--- title: "Gerald I. Fisher | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gerald-i-fisher-dc-superior-court-senior-judge" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Gerald I. Fisher 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 Fisher has been an adjunct professor of law at the Georgetown University Law Center since 1985 and has taught courses in civil and criminal trial practice, capital punishment jurisprudence, and evidence - Appointed to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia in 2001 by President William Jefferson Clinton and became a senior judge in September 2022 - During his tenure, he served in the Criminal, Civil, Domestic Violence, and Probate & Tax Divisions, and was Presiding Judge of the Probate & Tax Division (2017–2019) and Presiding Judge of the Mental Health Community Court (2019–2021) - In 1984, Judge Fisher co-founded the law firm of Fisher, Morin & Kagan-Kans, which eventually became Fisher & Hansen, where he specialized in complex criminal and civil litigation. - He then served for five years as a supervising attorney in the Criminal Division of the D.C. Law Students in Court Program - After graduation, Judge Fisher served as a law clerk for Associate Judge J. Walter Yeagley of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. ### Education - Bachelor of Arts in History from the College of William & Mary in 1972, where he also held the role of co-captain of the basketball team, and later played professional basketball in Israel for a year. ### Additional information - He held the role of an associate judge until September 2022, when he assumed senior status. - He also was a visiting distinguished jurist at the Peking (China) University School of Transnational Law from 2012 to 2014, where he taught evidence. - President Bill Clinton nominated Fisher in 2000 to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, and he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate and sworn in on January 15, 2001. - He received his JD degree from the Columbus School of Law at Catholic University in 1977, where he was an editor of the law review, served as an intern for the Center for National Policy Review, and practiced law as a student-attorney in the D.C. Law Students in Court Program. - Judge Gerald I. Fisher was born on July 14, 1950, in Newport News, Virginia. - Judge Fisher is widely recognized for being fair, diligent, and highly capable, with bar members praising his well-researched decisions and attentiveness to litigants and counsel. - Following his retirement from full-time service, he joined JAMS as a mediator and arbitrator, continuing to contribute to the legal field. ## 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/fisher-gerald-i) - [Official roster](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/fisher-gerald-i) - [District of Columbia Courts official judicial roster](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/fisher-gerald-i) - [Hearing Information](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/hearing-information) - [The Honorable Gerald I. Fisher](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/fisher-gerald-i) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gerald-i-fisher-dc-superior-court-senior-judge", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gerald-i-fisher-dc-superior-court-senior-judge", "name": "Gerald I. Fisher | KnowJudges", "description": "Gerald I. Fisher, 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/gerald-i-fisher-dc-superior-court-senior-judge#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gerald-i-fisher-dc-superior-court-senior-judge#judge", "name": "Gerald I. Fisher", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gerald-i-fisher-dc-superior-court-senior-judge", "jobTitle": "Senior Judge", "worksFor": { "@type": "GovernmentOrganization", "name": "Superior Court of the District of Columbia" }, "sameAs": [ "https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/fisher-gerald-i" ], "alumniOf": [ { "@type": "EducationalOrganization", "name": "College of William & Mary" }, { "@type": "EducationalOrganization", "name": "Columbus School of Law at Catholic University" } ] }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "KnowJudges", "item": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "District of Columbia", "item": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/state/district-of-columbia" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Gerald I. Fisher", "item": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gerald-i-fisher-dc-superior-court-senior-judge" } ] } ] } ```