Gina A. Tveit at a glance
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Gina A. Tveit
Judge · Stevens County - District Court
Biography
Professional career
- Tveit has held the role of a District Court judge in Stevens County, WA since 2009, appointed by the Board of Stevens County Commissioners
- The presiding judge of the Stevens County District Court in Washington, appointed in 2009 and elected in 2010 and 2014, with a career spanning over 37 years in law and judicial service
Education
- B.A. and J.D. from Gonzaga University (1985, 1989)
Additional information
- Since 2013, she has also presided over the Stevens County Veterans Court and helped establish the county’s Drug Court Program.
- In November 2025, the Washington State Commission on Judicial Conduct issued a formal reprimand to Judge Tveit for nepotism concerns.
- The Commission found that hiring her adult children for court positions between 2020 and 2024 created an impermissible appearance of nepotism under the Code of Judicial Conduct.
- Her son was hired in February 2022 as a bailiff/probation assistant, later moving to legal process clerk and then probation assistant.
- The Commission noted the COVID‐19 crisis and staffing challenges as mitigating factors but cited aggravating factors, including prior 2016 ethics discipline and existing advisory opinions on nepotism.
- She was re‐elected in 2010 and 2014.
- Private practice attorney for over 5 years
- 15 years as a Stevens County Prosecuting Attorney in roles including juvenile, family, and felony drug prosecution
- Special felony drug prosecutor for Stevens and Ferry Counties
- Both lived in the judge’s home during their employment.
- She has also volunteered in community legal education and mock trial programs.
- Tveit is a lifelong Stevens County resident and has been recognized by the U.S. Congress for outstanding support of veterans.
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
Stevens 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 ↗