--- title: "Barbara McInvaille | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/barbara-mcinvaille-commissioner-pierce-county-superior-court-1163-wa" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-26" --- # Barbara McInvaille Pierce County - Superior Court · Commissioner ## Profile - Court: Pierce County - Superior Court - State: Washington - Role: Commissioner - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### photography recording Scope: statewide Washington GR 16 allows video recording, audio recording, and still photography by the news media in courtrooms only after the judge has expressly granted permission. Evidence excerpt: Video and audio recording and still photography by the news media are allowed in the courtroom during and between sessions, provided (1) that permission shall have first been expressly granted by the judge [Washington GR 16, Courtroom Photography and Recording by the News Media](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_rules/pdf/GR/GA_GR_16_00_00.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### limitations on recording Scope: statewide If a Washington judge limits courtroom photography or recording, GR 16 requires particularized findings on the record and treats open access as presumed. Evidence excerpt: Open access is presumed; limitations on access must be supported by reasons found by the judge to be sufficiently compelling to outweigh that presumption [Washington GR 16, Courtroom Photography and Recording by the News Media](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_rules/pdf/GR/GA_GR_16_00_00.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/index.cfm?fa=court_dir.persondetail&indid=1163&orgid=558) - [Official roster](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/index.cfm?fa=court_dir.persondetail&indid=1163&orgid=558) - [Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/index.cfm?fa=court_dir.persondetail&indid=1163&orgid=558) - [Washington GR 16, Courtroom Photography and Recording by the News Media](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_rules/pdf/GR/GA_GR_16_00_00.pdf) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/barbara-mcinvaille-commissioner-pierce-county-superior-court-1163-wa", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/barbara-mcinvaille-commissioner-pierce-county-superior-court-1163-wa", "name": "Barbara McInvaille | KnowJudges", "description": "Barbara McInvaille, Pierce County - Superior Court. 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J. Dean Morgan and Hon. Elaine Houghton at the Court of Appeals - A native of Colorado, McInvaille has been active in both legal and community service roles, combining her judicial work with advocacy in youth justice and mental health ### Education - Seattle University School of Law — J.D. (2001) - Bachelor of Music in vocal performance (opera) from Colorado State University (1983) ### Additional information - She has been assigned to the Juvenile Court at Remann Hall, where she has overseen the At-Risk Youth and Truancy dockets since 2019. - She also held the role of presiding commissioner starting in 2021. - Practice: Over 13 years as a private practice family law attorney at trial and appellate levels before joining the bench. - One of ten full-time commissioners in the Pierce County Superior Court, presiding over matters in various divisions such as civil, juvenile, civil mental health, adoptions, and criminal cases. - Professional Roles: Member of the Honorable Robert J. Bryan American Inn of Court (Chapter XXV) and liaison to the National Chapter; statewide co-chair of the BECCA Taskforce; member of the Kids’ Mental Health Pierce County Steering Committee. ## Published courtroom rules ### Shared court rules - [Washington GR 16, Courtroom Photography and Recording by the News Media](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-7133c6bd26c80972b86e0d31) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_rules/pdf/GR/GA_GR_16_00_00.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.