Claire A. Bradley at a glance
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Claire A. Bradley
Judge · Kitsap County - District Court
Biography
Professional career
- She also held the role of Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney and was a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney prosecuting violent offenders in federal court
Education
- Seattle University School of Law — J.D. (1997)
- in English and Comparative Literary Studies — Occidental College, Los Angeles — B.A. (1993)
Additional information
- She currently serves a term through December 31, 2026.
- Elected to the Kitsap County District Court on November 4, 2014, filling a vacancy created by the retirement of Hon. James Riehl.
- 2002 Law Enforcement Memorial Award (Bremerton Police Department) She has also been named a “Rising Star” by Washington Law and Politics several times.
- Before becoming a judge, Bradley had a 17-year career as a Kitsap County Deputy Prosecutor.
- Kitsap County Domestic Violence Task Force, was Past President of South Kitsap Rotary, and is President of the United Way of Kitsap County.
- In her early tenure, she created the Behavioral Health Court, the first mental health court in Kitsap County, to provide therapeutic responses for offenders with mental health issues.
- She specialized in special assault cases, including felony domestic violence, sexual assault, crimes against children, and homicide.
- She has also volunteered with the Kitsap County Veterans Assistance Program.
- Raised in New Canaan, Connecticut, she lives in Port Orchard, WA, with her husband of 18 years and two sons.
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
Kitsap County - District 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 ↗