Kaye K. Christian at a glance
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- Senior Judge
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- District of Columbia · State
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Kaye K. Christian
Senior Judge · Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Biography
Professional career
- Senior Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1990 and assuming senior status on December 4, 2010
- Appointed Associate Judge in 1990, Christian served in every division of the Superior Court
- In 1987, she became a Hearing Commissioner (now Magistrate Judge) for the D.C. Superior Court, presiding over civil, criminal, and family cases
- From 1979 to 1987, she was with the Office of the Corporation Counsel for the District of Columbia, first as a trial assistant prosecuting juvenile delinquency, child abuse/neglect, domestic violence, and elder abuse cases, later as supervisor of trial attorneys in the Intra-Family Offense Unit
- Born in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1953, Judge Christian grew up in Washington, D.C., graduating from Dunbar Senior High School in 1971
- She then served as law clerk to Hon. Henry H. Kennedy, Jr. of the U.S. District Court for D.C
- After law school, Christian worked as General Counsel for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center in — J.D. (1978)
- B.A. in American Government from Georgetown University in 1975
Additional information
- Presiding Judge of the Probate and Tax Divisions (2001–2003, 1996–1999)
- Deputy Presiding Judge of the Family Division (2000–2001)
- As a Senior Judge, she is assigned to the Civil, Probate, and Tax Divisions
- She is a member of the Bar of the Supreme Court of the U.S., National Association of Women Judges, D.C. Bar, and others
- Award of Appreciation from the Estates, Trusts and Probate Law Section of the D.C. Bar
- Award of Judicial Excellence from the American Bar Association
- Special Recognition Award for Judicial Independence from the D.C. Bar Association
- Olive Baptist Church, where she has taught Sunday School for nearly 50 years
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Recording and broadcasting
Courtwide
Recording, photographing, or rebroadcasting a remote Superior Court hearing is not allowed.
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Sources
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Biography sources checked July 29, 2026.
District of Columbia Courts official judicial roster
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