Erik P. Christian at a glance
- Current role
- Associate Judge
- Court
- Superior Court of the District of Columbia
- Jurisdiction
- District of Columbia · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Erik P. Christian
Associate Judge · Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- During his tenure in the U.S. Department of Justice, Judge Christian served as Chairman of the D.C. Court of Appeals’ Committee on the Unauthorized Practice of Law.
- While in the Mayor’s office, Judge Christian reinstituted the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) and worked closely with the Council for Court Excellence (CCE).
- Upon law school graduation, Judge Christian worked as a civil attorney with the law firm Webster & Fredrickson and then served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Annice Wagner in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
- In addition to these assignments, Judge Christian has served as a member on several court committees, including the Superior Court Rules Committee, the Probate and Fiduciary Rules Advisory and Education committees, the Probate and Fiduciary Panel Implementation Committee, the Tax Rules Advisory Committee, the Criminal Rules Advisory Committee, the Criminal Justice Act Panel Implementation Committee, the Superior Court Jury Management Committee, the Court Security Committee, the Buildings and Grounds Committee, the Art Trust Fund Committee, and the Court Interpreters Committee.
- Following his service in the United States Attorney’s Office, Judge Christian was appointed in 1999, by D.C. Mayor Anthony A. Williams to serve as Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice, where he oversaw the Metropolitan Police Department, the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, the Department of Corrections, the Medical Examiner’s Office, the Emergency Management Agency, and the Office of Justice Grants Management.
- Since 2009, Judge Christian also has served as an Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy at the Washington College of Law at American University and at the Howard University School of Law where he instructs on both Civil and Criminal Trial Advocacy.
- In 1989, he joined the U.S. Department of Justice where he was appointed as Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia and then First Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Virgin Islands in 1995, where he prosecuted several complex homicide trials, as well as served in supervisory and managerial roles over prosecutors and support staff.
- Judge Christian was later appointed as Legal Counsel to the Mayor where he served until his appointment to the Superior Court bench in 2001.
Judicial service
- Judge, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2001-present
- As judicial officer, Judge Christian was appointed by the Chief Judge in January 2013, as a member to the Court’s Judicial Leadership Team and as Deputy Presiding Judge of the Probate and Tax Divisions.
- From January 2015 through December, 2016, he served as the Presiding Judge of the Probate and Tax Divisions.
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center · J.D., 1986
- Howard University · B.A., 1982
Courtroom rules and guidance
Recording And Rebroadcasting
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Sources
District of Columbia Courts official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · checked July 29, 2026
https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/christian-erik-pCourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 3, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6766/erik-christian/Hearing Information
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 27, 2026
https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/hearing-information