Dan Raas at a glance
- Current role
- Chief Justice
- Court
- Tribal Courts - Tulalip Tribal Court of Appeals
- Jurisdiction
- Washington · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Dan Raas
Chief Justice · Tribal Courts - Tulalip Tribal Court of Appeals
Biography
Professional career
- Retired Lummi Nation attorney and the Chief Justice of the Tulalip Tribal Court of Appeals, serving as the highest judicial officer in the Tulalip Tribes’ court system
- Listed as Chief Justice of the Tulalip Tribal Court of Appeals, with the court located at 21 Coleville Street, Nespelem, WA 99155
Education
- J.D. from New York University School of Law (1972) after a B.A. in Chemistry from Reed College.
Additional information
- The Tulalip Tribal Court of Appeals is part of the tribal court system in Washington State
- handling matters within the jurisdiction of the Tulalip Tribes.
- Retired Lummi Nation reservation attorney with a legal career rooted in public service and pro bono work.
- His legal work has included significant contributions to tribal rights, particularly in environmental and treaty-based fishing rights cases.
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
Tribal Courts - Tulalip Tribal Court of Appeals
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 ↗