Milton C. Lee, Jr. at a glance
- Current role
- Chief Judge
- Jurisdiction
- District of Columbia · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Milton C. Lee, Jr.
Chief Judge · Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Biography
Professional career
- Chief Judge Milton C. Lee Jr. The Honorable Milton C. Lee, Jr. was nominated by President Barack Obama to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia on January 20, 2010
- Judge Lee took leave from the Public Defender Service in 1990 to join the faculty at the Georgetown University School of Law where he served as a Visiting Associate Professor of Law in the Criminal Justice Clinic.
- Following law school, Judge Lee joined the District of Columbia Public Defender Service as a staff attorney
Education
- Catholic University of America’s Columbus School of Law — J.D. (1985)
- B.A. — American University School of Justice — 1982
Additional information
- His nomination was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 22, 2010.
- The presiding magistrate judge from 2006 until his nomination.
- There he served as a trial attorney for many years
- He also served as a supervisor in the E. Barrett Prettyman Program.
- representing indigent persons in the Family, Misdemeanor, and Felony Divisions of the Superior Court where he tried over 70 cases to a jury.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
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Sources
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Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
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