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# Russell F. Canan

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

- Law clerk to the late John D. Fauntleroy, an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
- Throughout his career, Judge Canan has served as an Adjunct Professor at the Antioch School of Law, Georgetown University Law Center, George Washington University Law School, the Washington College of Law at the American University and the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law.

### Education



### Additional information

- From 2009 – 2012, Judge Canan served as the Presiding Judge of the Criminal Division.
- Appointed to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia in 1993 by President William Jefferson Clinton.
- Birth place: New York City

## 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/canan-russell-f)
- [Official roster](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/canan-russell-f)
- [District of Columbia Courts official judicial roster](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/canan-russell-f)
- [Hearing Information](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/hearing-information)
- [The Honorable Russell F. Canan](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/canan-russell-f)

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