Hon. Tyrona T. De Witt was appointed as a Magistrate Judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia (Superior Court) by Chief Judge Robert E. Morin. Judge De Witt has served as the Presiding Judge over the Family Treatment Court Program (FTC) and the Juvenile Behavioral Diversion Program (JBDP). She has served on several Court Committees, the Child Support Guideline Commission, overseen mock trials as part of the Melvin R. Wright Youth Law Fair, and has been a presenter at the University of the District of Columbia, David A. Clarke School of Law Black Law Student Association’s Black History Month Program, the Lexis/Nexis Woman’s History Month Program, and the Greater Washington Area Chapter of the National Bar Association.

Before joining the Superior Cout, Judge De Witt worked for the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia. She served twelve years as an Assistant Attorney General in the Family Services Division. During her time in this Division, she handled abuse and neglect, termination of parental rights, guardianship, adoption, and mental health cases. Judge De Witt as been certified as a Child Welfare Law Specialist since 2009.

Judge De Witt received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Rutgers University and her Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, from the University of the District of Columbia, David A. Clarke School of Law (UDC-DCSL). While at UDC-DCSL, Judge De Witt was the Managing Editor of the District of Columbia Law Review and was a recipient of the Earl H. Davis Advocacy Award. Following law school, Judge De Witt clerked for the Honorable Judith Bartnoff on the Superior Court.