Judges presided over 84 defendants' cases at the DC Superior Courthouse between April 9 and April 17. Read more »

A DC Superior Court judge denied April 17 revoking probation for a defendant charged with sexual abuse of a child.  Jesus Downing, 46, is charged with misdemeanor sexual abuse of a child or a minor for his alleged sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl in July of 2015. Read more »

A murder defendant, who is also a party in a lawsuit against the DC Department of Corrections (DC DOC), was denied release on April 13 in response to an emergency motion filed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

A DC Department of Corrections inmate received a reduced sentence April 10, which resulted in his release from confinement. Read more »

During a felony status conference on Feb. Read more »

  During the first day of a jury trial., a prosecutor asked the jury to “hold this man responsible for taking a human life.” Herman Lee Cook, 46, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting Donald Stephan Johnson Jr., 45, on Aug. Read more »

After a 2019 trial ended in a guilty verdict a DC Superior Court judge set a new date citing missing evidence. Read more »

On Jan 31, during a felony arraignment, a DC Superior Court judge inquired about the condition of a murder defendant. Read more »

During the trial readiness hearing on Jan. Read more »

A judge  ruled Jan. Read more »

During his first appearance in DC Court for the murder of a 28-year-old woman in Northeast, DC, a judge upheld a defendant's murder charge. Read more »

A motion hearing scheduled for Nov. Read more »

During a felony status hearing Oct. Read more »

During a preliminary hearing Oct. Read more »

During a felony status hearing a DC Superior Court Judge released a murder defendant after the prosecution failed to secure an indictment. Read more »