Richard S. Tischner, Director

Welcoming Our New Director

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The Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia welcomes Richard S. Tischner as our third presidentially-appointed Director.

Mr. Tischner has been a public servant for more than 33 years. He has served as an attorney for the Federal Government of the United States at the Merit Systems Protection Board as well as the Federal Trade Commission. He has spent the last 30 years as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Department of Justice, most recently serving as the Chief of the Superior Court Division at the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia.

Nominated by President Donald J. Trump in July 2018, Mr. Tischner appeared before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs in November 2018. His nomination was confirmed by the Senate in January 2019. On February 11, 2019, Mr. Tischner was sworn into his six-year term in office by United States Attorney for the District of Columbia Jessie K. Liu.

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