{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-11-902","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 11-902","heading":"Organization of the court.","body":"(a)\nThe Superior Court shall consist of the following:\n(1)\nThe Civil Division.\n(2)\nThe Criminal Division.\n(3)\nThe Family Court.\n(4)\nThe Probate Division.\n(5)\nThe Tax Division.\n\n(b)\nThe divisions of the Superior Court may be divided into such branches as the Superior Court may by rule prescribe.\n\n(c)\nThe chief judge of the Superior Court shall designate one of the judges assigned to the Family Court of the Superior Court to serve as the presiding judge of the Family Court of the Superior Court.\n\n(d)\nThe Family Court shall have original jurisdiction over the actions, applications, determinations, adjudications, and proceedings described in § 11-1101. Actions, applications, determinations, adjudications, and proceedings being assigned to cross-jurisdictional units established by the Superior Court, including the Domestic Violence Unit, on the date of enactment of this section [January 8, 2002], may continue to be so assigned after the date of enactment of this section [Jan. 8, 2002].","path":["Title 11. Organization and Jurisdiction of the Courts. [Enacted title]","Chapter 9. Superior Court of the District of Columbia.","Subchapter I. Continuation and Organization."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/11-902","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"1af60f865bbb8ba1b72c7b862f4bdec8e8aa54a3471c77a17d107748bb863cf4","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-11-901","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-11-903"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}