Cailen L. Cecil at a glance
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Cailen L. Cecil
Commissioner · Lewis County - Superior Court
Biography
Professional career
- Appointed in December 2024 and formally taking the bench in January 2025, Cecil serves as Lewis County Superior Court’s full‐time Constitutional Court Commissioner
- She returned to Washington in 2004 as a private practitioner in Yelm, then became a Lewis County deputy prosecutor in 2008 and Thurston County prosecutor in 2010, specializing in domestic violence cases
- This judicial officer is appointed by the three elected Lewis County Superior Court judges and has authority, delegated by those judges, to decide all matters submitted to the Superior Court for decision without a jury, whether in court or in chambers
Education
- Texas Tech School of Law — J.D. (2002)
Additional information
- Cecil was born and raised in Yelm, Washington, graduating Yelm High School in 1994.
- Her legal career began in Texas representing domestic violence survivors at the Legal Aid Society of Lubbock.
- The newly appointed Constitutional Court Commissioner for Lewis County Superior Court, a judicial officer authorized to decide certain cases without a jury, including protection orders, family law matters, and juvenile non‐offender cases.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Recording and broadcasting
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.
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 judgeWashington GR 16, Courtroom Photography and Recording by the News Media ↗
Statewide
If a Washington judge limits courtroom photography or recording, GR 16 requires particularized findings on the record and treats open access as presumed.
Open access is presumed; limitations on access must be supported by reasons found by the judge to be sufficiently compelling to outweigh that presumptionWashington GR 16, Courtroom Photography and Recording by the News Media ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Washington GR 16, Courtroom Photography and Recording by the News Media
Lewis County - Superior Court
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Sources
Identity source checked July 26, 2026.
Biography sources checked October 11, 2026.
Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster ↗Washington GR 16, Courtroom Photography and Recording by the News Media
Statewide source · PDF · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Washington GR 16, Courtroom Photography and Recording by the News Media ↗