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# Judith Pipe

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.

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

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia (Jun 2024 – present) — appointed to replace the late Judge Michael Rankin
- Judith E. Pipe is an American judge and attorney who currently serves as Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, a position she assumed on June 21, 2024 after being nominated by President Joe Biden and confirmed by the U.S. Senate by a 55–38 vote
- Magistrate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia (Jan 2020 – Jun 2024) — served in the Criminal, Domestic Violence, and Civil Divisions
- staff and supervising attorney in the Trial Division of the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia (2007–2019)

### Education

- magna cum laude, Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law — J.D. (2007)
- B.A. in Justice and Psychology, cum laude, American University (2003)

### Additional information

- Her nomination was reported out of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee by a 7–2 vote in September 2023, and again by a 10–3 vote in January 2024 after renomination
- President Biden nominated Pipe on July 11, 2023
- From 2011 to 2013, she served on the Drug Court Committee for the Superior Court, where she helped redesign the program into a nationally recognized model
- Lead counsel in numerous bench and jury trials, including complex homicide and sexual assault cases