--- title: "Jeff Gregory | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jeff-gregory-judge-king-county-municipal-courts-mercer-island-1844-wa" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-26" --- # Jeff Gregory King County - Municipal Courts - Mercer Island · Judge ## Profile - Court: King County - Municipal Courts - Mercer Island - 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=1844&orgid=232) - [Official roster](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/index.cfm?fa=court_dir.persondetail&indid=1844&orgid=232) - [Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/index.cfm?fa=court_dir.persondetail&indid=1844&orgid=232) - [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/jeff-gregory-judge-king-county-municipal-courts-mercer-island-1844-wa", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jeff-gregory-judge-king-county-municipal-courts-mercer-island-1844-wa", "name": "Jeff Gregory | KnowJudges", "description": "Jeff Gregory, King County - Municipal Courts - Mercer Island. 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(2000) ### Additional information - His initial term began January 1, 2022 and runs through December 31, 2025; the City Council reappointed him for a second term from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2029. - Presiding Judge of Mercer Island Municipal Court, a position appointed by the City Manager and confirmed by the City Council. - Gregory has been active in community sports, founding and leading the Eastside Select Baseball Program, serving on local junior football and little league boards, and coaching youth teams. - In interviews, he has described a career shift from private practice back to public service, motivated by the impact and responsibility of adjudication, and a gradual path toward judicial service through pro tem work. - He also holds other public service roles, including Presiding Judge for the City of Newcastle and Commissioner for the City of Kirkland. ## 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.