--- title: "Gina M Buskirk | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gina-m-buskirk-judge-kitsap-county-district-court-11627-wa" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-26" --- # Gina M Buskirk 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=11627&orgid=450) - [Official roster](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/index.cfm?fa=court_dir.persondetail&indid=11627&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=11627&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/gina-m-buskirk-judge-kitsap-county-district-court-11627-wa", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gina-m-buskirk-judge-kitsap-county-district-court-11627-wa", "name": "Gina M Buskirk | KnowJudges", "description": "Gina M Buskirk, Kitsap County - District Court. 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Buskirk is the newest District Court Judge for Kitsap County, Washington, appointed to succeed retiring Judge Jeffrey Jahns, with over 20 years of legal experience in prosecution, defense, and judicial service ### Education - cum laude — Seattle University School of Law — J.D. - University of Washington — B.A. ### Additional information - Also a nonpartisan candidate for re-election in the November 3, 2026 general election for this judicial seat. - Leadership: President of the Kitsap County Bar Association. - Training: Over 15 years training law enforcement on DUI, search and seizure, and drug investigations. - Judicial Service: held the role of Judge Pro Tem in multiple jurisdictions, including Kitsap, Pierce, and Mason counties. - She emphasizes fairness, integrity, and accessibility in her judicial work. - Kitsap County Business Journal “40 Under 40” award - YWCA Woman of Achievement for professional work and civic leadership ## 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.