--- title: "Camille Schaefer | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/camille-schaefer-commissioner-king-county-maleng-regional-justice-center-mrjc-11664-wa" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Camille Schaefer King County - Superior Court · Commissioner ## Profile - Court: King 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=11664&orgid=194) - [Official roster](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/index.cfm?fa=court_dir.persondetail&indid=11664&orgid=194) - [Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/index.cfm?fa=court_dir.persondetail&indid=11664&orgid=194) - [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/camille-schaefer-commissioner-king-county-maleng-regional-justice-center-mrjc-11664-wa", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/camille-schaefer-commissioner-king-county-maleng-regional-justice-center-mrjc-11664-wa", "name": "Camille Schaefer | KnowJudges", "description": "Camille Schaefer, King County - Superior Court. 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Schaefer is a Washington State court commissioner with nearly a decade of judicial experience, currently serving on the King County Superior Court and having run for Pierce County Superior Court Position 10 in 2024 - Judge Pro Tem, Unified Family Court (Oct 2021–Jan 2024) — Handled trials, hearings, and pretrial motions in a special term-limited assignment. - Administrative Law Judge, Washington State Office of Administrative Hearings (2017–2018) — Heard public assistance, child support, CPS, juvenile rehabilitation, and special education due process cases ### Education - Seattle University School of Law — J.D. (2005) - Organizational Management, Northwest University (Cum Laude) — B.A. (2002) ### Additional information - Commissioner, King County Superior Court (June 2018–present) — Presides over contested hearings, including civil protection orders, family law cases, contempt motions, and weapons surrender compliance hearings. - Earlier roles included Dependency CASA Attorney, Family Treatment Court, and Magistrate Judge Pro Tem in Seattle Municipal Court. - Additional training: Computer forensics for judges, interest-based mediation, collaborative law, and judicial institute fellowships. - In summary: Judge Camille J. Schaefer is a seasoned Washington state court commissioner with a background in family law, administrative law, and judicial leadership, and she recently sought a new judicial position in Pierce County. - Member of the King County Bar Association, Washington State Bar Association, International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, and Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. - Volunteer work includes the King County Bar Association’s Neighborhood Legal Clinic and Self Help Plus Program. ## 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.