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# Cecily Hazelrigg-Hernandez

Court of Appeals of Washington · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Court of Appeals of Washington
- State: Washington
- Role: Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-06-30

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Cecily C. Hazelrigg-Hernandez is the Presiding Chief Judge of Washington’s Court of Appeals, Division I, 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
- Judge, Court of Appeals of Washington, ?-present
- Associate of Technical Arts in Paralegal Studies – Skagit Valley College
- First‐generation Chicana attorney and has focused on serving historically underserved communities, mentoring young lawyers, and advocating for access to justice

### Education

- in American Cultural Studies – Western Washington University — B.A.
- JD – Gonzaga University School of Law; studied at Universidad de Guanajuato, Mexico

### Additional information

- Her current term runs until January 12, 2031.
- She assumed office on January 14, 2019 after winning a contested 2018 election.
- She also chairs the Court of Appeals’ Public Engagement and Education Committee and participates in statewide racial justice initiatives.
- She has taught at Western Washington University and the Universidad Latina de América in Mexico.

## 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.courtlistener.com/person/16223/cecily-hazelrigg-hernandez/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/16223/cecily-hazelrigg-hernandez/)
- [Court of Appeals of Washington current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/16223/cecily-hazelrigg-hernandez/)
- [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)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/16223/cecily-hazelrigg-hernandez/)

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## 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.