**District Judge Randolph D. Moss** was appointed to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia by President Barack Obama on November 14, 2014. Before his appointment, Judge Moss was a partner and department chair at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP. He previously served at the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel, including as Deputy Assistant Attorney General (1996–1998), Acting Assistant Attorney General (1998–2000), and Assistant Attorney General (2000–2001). He has served on the Criminal Law Committee of the Judicial Conference, including as Chair from 2020 to 2023. **Education** - Yale Law School, J.D., 1986 - Hamilton College, A.B., summa cum laude, 1983 **Career** - District Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (2014–present) - Chair, Criminal Law Committee, Judicial Conference (2020–2023) - Partner and Department Chair, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP (2001–2014) - Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel, DOJ (2000–2001) - Acting Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel, DOJ (1998–2000) - Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel, DOJ (1996–1998) - Associate, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering (1989–1996) - Law clerk to Justice John Paul Stevens, U.S. Supreme Court - Law clerk to Judge Pierre N. Leval, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
**Courthouse:** E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse, 333 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001 **Phone:** (202) 354-3020 **Chambers Staff** - Courtroom Deputy: (202) 354-3036
Judge Randolph D. Moss' formatting rule includes file format PDF. All documents must be filed electronically unless Court grants leave for good cause.
The rule requires case number, phone number, email address, and current mailing address. Parties must keep contact information current on docket and file notice of changes; failure may result in dismissal.
The rule requires certificate of service. Plaintiffs must serve complaint per FRCP 4, file proof of service per LCR 5.3, and distribute Standing Order; IFP plaintiffs have court-assisted service.
Parties may contact Judge Randolph D. Moss' chambers by phone only as allowed by the rule. Parties generally prohibited from contacting chambers by phone; emergencies require joint counsel call; no legal advice provided.
Parties must keep contact information current on docket and file notice of changes; failure may result in dismissal.
Plaintiffs must serve complaint per FRCP 4, file proof of service per LCR 5.3, and distribute Standing Order; IFP plaintiffs have court-assisted service.
Corporations must file disclosure certificate listing parent/subsidiary/affiliate with public securities or 10%+ ownership at first pleading and update changes.
Parties generally prohibited from contacting chambers by phone; emergencies require joint counsel call; no legal advice provided.
All documents must be filed electronically unless Court grants leave for good cause.
All filings must be text-searchable PDF files converted from word-processing format; scanned exhibits should use OCR when possible.
Pro se parties file in paper form; represented parties file electronically and serve pro se parties in paper.