--- title: "Jill Klinge | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jill-klinge-judge-king-county-district-court-east-division-bellevue-facility-11745-wa" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Jill Klinge King County District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: King County District 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=11745&orgid=1054) - [Official roster](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/index.cfm?fa=court_dir.persondetail&indid=11745&orgid=1054) - [Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/index.cfm?fa=court_dir.persondetail&indid=11745&orgid=1054) - [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/jill-klinge-judge-king-county-district-court-east-division-bellevue-facility-11745-wa", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jill-klinge-judge-king-county-district-court-east-division-bellevue-facility-11745-wa", "name": "Jill Klinge | KnowJudges", "description": "Jill Klinge, King County District Court. 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Klinge is a judge on the King County District Court in Washington, appointed in 2019 and currently serving in the Bellevue Courthouse, presiding over criminal and civil cases - held the role of pro tem judge in King County District Court and municipal courts in Issaquah, Renton, and Tukwila from 2013–2019 - Practiced law in wills and estates in private practice - held the role of deputy district attorney in Oakland, California ### Education - University of California, Davis School of Law (King Hall) — J.D. (1991) - in Managerial Economics, University of California, Davis — B.S. (1988) ### Additional information - Her current term runs until January 11, 2027, and she is a nonpartisan candidate for re-election in the November 3, 2026 general election. - Judge Klinge has lived in the Bellevue area since 1996 with her husband, an attorney in Bellevue, and her grown children. - Unanimously appointed by the King County Council in 2019 to the King County District Court bench. - Assigned to the Bellevue Courthouse and handles a variety of criminal and civil matters. - Worked for 13 years as prosecuting attorney for the City of Redmond. - She serves on the Board of Directors of the Village Theatre in Issaquah and has been active in Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and the Bellevue School District. ## 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.