United States District Court for the District of Columbia
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The United States District Court for the District of Columbia (in case citations, D.D.C.) is a federal district court in Washington, D.C. Along with the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii and the High Court of American Samoa, it also sometimes handles federal issues that arise in the territory of American Samoa, which has no local federal court or territorial court.[1]
United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
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(D.D.C.) | |
Location | E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse (Washington, D.C., U.S.) |
Appeals to | District of Columbia Circuit |
Established | March 3, 1863 |
Judges | 15 |
Chief Judge | James Boasberg |
Officers of the court | |
U.S. Attorney | Matthew M. Graves |
U.S. Marshal | Lamont Ruffin (acting) |
www.dcd.uscourts.gov |
Appeals from the District Court are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit.
The current United States Attorney for the District of Columbia is Matthew M. Graves, who was sworn into office on November 5, 2021.[2]