**Senior Judge Beryl A. Howell** was appointed to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia by President Barack Obama on December 27, 2010. She served as Chief Judge from March 2016 to March 17, 2023. Before her appointment, Judge Howell served as Executive Managing Director and General Counsel at a cybersecurity firm from 2003 to 2009. She previously served as Staff and General Counsel for the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary from 1993 to 2003. She served as a Commissioner on the U.S. Sentencing Commission from 2004 to January 2013. Earlier in her career, she served as Deputy Chief of the Narcotics Section and as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of New York from 1987 to 1993. **Education** - Columbia University School of Law, J.D., 1983 (Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar) - Bryn Mawr College, B.A. with honors in Philosophy, 1978 **Career** - Senior Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia - Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (2016–2023) - U.S. District Judge (2010–present) - Commissioner, U.S. Sentencing Commission (2004–2013) - Executive Managing Director and General Counsel, cybersecurity firm (2003–2009) - Staff and General Counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary (1993–2003) - Deputy Chief of Narcotics Section and Assistant U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of New York (1987–1993) - Litigation associate, Schulte, Roth & Zabel - Law clerk to Judge Dickinson R. Debevoise, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
**Courthouse:** E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse, 333 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001 **Phone:** (202) 354-3450 **Chambers Staff** - Courtroom Deputy: (202) 354-3364
Judge Beryl A. Howell's rules set procedures for sealed or redacted filings. Process: file unredacted to clerk. Sealed and emergency filings may be submitted via email to the Court.
A fee is required for covered filings. Cash payments not accepted; credit cards and personal checks accepted. Restitution payments may be made online.
Electronic filing is permitted for the covered filings. Requests for certificates of good standing should be submitted electronically.
The rule states that filing is treated as not specified. All civil and criminal jury trials and grand jury sessions scheduled before June 11, 2020 are postponed.
All civil and criminal jury trials and grand jury sessions scheduled before June 11, 2020 are postponed.
The time period from March 17, 2020 through May 11, 2020 is excluded in criminal cases under the Speedy Trial Act.
Electronic filing via CM/ECF is available for all filings.
Pro se litigants may file by email to dedml_intake@ded.uscourts.gov or by depositing papers in courthouse drop boxes.
Sealed and emergency filings may be submitted via email for prompt docketing.
Sealed and emergency filings may be submitted via email to the Court.
Cash payments not accepted; credit cards and personal checks accepted. Restitution payments may be made online.
Requests for certificates of good standing should be submitted electronically.
Petitions for admission are accepted via PACER.
Applicants previously scheduled for April 6, 2020 ceremony should submit written oath form to attorney_admissions@dcd.ucourts.gov.