Herbert B. Dixon, Jr. at a glance
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- Senior Judge
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Herbert B. Dixon, Jr.
Senior Judge · Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Biography
Professional career
- Judge, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 1985-present
- Positions: Senior Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia (retired 2015) Former presiding judge of the Civil Division and Multi-Door Dispute Resolution Division
- Poddtoppen.se Judge Herbert B. Dixon Jr. is a retired Senior Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, appointed first by President Ronald Reagan in 1985 and reappointed by President Bill Clinton in 2000
Education
- Howard University — B.A.
Additional information
- 2019 Judicial Honoree of the Year, Bar Association of D.C.
- Served 30 years before retiring in 2015 and is widely known for his leadership in court technology and judicial innovation.
- Appointments: First 15‐year term: Appointed by President Ronald Reagan (1985) Second 15‐year term: Reappointed by President Bill Clinton (2000)
- Senior judicial adviser to the Center for Legal and Court Technology (previously Courtroom 21 Project).
- Known nationally as a “Technology Judge” for pioneering electronic filing and technology‐enhanced courtrooms.
- Inductee, Washington Bar Association Hall of Fame
- Former chair, ABA Standing Committee on the American Judicial System
- Member, ABA Board of Governors and House of Delegates
- Former chair, National Conference of State Trial Judges
- Contributor to national efforts on AI in the judiciary, including ABA publications and the Council on Criminal Justice’s AI Task Force.
- ABA TIPS Pursuit of Justice Award
- William R. McMahon Award for leadership in court technology
- Chaired the Superior Court’s Electronic Filing Pilot Project, earning national recognition.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Recording and broadcasting
Courtwide
Recording, photographing, or rebroadcasting a remote Superior Court hearing is not allowed.
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 ↗
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