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# Judith Smith

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/smith-judith-0)
- [Official roster](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/smith-judith-0)
- [District of Columbia Courts official judicial roster](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/smith-judith-0)
- [Hearing Information](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/hearing-information)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Senior Judge, Superior Court of the D.C., since September 2, 2022
- Retirement & Senior Role: Retired January 14, 2022; appointed Senior Judge in 2022
- Magistrate Judge (2008–2010) and Associate Judge (2010–2022) of the D.C. Superior Court, appointed by President Obama
- Judge, Denver County Court, appointed January 9, 2019 by Mayor Michael B. Hancock
- 14 years as Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado, leading the Special Prosecutions Section and creating the Cybercrime and National Security Section
- Private practice at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; judicial clerk to Hon. Wade Brorby, 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
- Executive Director, Office of Special Education, D.C. Public Schools
- Denver’s Judith Smith is a state court judge with a strong federal prosecution and juvenile law background
- Deputy District Attorney in Denver, specializing in juvenile cases
- D.C.’s Judith Anne Smith is a senior federal-level state court judge with a career in public defense, education law, and appellate service

### Education

- Georgetown University Law Center — J.D. (1992)
- B.A. in Accounting from Pennsylvania State University (1985)
- University of Colorado Boulder — B.A.
- University of Colorado Law School — J.D.
- Columbia Law School — LL.M.

### Additional information

- Private practice (1993) and later staff attorney at the Public Defender Service for the D.C
- Memberships: Colorado Women’s Bar Association, Colorado LGBTQ+ Bar Association, and others