DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS 
   

The highest court in the District of Columbia is called the Court of Appeals. The trial court of general jurisdiction 

in the District of Columbia is called the Superior Court, which consists of one court whose jurisdiction extends 

throughout  the District.  The Superior Court also has Family, Probate, and Tax divisions.

       

District of  Columbia Court Websites
Judiciary Homepage

 

District of Columbia Court Structure

Click on the above District of Columbia Court Structure link, which opens the “Welcome to the State Court Structures” page. On the left-hand side of the page, scroll down and select "PDF Summary." Then, on the right-hand side of the PDF Summary page, select District of Columbia. This provides a comprehensive overview of the District of Columbia's court structure, with details on the jurisdiction of the courts that comprise each level. CSP Case Types, as shown for each court in the chart, refer to that court’s jurisdiction as determined by the Court Statistics Project of the National Center for State Courts, the organization that produced the information provided here. For explanation of other abbreviations used in the chart, scroll down to the bottom of the court structure page.

COURT OF APPEALS

HISTORIC COURTHOUSE

430 E ST. N.W.

WASHINGTON, DC 20001

202-879-2700
      

SUPERIOR COURT 

500 INDIANA AVE. N.W.

WASHINGTON, DC 20001

202-879-1400