District of Columbia U.S. District and Bankruptcy Courts

United States District Court for the District of Columbia

The United States District Court for the District of Columbia is located in the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse at Third Street and Constitution Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C, one block west of the United States Capitol. The Courthouse faces Constitution Avenue where Constitution and Pennsylvania Avenues merge. The East Wing of the National Gallery of Art is across the street.

This is one of the largest and busiest United States District Courts in the country, largely because of the expanded nature of the Court's jurisdiction having to do with the presence of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia. The Court maintains an excellent website detailing local practices and procedures, the Court's calendar, and, a very interesting section of the history of the court with links to historical photographs of the area surrounding the Courthouse. There is a cafeteria in the basement.

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 block south of the Judiciary Square Metro Station on the Red Line, and three 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.

United States District Court
For the District of Columbia
333 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001

CLERK PHONE: 202-354-3000 (General Info)
WEB ADDRESS:http://www.dcd.uscourts.gov/