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# John McCabe

Superior Court of the District of Columbia · Associate Judge

## Profile

- Court: Superior Court of the District of Columbia
- State: District of Columbia
- Role: Associate Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-29

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- John F. McCabe, Jr. was nominated by President Barack Obama and sworn in as an Associate Judge of the D.C. Superior Court on December 9, 2011
- In October of 2002, Judge McCabe was appointed as a Magistrate Judge in D.C. Superior Court by then-Chief Judge Rufus King
- From 1998 to 2002, Magistrate Judge McCabe was an Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Columbia, where he served in the misdemeanor, felony, appellate, grand jury, and homicide sections.
- From 1990 to 1998, Judge McCabe was an Assistant Corporation Counsel with the Office of the Corporation Counsel (now the Office of the Attorney General) in Washington, DC
- Associate at a law firm in Atlanta, Georgia from 1986 to 1989

### Education

- Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Tulane University Law School in 1986
- Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Duke University in 1980

### Additional information

- He moved to the District of Columbia in 1989, and was a staff attorney for the Legal Aid Society from 1989 to 1990.
- John Francis McCabe, Jr. was born on September 15, 1958, in New York City and raised.
- He also served as Co-Chair of the Family Court Training Committee.
- The first Chief of the Domestic Violence Section of the Office, defended the District of Columbia in civil matters in D.C. Superior Court and the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, and handled child abuse and neglect matters.
- Birth place: New York City

## 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/mccabe-john)
- [Official roster](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/mccabe-john)
- [District of Columbia Courts official judicial roster](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/mccabe-john)
- [Hearing Information](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/hearing-information)
- [The Honorable John McCabe](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/mccabe-john)

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