Candie M. Dibble at a glance
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Candie M. Dibble
Judge · Spokane County - Superior Court
Biography
Professional career
- Spokane County Superior Court judge appointed July 10, 2025, by Washington Governor Bob Ferguson, with a career spanning nearly 25 years in public service, civil rights defense, and as a military spouse advocate
- Judge Dibble serves in Department 3 of the Spokane County Superior Court
Education
- Indiana University School of Law — J.D.
Additional information
- Appointed in July 2025 to fill the vacancy left by Judge Raymond F. Clary, Dibble is a career public servant with extensive experience in the Washington Attorney General’s Office, where she held the role of Senior Counsel for the Corrections Civil Rights Division from 2010.
- Was Assistant Solicitor in South Carolina
- focusing on DUI cases involving death or serious injury
- handling unlawful detainer, broker, and family law cases.
- Court Reporter: Joe Wittstock
- Oversaw settlements on incarcerated individuals’ healthcare, gender identity data, and custody of transgender individuals
- A military spouse for over 25 years with Colonel Matthew “Bryce” Dibble, Judge Dibble has been a Command Key Spouse Mentor and advocates for military families, including promoting employment access and licensing opportunities.
- She has faced and overcome the challenges of frequent relocations and employer bias against military spouses.
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
Spokane 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 ↗