Cindi S. Port at a glance
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Cindi S. Port
Judge · King County - Superior Court
Biography
Professional career
- She spent over 25 years as a deputy prosecuting attorney in Spokane County and King County, specializing in homicide, sexual assault, domestic violence, and hate crime cases
- Judge Port has volunteered extensively with organizations supporting homeless women and at‐risk youth, and she serves as a guest instructor and moot court judge at the University of Washington School of Law
Education
- Judge Port grew up in St. Maries, Idaho, earned her bachelor’s degree at Whitworth University, and her J.D. at Gonzaga University School of Law.
Additional information
- Appointed: April 2020 by Governor Jay Inslee
- She later worked in the Civil Division of the King County Prosecutor’s Office, earning the Civil Litigator of the Year Award in 2015.
- handling civil matters in Courtroom E‐835 at the King County Courthouse in Seattle.
- She presides over civil cases and participates in the Interpreter and Security Committees for King County Superior Court.
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
King 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 ↗