Judge Herbert B. Dixon, Jr. is a senior judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. He was appointed to successive 15-year terms on the court, first by President Ronald Reagan and subsequently by President Bill Clinton. Upon the announcement of Dixon’s retirement and assumption of senior judge status, the Legal Times/National Law Journal referred to him as the “Technology Judge.” Dixon’s “X” handle (formerly Twitter) is @Jhbdixon.
Dixon currently serves on the Advisory Council of the ABA Task Force on Law and Artificial Intelligence and is a contributing author to the ABA’s 2024 book publication, “Artificial Intelligence: Legal Issues, Policy, and Practical Strategies.” He is a former member of the ABA Board of Governors and the ABA House of Delegates. He is the technology columnist for The Judges’ Journal magazine and the immediate past chair of the ABA Journal magazine’s Board of Editors.
Dixon was the chair of the Superior Court’s Electronic Filing Pilot Project, which received national recognition for its success, and oversaw implementation of the court’s technology-enhanced courtroom project. Dixon is a former chair of the National Conference of State Trial Judges. He received his J.D. degree from Georgetown University Law Center and a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Howard University.
