Judy D. Banks serves as acting director of the DC Office of Personnel. Banks serves as the primary advisor to the mayor on human resources issues and programs. She oversees a staff of 130 human resources professionals and manages human resources programs that affect all of the District government's employees.

Banks has served the District government in a variety of management positions for more than 27 years. Formerly, Banks was the director of the Office of Pay and Retirement Services, an office of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer's (OCFO) Office of Financial Operations and Systems, where she served as the primary advisor to the mayor and chief financial officer on pension, payroll and related human resources programs. Prior to serving in the OCFO, Banks was the interim director of Personnel, director of the Central Employment Information Center, associate director of Personnel for Field Operations, and associate director of Personnel for Administration and Finance. Banks' accomplishments include her partnership with George Washington University and the Brookings Institute to design a citywide, high-level human resources development program as well as the Certified Public Managers Program, a certification program in public management for mid-level managers.

Banks is a past president of the Government Finance Officer's Association (GFOA) of the Washington Metropolitan Area and was chairman of the national GFOA's Black Caucus. Banks earned a bachelor's degree in history from Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia.