Rufus G. King III

Rufus G. King III (born June 16, 1942) is the former chief judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

Early life and career King was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and grew up in Chevy Chase, Maryland. He graduated from the Landon School in 1960.

After graduating law school, King entered private practice. He was an associate at Karr & Greensfelder from 1971 to 1973 and then spent four years as a solo practitioner. He was reelected chief judge without opposition in 2004 and stepped down in 2008. Stanley Woodward served as a law clerk for him. The Washington Post credited him with improving court operations and improving public access to information, including by creating the court's first website. In 2008, King took senior status and began working in alternative dispute resolution with the McCammon Group.