District Of Columbia: Daubert

The District of Columbia adopted Daubert and Federal Rule of Evidence 702 in Motorola Inc. v. Murray (D.C. 2016).

What this means for an expert retained in District Of Columbia

Build the expert's file to the standard above from the day of retention: the method's literature and acceptance record, the licence and certification entries in the issuing registers, and a CV whose testimony list you have read. The working method is set out in Reading an expert's CV for admissibility risk and How attorneys find and vet expert witnesses.

Experts listed in District Of Columbia

The docket holds 1 firms in District Of Columbia: browse District Of Columbia listings. Listings are Unclaimed public listings unless a firm has claimed its profile; see the Vetting Standard for what Listing-Checked and Document-Checked mean.

Summary source: published state admissibility compendia (Expert Institute state-by-state comparison; White & Williams Daubert chart; NCJI evidence-standards compendium), consulted 2026-11-02. Law changes; confirm the current standard in the forum. Not legal advice.