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# Robert A. Salerno

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.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia

### Education

- University of Virginia School of Law in — J.D. (1990)
- He earned a Bachelor of Arts with honors from Brown University in 1983

### Additional information

- From 2008 through 2014, Judge Salerno served as a Hearing Committee member and then as a Hearing Committee chair for the District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility.
- Robert Alan Salerno was born on September 14, 1961, in Newark, New Jersey, and graduated from Seton Hall Preparatory School in 1979.
- Date of birth: 1961-09-14
- Before his nomination, Judge Salerno practiced law in the District of Columbia for 24 years – in law firms large and small.
- He then spent 9 years at the Washington, D.C. Office of Morrison & Foerster, where he served for several years as the pro bono partner.
- Named as a leading lawyer in publications such as Chambers, Benchmark Litigation, LMG Life Sciences, and Super Lawyers, and was recognized by the D.C. Bar and the Washington Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights for his pro bono contributions.
- Between college and law school, he held the role of a Peace Corps volunteer in Ecuador, working on potable water and sanitation projects in rural Andean villages.
- Judge Salerno has presided over felony and misdemeanor criminal calendars in the Criminal Division, as well as domestic relations and juvenile cases in the Family Division.
- His judicial experience reflects a broad engagement with both criminal and civil matters, emphasizing fairness, due process, and efficiency in the D.C. court system.
- Birth place: Newark, New Jersey

## 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/salerno-robert)
- [Official roster](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/salerno-robert)
- [District of Columbia Courts official judicial roster](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/salerno-robert)
- [Hearing Information](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/hearing-information)
- [The Honorable Robert A. Salerno](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/salerno-robert)
- [Wikidata: Robert A. Salerno](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76658428)

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