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# Byron Moore

Okanogan County - District Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Okanogan 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=11687&orgid=524)
- [Official roster](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/index.cfm?fa=court_dir.persondetail&indid=11687&orgid=524)
- [Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/index.cfm?fa=court_dir.persondetail&indid=11687&orgid=524)
- [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)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge Byron J. Moore is the newly appointed District Court Judge for Okanogan County, Washington, serving since 2025, with over 15 years of legal experience as a prosecutor, defense attorney, and judge pro tem
- Prosecutor – held the role of Okanogan County’s deputy prosecuting attorney (2022–2023)

### Education


### Additional information

- Appointed by the Okanogan County Commissioners in 2025 to replace Chancey Crowell, who resigned after nearly four years on the bench.
- handling up to 700 cases and filing hundreds of time-barred cases to ensure justice for victims.
- Defense Attorney – Through Moore Law in Wenatchee, handled criminal defense, real estate, family, business, and estate law.
- Based at the Okanogan County District Court in Okanogan, WA.
- Moore describes his approach as “one of restraint”, applying statutes and legal principles as written without legislating from the bench.
- Constitutional originalist, emphasizing fairness, impartiality, and predictability in decisions.
- Education – Law degree plus a doctorate in human services with a focus on family studies and intervention strategies.
- Judge Pro Tem – Served in Ferry County District Court for two years, presiding over felony preliminary hearings, protection orders, traffic trials, and misdemeanor/gross misdemeanor sentencing.



## 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.