---
title: "Gregory Jackson | KnowJudges"
canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gregory-jackson-dc-superior-court-senior-judge"
page_type: "judge_profile"
updated: "2026-10-07"
---

# Gregory Jackson

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

- In 1999, Judge Jackson was appointed General Counsel for the D.C. Department of Corrections
- As Chief of the General Felony Section in 1997, Judge Jackson was asked to serve as the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s liaison to the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Program project in the Metropolitan Police Department’s Third District
- In 1986, he was sworn in as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia
- Legal counsel to the department during one of the most unique events in correctional history in the United States, the closing of an entire prison system
- In addition to his prosecutorial, administrative and supervisory responsibilities, Judge Jackson was active in the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s community service programs

### Education

- Rutgers University — B.A. (1973)

### Additional information

- Appointed to the District of Columbia Superior Court in 2005 by President George W. Bush.
- Mr. Jackson began his legal career in 1978 at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in its Honor Law Graduate Program.
- Throughout his tenure at the Department of Corrections he served as a mentor for the Urban Alliance Program that provides academic development, mentoring and employment opportunities for D.C. public high school students.
- As an Assistant U.S. Attorney, he served in the Misdemeanor Trial Section, Grand Jury Section, Appellate Division, Felony Trial Section and the Special Proceeding Section.

## 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/jackson-gregory)
- [Official roster](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/jackson-gregory)
- [District of Columbia Courts official judicial roster](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/jackson-gregory)
- [Hearing Information](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/hearing-information)
- [The Honorable Gregory Jackson](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/jackson-gregory)

## JSON-LD

```json
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@graph": [
    {
      "@type": "WebPage",
      "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gregory-jackson-dc-superior-court-senior-judge",
      "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gregory-jackson-dc-superior-court-senior-judge",
      "name": "Gregory Jackson | KnowJudges",
      "description": "Gregory Jackson, 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/gregory-jackson-dc-superior-court-senior-judge#judge"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Person",
      "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gregory-jackson-dc-superior-court-senior-judge#judge",
      "name": "Gregory Jackson",
      "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gregory-jackson-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/jackson-gregory"
      ],
      "alumniOf": [
        {
          "@type": "EducationalOrganization",
          "name": "Rutgers 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": "Gregory Jackson",
          "item": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gregory-jackson-dc-superior-court-senior-judge"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
```