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# Cecily C. Hazelrigg

Court of Appeals - Division I · Presiding Chief Judge

## Profile

- Court: Court of Appeals - Division I
- State: Washington
- Role: Presiding Chief 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=7737&orgid=121)
- [Official roster](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/index.cfm?fa=court_dir.persondetail&indid=7737&orgid=121)
- [Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/index.cfm?fa=court_dir.persondetail&indid=7737&orgid=121)
- [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

- Cecily C. Hazelrigg is the Presiding Chief Judge of Division I of the Washington State Court of Appeals, elected in 2018 and re‐elected in 2024, with a career rooted in public defense, immigration law, and community service
- Presiding Chief Judge for Division I of the Washington Court of Appeals, covering Skagit, Whatcom, Island, and San Juan counties
- She also held the role of a deputy attorney in the Skagit County Public Defender’s Office

### Education

- ATA in Paralegal Studies from Skagit Valley College
- BA in American Cultural Studies from Western Washington University
- Gonzaga University School of Law, with a semester at the Universidad de Guanajuato in Mexico — J.D.

### Additional information

- Her current term runs through January 12, 2031.
- She assumed office on January 14, 2019 after winning a contested 2018 election.
- Before joining the court, Hazelrigg had over a decade of legal experience in public defense in Skagit County and immigration law in Whatcom County.
- Bilingual attorney
- focusing on historically underserved communities and access to justice issues.
- A first‐generation Chicana attorney, Hazelrigg has emphasized mentoring younger lawyers and advocating for underserved communities.
- She has taught at Western Washington University and at the Universidad Latina de América in Michoacán, Mexico.
- Public engagement and education — serving on the Board for Judicial Administration’s Public Engagement and Education Committee and the statewide Racial Justice Consortium.
- Judicial mentorship — leading orientation for new judges in Division I and serving on the Court System Education Task Force.
- Hazelrigg was born and raised in Northwest Washington after her family’s relocation from Texas due to her father’s U.S. Navy service.
- She has also been active in local governance, community events, and “know your rights” presentations.



## 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.