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# Frank E. Schwelb

District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Judge

## Profile

- Court: District of Columbia Court of Appeals
- State: District of Columbia
- Role: Judge
- Service status: former
- Last verified: 2026-08-22

## Summary

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 1979-present

### Education

- Harvard Law School in — J.D. (1958)
- Harvard University — J.D.
- Yale College

### Additional information

- First appointed to the Court of Appeals in 1988 by President Ronald Reagan.
- Practitioner, 1978-1978
- Military service Schwelb served in the United States Army from 1955 to 1957
- Date of birth: 1932-06-24
- Birth place: Prague, Czechoslovakia, and emigrated to Britain as a refugee as a child

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## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6802/frank-e-schwelb/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6802/frank-e-schwelb/)
- [District of Columbia Court of Appeals current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6802/frank-e-schwelb/)
- [FY 2027 Budget Justification](https://www.dccourts.gov/sites/default/files/matters-docs/FY-2027-Budget-Justification.pdf)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6802/frank-e-schwelb/)
- [Tenure Commission Begins Reviews of Judges Frank E. Schwelb and Linda Kay Davis | cjdt](https://cjdt.dc.gov/release/tenure-commission-begins-reviews-judges-frank-e-schwelb-and-linda-kay-davis)
- [Frank Schwelb - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Frank_Schwelb)
- [Wikidata: Frank E. Schwelb](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12016854)

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