Jeremy T. Schmidt at a glance
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Jeremy T. Schmidt
Judge · Spokane County - Superior Court
Biography
Professional career
- Judge Jeremy T. Schmidt is the current Department 9 (Family Law) judge of the Spokane County Superior Court in Washington, serving since August 2023 and re‐elected in 2024 for a term through January 2029.
- Spokane County Superior Court bench since August 2022, first as a commissioner and then as a judge
- Also an Adjunct Professor at Gonzaga University School of Law (since 2018)
- Attorney, Spokane County Public Defender’s Office (2008–2010)
- Official court page: Spokane County Department 9 – Judge Jeremy T. Schmidt
Education
- Gonzaga University School of Law — J.D. (2008)
Additional information
- A lifelong Spokane County resident, he is a graduate of Gonzaga Preparatory High School (2001) and continues to work on his family’s cattle ranch.
- His casework includes juvenile law, family law, civil litigation, and termination/dependency cases.
- Washington State Superior Court Judges Association Committee for Guardianship and Probate, coaches Gonzaga’s National Trial Team, and participates in various judicial training programs.
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
Spokane 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 ↗