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# Deanna K. Crull

Spokane County - Municipal Courts - Airway Heights · Commissioner

## Profile

- Court: Spokane County - Municipal Courts - Airway Heights
- State: Washington
- Role: Commissioner
- 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=6732&orgid=667)
- [Official roster](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/index.cfm?fa=court_dir.persondetail&indid=6732&orgid=667)
- [Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/index.cfm?fa=court_dir.persondetail&indid=6732&orgid=667)
- [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

- Supreme Court Justice, Coeur d’Alene Tribe (since 2025)
- Court Commissioner, Airway Heights Municipal Court (since 2020)
- Pro Tem Judge, Spokane County District Court (since 2019)
- Deanna Kathleen Crull is a non‐partisan candidate for Spokane County District Court Judge 2 in the November 3, 2026 general election, with over 25 years of judicial and legal experience in Washington state and tribal courts
- In summary: Deanna K. Crull is a seasoned judge and attorney with extensive experience in state, county, and tribal courts, now seeking re‐election or appointment as Spokane County District Court Judge 2 in 2026
- Running as a non‐partisan challenger in the Spokane County District Court Judge 2 race
- Crull has more than 25 years of legal experience as a prosecutor, defense attorney, juvenile legal counsel, and in civil and appellate work
- Former Attorney for Adams County Courts and Spokane Superior Court Pro Tem Judge

### Education

- Graduate of the Judicial College of Washington (2022) and Trial Lawyers College (2009)
- Gonzaga University School of Law — J.D. (2001)
- Gonzaga University — B.A. (1997)

### Additional information

- Civil Judge, Kalispel Tribe of Indians (since 2021)
- She has raised over $15,600 and spent about $18,200 in the 2026 campaign cycle.
- She is a martial arts practitioner (black belts in Shito Ryu and Goshindo) and has been active in community service, including founding the “Ladies in the Law” group in 2019.
- Crull was adopted in the 1970s in Los Angeles and grew up in Bothell, WA, with a family that included adoptions from her parents and from Korea.
- Her campaign site lists priorities such as court accountability, community safety, therapeutic alternatives for eligible participants, professionalism, transparency, and equal access to justice.
- She also serves as 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.