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District of Columbia Court of Appeals
The highest court in District of Columbia. Who sits on it, how they got there and how long their terms run.
U.S. President appoints, U.S. Senate confirmsHow justices are chosenThe U.S. President nominates and the U.S. Senate confirms (this is D.C.'s highest local court).
15 yearsTerm length
9Sitting justices
1970Founded
No public decision data available for this court. There is no free, consistently coded source of how each state justice votes in cases, so this site doesn't score state judges.
Justices
Anna Blackburne-Rigsby
Chief Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: 2006
Appointing official: not listed
Photo: Ballotpedia
Corinne Ann Beckwith
Judge
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: February 3, 2012
Appointing official: not listed
James Crowell
Judge
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: August 26, 2026
Appointing official: not listed
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Joshua Deahl
Judge
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: January 6, 2020
Appointing official: not listed
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Catharine Friend Easterly
Judge
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: 2011
Appointing official: not listed
John P. Howard III
Judge
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: February 18, 2022
Appointing official: not listed
Photo: Ballotpedia
Roy W. McLeese
Judge
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: 2012
Appointing official: not listed
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Stuart G. Nash
Judge
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: August 26, 2026
Appointing official: not listed
Vijay Shanker
Judge
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: December 21, 2022
Appointing official: not listed
Photo: Ballotpedia
Source: Ballotpedia, District of Columbia Court of Appeals (retrieved Oct 26, 2026). “Party as listed” is Ballotpedia’s label; many state justices are officially nonpartisan. Photos from each justice’s Ballotpedia page (or Wikimedia Commons where Ballotpedia has none). Click a name for a short profile.