Herbert B. Dixon Jr.

Who is Herbert B. Dixon Jr.?

Herbert B. Dixon, Jr. is a Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, and has served as Presiding Judge of both the Civil Division and the Multi-Door Dispute Resolution Division. He currently serves in the Criminal Division. He received his J. D. degree from Georgetown University and a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Howard University. Following law school, Judge Dixon served as law clerk to the Honorable H. Carl Moultrie I. After his judicial clerkship, followed by active duty military service, Judge Dixon engaged in the general practice of law until his appointment to the bench in 1985. He received news coverage for presiding over the Elizabeth Morgan case until the Elizabeth Morgan Act removed it from his court. In the Superior Court, Judge Dixon is a member of the Technology Committee, and is Chair of the court’s Electronic Filing pilot project. Additionally, he is Chair of the Civil Rules Advisory Committee, and has served as Chair of the Advisory Committee on Landlord and Tenant Rules. In 1998, Judge Dixon was appointed Chair of an Ad Hoc Committee to make recommendations to the Chief Judge concerning the Final Report of the D.C. Bar Landlord Tenant Task Force. In 1990-91, he was among the team of judges assigned to implement the Civil Delay Reduction Program. Other past and present committee memberships include the Judicial Education Training Committee, the Mental Health Committee, the Bench Book Committee, the Task Force on Maintaining the Court Record, and the Superior Court Rules Committee. Judge Dixon is a member of the Board of Directors of the American Bar Association of the District of Columbia and an active participant in other local and national bench-bar organizations. Member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.