District of Columbia Appellate Courts

The District of Columbia Court of Appeals is the highest appellate court for the District, and was created by Act of Congress in 1970. There is no intermediate court of appeals, and appeals are generally as of right to the Court. The Court is located on the 6th Floor of the H. Carl Moultrie I Courthouse, which also houses the D.C. Superior Court. . There is a cafeteria on the "C" Street level of the Courthouse, and numerous coffee shops, delis and restaurants are located in the surrounding area.

Because parking around the immediate Courthouse area is exceedingly limited, taxicab and Metro are the best ways in which to travel there. The courthouse complex is one half block southwest of the Judiciary Square Metro Station on the Red Line, and two blocks east of the Archives/Navy Memorial Metro Station on the Green and Yellow Lines. There are a very few metered spots on the streets surrounding the Courthouse. Getting one of these largely depends upon luck. Several of the larger commercial buildings have public parking garages, although those drivers without monthly parking permits are usually unable to enter past 9am because the garages fill up with commuters. Sometimes, parking can be found on the Mall behind the National Gallery of Art and the East Wing. The Courthouse is one block north of the Mall, across the plaza between the Canadian Embassy and United States Courthouse.

The DC Bar's website has a great deal of information about the Court of Appeals, the Courthouse and related matters.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals
500 Indiana Avenue, N.W.
6th floor, Room 6000
Washington, D.C. 20001

PHONE: 202-879-2700
WEB: http://www.dcca.state.dc.us/