Jacqueline Shea-Brown at a glance
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Jacqueline Shea-Brown
Judge · Benton County - Superior Court
Biography
Professional career
- Jacqueline J. Shea-Brown is a judge on the Benton-Franklin County Superior Court in Washington, appointed in 2015 by Governor Jay Inslee to fill a newly created seat
- Listed among the judicial officers of the court and is also noted as a past assistant presiding judge
- Previous roles: Attorney in private practice; pro tem judge in Benton-Franklin County Superior Court, Franklin County District Court, Pasco Municipal Court, and Benton County District Court
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center — J.D. (1992)
- in Business Administration – University of Washington — B.A. (1987)
Additional information
- She was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and moved to Pasco, WA, in 1971.
- Leadership: Past president of the Benton-Franklin Legal Aid Society; former secretary of the Washington State Superior Court Judges’ Association
- Before joining the bench, Shea-Brown handled family law, juvenile law, criminal law, employment law, and civil law cases in private practice.
- Judge on the Benton-Franklin County Superior Court, which handles family, juvenile, criminal, employment, and civil cases in Benton and Franklin counties, Washington.
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
Benton County - Superior 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 ↗