Kelly Higashi (born February 1, 1962) is an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

In February 2018, Higashi was nominated by President Donald Trump to a 15-year term as an associate judge on the Superior Court.

[3] After law school, she clerked for Frederick Weisberg of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia from 1992 to 1994.

Prior to becoming a judge, Higashi served as an Assistant United States Attorney from 1994 to 2000.

Higashi received the Assistant United States Attorneys Association Harold Sullivan Award in 2016 as well as several United States Attorney's Awards for Special Achievement, the United States Attorney's Justice for Victims of Crime Award, and the United States Attorney's Award for Excellence in Management.