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# Robert Hildum

Superior Court of the District of Columbia · Magistrate Judge

## Profile

- Court: Superior Court of the District of Columbia
- State: District of Columbia
- Role: Magistrate Judge
- Service status: active
- 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/hildum-robert)
- [Official roster](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/hildum-robert)
- [District of Columbia Courts official judicial roster](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/hildum-robert)
- [Hearing Information](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/hearing-information)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Adjunct Professor of Law, American University Washington College of Law (appellate advocacy since 2022)
- Administrative Law Judge (2016–present) with the DC Office of Administrative Hearings, presiding over public benefits, unemployment, worker’s compensation, and wage-hour cases
- Magistrate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, appointed on July 1, 2024 by Chief Judge Anita Josey-Herring
- Deputy Attorney General for Public Safety
- General Counsel for Dept. of Forensic Sciences, Dept. of Homeland Security & Emergency Management, and Office of Unified Communications
- Assistant District Attorney in New Orleans, LA (violent crime prosecution)
- Assistant Attorney General, Louisiana Dept. of Justice
- Former Adjunct Professor, Louisiana State University (trial practice)

### Education

- in History, Loyola University (New Orleans) — B.A.
- Mississippi College School of Law — J.D.

### Additional information

- Faculty member, National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) since 1999
- Federal government: Senior Trial Attorney, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (2002–2016)