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# Frederick H. Weisberg

Superior Court of the District of Columbia · Senior Judge

## Profile

- Court: Superior Court of the District of Columbia
- State: District of Columbia
- Role: Senior Judge
- Service status: senior
- Last verified: 2026-07-29

## Summary

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 1977-present

### Education

- NYU Law School — LL.M.

### Additional information

- Appointed to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia in 1977 by President Jimmy Carter, was reappointed to a second fifteen-year term in 1992 by President George H.W. Bush and was appointed to serve a third fifteen year term in 2007 by President George W. Bush.
- The Presiding Judge of the Criminal Division from 1989 to 1995.
- Judge, 1976-1976
- Following graduation from law school, Judge Weisberg entered an Office of Economic Opportunity lawyers’ program, sponsored jointly by VISTA and the New York University Law School.

## 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/weisberg-frederick-h)
- [Official roster](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/weisberg-frederick-h)
- [District of Columbia Courts official judicial roster](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/weisberg-frederick-h)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6808/frederick-h-weisberg/)
- [Hearing Information](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/hearing-information)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6808/frederick-h-weisberg/)
- [The Honorable Frederick H. Weisberg](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/weisberg-frederick-h)

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