--- title: "Jennifer K. Snider | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jennifer-k-snider-judge-clark-county-superior-court-1415-wa" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-26" --- # Jennifer K. Snider Clark County - Superior Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Clark County - Superior 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=1415&orgid=338) - [Official roster](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/index.cfm?fa=court_dir.persondetail&indid=1415&orgid=338) - [Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/index.cfm?fa=court_dir.persondetail&indid=1415&orgid=338) - [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/jennifer-k-snider-judge-clark-county-superior-court-1415-wa", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jennifer-k-snider-judge-clark-county-superior-court-1415-wa", "name": "Jennifer K. 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Inslee in April 2019, specializing in family law, dependency, and probate matters. - previously a court commissioner (2013–2019) - Judge Snider serves in Department 7 of the Clark County Superior Court - Began at Reed & Johnson in Vancouver and subsequently became a partner at Johnson & Snider ### Education - Gonzaga University School of Law After law school, she entered private practice in family law, dependency cases, and personal injury matters — J.D. (1996) - in Politics — Whitman College — B.A. (1993) ### Additional information - Appointed to the bench on April 23, 2019 to fill a vacancy created by the retirement of Hon. James E. Rulli. - 17 years in private practice before judicial appointment - Experience in juvenile justice, family law, and dependency proceedings - handling juvenile offender, family law, dependency cases, and serving on the Family Treatment Court. - Recent filings show Judge Snider presiding over multiple guardianship/conservatorship probate cases in Clark County, including matters involving Geraldine Edwards, Marlin Dunlap, Robert Hendon, and Latacia Pruitt. - Judge Snider was raised in a small North Dakota town, drives a pickup truck, and enjoys country music. ## 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.