--- title: "Claire A. Bradley | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/claire-a-bradley-judge-kitsap-county-district-court-618-wa" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-26" --- # Claire A. Bradley Kitsap County - District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Kitsap County - District Court - 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=618&orgid=450) - [Official roster](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/index.cfm?fa=court_dir.persondetail&indid=618&orgid=450) - [Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/index.cfm?fa=court_dir.persondetail&indid=618&orgid=450) - [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) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/claire-a-bradley-judge-kitsap-county-district-court-618-wa", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/claire-a-bradley-judge-kitsap-county-district-court-618-wa", "name": "Claire A. 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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. ## 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.