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# Jennifer Anderson

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.

## 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/anderson-jennifer)
- [Official roster](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/anderson-jennifer)
- [District of Columbia Courts official judicial roster](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/anderson-jennifer)
- [Hearing Information](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/hearing-information)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge Jennifer M. Anderson is an Irish‐American jurist born on May 28, 1959, who serves as a senior judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, having assumed senior status on March 22, 2024
- Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia starting in 1991
- Jennifer M. Anderson is a long‐serving judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia

### Education

- in English, magna cum laude, Mount St. Mary’s College — B.A. (1981)

### Additional information

- She transitioned to senior judge status in 2024
- Originally appointed as an associate judge in 2006 after being nominated by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the U.S. Senate
- Special Prosecutor for the National Church Arson Task Force (1997), earning commendations from the FBI and ATF
- J.D., Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America (1984), where she served as Associate Editor of the Law Review
- Early Life and Education Born in Dublin, Ireland; immigrated to Baltimore, Maryland, in 1967
- Held leadership roles including Senior Litigation Counsel and Deputy Chief of the Felony Trial Section
- Judge Jennifer M. Anderson remains a prominent figure in the D.C. judiciary with a long record of public service and legal leadership
- Served in Appellate, Misdemeanor, Felony Trial, Grand Jury, Federal Narcotics, and Homicide Sections
- Served in Civil, Criminal, Domestic Violence, and Family Court divisions