Power flows from
The People of District of Columbia
Legislative
Makes the laws
13Members
Legislature
Unicameral · 13 seats
Executive
Enforces the laws
1Official
Governor
Muriel Bowser
1 of 1 entries reflect the last-known officeholder. Current-term data pending a scheduled refresh.
Judicial
Interprets the laws
9Justices
District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 9 seats
Chief Justice
Anna Blackburne-Rigsby
Associate justice roster (8 additional seats) coming in a later data pass.
Legislative roster from the OpenStates people project (CC0, refreshed periodically). Population aggregated from US Census ACS per-district data. Executive + judicial rosters are curated snapshots — verify against the state's official site before citing as current. Last refreshed 2026-04-15.