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# Herbert B. Dixon, Jr.

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, 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.

## 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/dixon-herbert-b-jr)
- [Official roster](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/dixon-herbert-b-jr)
- [District of Columbia Courts official judicial roster](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/dixon-herbert-b-jr)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6767/herbert-b-dixon-jr/)
- [Hearing Information](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/hearing-information)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6767/herbert-b-dixon-jr/)
- [Wikidata: Herbert B. Dixon](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5733506)

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