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# Ronna L. Beck

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, 1995-present
- Judge Ronna Lee Beck was nominated by President Clinton on May 26, 1995 to serve as an associate judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia Judge Beck was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- In 1977, Judge Beck joined the law firm of Rogovin, Stern, and Huge, where she was an associate and then the first woman partner (1980-1985).
- Following the clerkship, Judge Beck was a staff attorney at the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia
- While at the Rogovin firm, Judge Beck was involved in a wide range of civil and criminal litigation matters and served as outside deputy special counsel to what was then the Civil Service Commission

### Education

- Yale Law School — J.D. (1972)
- University of Michigan — B.A. (1969)

### Additional information

- Practitioner, 1994-1994
- She co-chaired the Family Court Panels Committee and chaired the Investigator Subcommittee.

## 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/beck-ronna-l)
- [Official roster](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/beck-ronna-l)
- [District of Columbia Courts official judicial roster](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/beck-ronna-l)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6760/ronna-l-beck/)
- [Hearing Information](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/hearing-information)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6760/ronna-l-beck/)
- [The Honorable Ronna L. Beck](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/beck-ronna-l)

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