--- title: "Brian J. Todd | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/brian-j-todd-judge-king-county-district-court-south-division-burien-facility-11084-wa" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Brian J. Todd King County District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: King County District Court - State: Washington - Role: Judge - 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=11084&orgid=1057) - [Official roster](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/index.cfm?fa=court_dir.persondetail&indid=11084&orgid=1057) - [Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/index.cfm?fa=court_dir.persondetail&indid=11084&orgid=1057) - [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/brian-j-todd-judge-king-county-district-court-south-division-burien-facility-11084-wa", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/brian-j-todd-judge-king-county-district-court-south-division-burien-facility-11084-wa", "name": "Brian J. 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Todd is an experienced Washington attorney and judge, now serving on the King County District Court’s South Division bench, with a background in administrative law, municipal court trials, and mediation, and is currently seeking re-election in 2026. - Nonpartisan judge of the King County District Court’s South Division in Burien, Washington, appointed in 2021 and serving until 2027 - Practiced law for over 20 years as a litigation trial attorney in municipal, district, and superior courts across Washington - held a position as a professional mediator for the King County Dispute Resolution Center - Official bio: King County Judge Brian Todd page - held the role of an Administrative Law Judge for the Office of Administrative Hearings ### Education - University of Wyoming College of Law — J.D. ### Additional information - Next election: November 3, 2026 (nonpartisan) - Acted as judge pro tempore in 10 municipal courts in King and Pierce Counties - handling all classes of crimes - Assigned to the South Division Presiding Judge’s office in Burien, with other judges in the division including Judges Virginia Amato, Laurel Gibson, Nathaniel Green, Corinna Harn, Andrea S. Jarmon, Rhonda Laumann, Fa’amomoi Masaniai, and Leah Taguba. - He is fluent in Spanish ## 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.