Judge Bios

Judge Lynn Leibovitz was appointed to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia in 2001 by President George W. Bush.

Judge Leibovitz has lived in the District of Columbia since 1982. She was born in New York City. Judge Leibovitz received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Religious Studies and American Civilization from Brown University in 1981 and her law degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 1985.

Judge Lynn Leibovitz was appointed to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia in 2001 by President George W. Bush.

Judge Leibovitz has lived in the District of Columbia since 1982. She was born in New York City. Judge Leibovitz received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Religious Studies and American Civilization from Brown University in 1981 and her law degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 1985.

Following law school, Judge Leibovitz served as a law clerk to Judge Robert I. Richter of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. In 1986, Judge Leibovitz joined the Enforcement Division of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission where she investigated violations of the United States Securities laws. In 1990, Judge Leibovitz joined the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia. While an Assistant United States Attorney, she prosecuted homicides and federal narcotics and racketeering cases, served as the Office’s Training Director, and, in 2000, was appointed Deputy Chief of the Homicide Section, a position she held until her appointment to the bench.

From 1997 – 2006, Judge Leibovitz served as an adjunct professor of Trial Advocacy at the Georgetown University Law Center.

Since her appointment to the bench in 2001, Judge Leibovitz has presided in cases in the Family Court, the Domestic Violence Unit, the Civil Division and the Criminal Division of the Superior Court. Judge Leibovitz serves as a member of the Court’s Judicial Education, CJA Training and Education, Interpreter and Jury Committees. Judge Leibovitz participates regularly as an instructor in continuing legal education and other training programs for the benefit of the Public Defender’s Service, the United States Attorney’s Office the District of Columbia Bar and the Criminal Justice Act Bar. She currently presides in criminal cases in which charges of homicide and sexual abuse have been brought.