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# Cindy Smith

Tribal Courts - Hoh Tribal Court (NICS) · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Tribal Courts - Hoh Tribal Court (NICS)
- 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=1043&orgid=137)
- [Official roster](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/index.cfm?fa=court_dir.persondetail&indid=1043&orgid=137)
- [Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/index.cfm?fa=court_dir.persondetail&indid=1043&orgid=137)
- [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

- Associate Judge, Morongo Tribal Court (California) – Appointed in 2018; previously served on the Suquamish and Hoh Tribal Courts

### Education


### Additional information

- Judge Smith has extensive experience in tribal judicial service, having served on multiple Native American tribal courts in the Pacific Northwest and California.
- Recognized for her work in areas such as child protection, guardianships, ordinance violations, and other matters under tribal law.
- Chief Judge, Suquamish Tribal Court – Based in Suquamish, Washington, she presides over cases under tribal law and governance.
- Court address: 18490 Suquamish Way, Ste 105, Suquamish, WA 98392.
- Phone: 360‐394‐8524.
- Vice President of the Northwest Tribal Court Judges Association (NWTCJA), serving on its Governing Board.
- The NWTCJA supports tribal judges in the Pacific Northwest through governance, ethics, and professional development.
- Cindy K. Smith is an Associate Judge in Washington’s Tribal Court system, serving as Chief Judge of the Suquamish Tribal Court and as Vice President of the Northwest Tribal Court Judges Association.



## 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.