--- title: "Candie M. Dibble | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/candie-m-dibble-judge-spokane-county-superior-court-11632-wa" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-26" --- # Candie M. Dibble Spokane County - Superior Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Spokane County - Superior 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=11632&orgid=659) - [Official roster](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/index.cfm?fa=court_dir.persondetail&indid=11632&orgid=659) - [Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/index.cfm?fa=court_dir.persondetail&indid=11632&orgid=659) - [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/candie-m-dibble-judge-spokane-county-superior-court-11632-wa", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/candie-m-dibble-judge-spokane-county-superior-court-11632-wa", "name": "Candie M. 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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. ## 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.