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# Lee F. Satterfield

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.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 1992-present

### Education

- Gardner-Webb University — J.D.
- University of Maryland — B.A.
- George Washington University Law School — J.D.

### Additional information

- Practitioner, 1991-1991
- Date of birth: 1958
- Birth place: Washington, D.C.

## 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/satterfield-lee-f)
- [Official roster](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/satterfield-lee-f)
- [District of Columbia Courts official judicial roster](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/satterfield-lee-f)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6801/lee-f-satterfield/)
- [Hearing Information](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/hearing-information)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6801/lee-f-satterfield/)
- [Wikidata: Lee F. Satterfield](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q81217341)

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