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Our chief judges explain how the DC Courts work!
On Monday, February 23, 2026, the DC Courts will open at 10:00 a.m. In DC Superior Court, In-person and remote hearings will start at 10:00 a.m. Jurors who are serving on a jury trial or grand jury panel should report at 10:00 a.m.; Jurors who are reporting for their first day of jury service will receive electronic notification of their time to report, but should plan to report no later than 11:00 a.m. For more information, please click here.
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The new Virtual DC Courts website, made in partnership with the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center, allows you to see what our offices look like before you come to court. Offices and courts you can check out include Domestic Violence, Family, Landlord & Tenant, Probate, and Small Claims. Start here!
Superior court
The Superior Court handles all local trial matters, including civil, criminal, family court, probate, tax, landlord-tenant, small claims, and traffic. The Superior Court is here to serve the community, and several initiatives and collaborative projects are under way to improve service to the public in our Nation's Capital.
The DC Courts and others make available brochures, guides, and handbooks that give you information about filing various types of cases.
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View the latest information on cases being heard today at the Superior Court.
Divisions
Court of appeals
The DC Court of Appeals is the equivalent of a state supreme court. As the highest court for the District of Columbia, the Court of Appeals is authorized to review all final orders, judgments and specified interlocutory orders of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
Opinions & Memorandum of Judgments
Memorandum Opinions and Judgments (MOJs) are not published. However, lists of MOJs are posted monthly and go back to September 1999.
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e-Filing and Cases
Online
DC Court of Appeals eFiling enables attorneys and self-represented litigants to view case dockets and submit filings electronically. The system features a publicly available real-time view of the case docket and a simple mechanism to submit filings to the court electronically and free of charge.
Learn moreOral Arguments
The Court now provides real-time access to oral arguments. The court operates two courtrooms; most arguments are held in the Court of Appeals Main Courtroom. On occasion, the court conducts arguments in its Ceremonial Courtroom; for example, en banc arguments are conducted in the Ceremonial Courtroom.
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