisory and Education committees, the Probate and Fiduciary Panel Implementation Committee, the Tax Rules Advisory Committee, the Criminal Rules Advisory Committee, the Criminal Justice Act Panel Implementation Committee, the Superior Court Jury Management Committee, the Court Security Committee, the Buildings and Grounds Committee, the Art Trust Fund Committee, and the Court Interpreters Committee ## 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/christian-erik-p) - [Official roster](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/christian-erik-p) - [District of Columbia Courts official judicial roster](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/christian-erik-p) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6766/erik-christian/) - [Hearing Information](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/hearing-information) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6766/erik-christian/) - [The Honorable Erik P. Christian](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/christian-erik-p) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/erik-p-christian-dc-superior-court-associate-judge", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/erik-p-christian-dc-superior-court-associate-judge", "name": "Erik P. Christian | KnowJudges", "description": "Erik P. Christian, Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-10-07", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/erik-p-christian-dc-superior-court-associate-judge#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/erik-p-christian-dc-superior-court-associate-judge#judge", "name": "Erik P. 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