Jennifer R. Langbehn at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Jurisdiction
- Washington · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Jennifer R. Langbehn
Biography
Professional career
- Superior Court Commissioner pro tempore
Education
- Jennifer R. Langbehn is a Washington native who earned her J.D. from Seattle University School of Law in 2005.
Additional information
- Judge of the Snohomish County Superior Court in Washington, appointed by Governor Jay Inslee on June 4, 2018, and currently chairs the Court’s Family Law Committee.
- Appointed by Governor Jay Inslee in 2018, Judge Langbehn presides over a variety of cases, including family law, domestic violence, and tort matters.
- Juvenile Court Committee
- Judge Langbehn lives in Everett, Washington, with her husband and two sons.
- Before joining the bench, she had a 13-year legal career representing Snohomish County parents and families in dependency and termination cases, adoptions, and other family law matters.
- She also served on the Snohomish County Table of Ten, an organization focused on improving the dependency process.
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
Snohomish 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 ↗