Appellate oral arguments, trial court matters, and other operations will be closed on Thursday, January 9, 2025. Jurors scheduled for duty should not report. Statutory courts, such as adult and juvenile arraignments, and preventative detention hearings will operate. All cases that were already scheduled for Thursday, January 9th in the fully-remote criminal citation calendar have been rescheduled to Tuesday, January 14th.
The Domestic Violence Division adjudicates Civil and Criminal Domestic Violence matters. The division processes requests for Civil Protection Orders, Anti- Stalking Orders, and Extreme Risk Protection Orders. In addition, the division processes requests for emergency same-day civil orders. The Domestic Violence Division also adjudicates criminal domestic violence misdemeanors and violations of protection orders.
The Court also hosts the Domestic Violence Division operations include a coordinated response to domestic violence and partnership with criminal justice partners and victim services agencies. The wrap-around services are handled in intake centers located in throughout the city.
Presiding Judge: Hon. Elizabeth Carroll Wingo
Deputy Presiding Judge: Hon. Sean Staples
Moultrie Courthouse
500 Indiana Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 879-0157
Anacostia Professional Building
2041 Martin Luther King, Jr., SE, Suite 400,
Washington, DC 20020
(202) 879-1500
Monday-Friday:
8:30 am to 5:00 pm
(In order to have a same day emergency civil hearing, filings must be received by Clerk’s Office by 3:00pm)
Rita Blandino, Director
(202) 879-0157