Judges
The court consists of a chief judge and eight associate judges. The court is assisted by the service of retired judges who have been recommended and approved as senior judges. Despite being the District's local appellate court, judges are appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the U.S. Senate for 15-year terms.
As of May 2012, the current judges are:
- Eric T. Washington, Chief Judge
- Stephen H. Glickman, Associate Judge
- John R. Fisher, Associate Judge
- Anna Blackburne-Rigsby, Associate Judge
- Phyllis D. Thompson, Associate Judge
- Kathryn A. Oberly, Associate Judge
- Corrine A. Beckwith, Associate Judge
- Catharine F. Easterly, Associate Judge
The retired senior judges are Noël Anketell Kramer, Inez Smith Reid, Vanessa Ruiz, Anice M. Wagner, Theodore R. Newman, William C. Pryor, John W. Kern, III, James A. Belson, Michael W. Farrell, John M. Ferren, Warren R. King, John M. Steadman, John A. Terry, Frank E. Schwelb and Frank Q. Nebeker.
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