Joe Campagna at a glance
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Joe Campagna
Judge · King County - Superior Court
Biography
Professional career
- Nonpartisan judge of Department 39 (Criminal) at the King County Superior Court in Seattle, Washington, appointed in August 2022 and serving until January 2029
- King County District Court Judge (2019–2022) — Shoreline Division
- Attorney at Schroeter Goldmark & Bender (2008–2018)
- Judge Campagna currently serves on the court’s Education and Local Rules Committees
Education
- He graduated from Vermont Law School with a J.D. in 2005 and began his legal career as an environmental law attorney in Vermont.
Additional information
- He has been re‐elected for his Department 39 seat without appearing on the ballot in 2024.
- Appointed to the King County Superior Court in August 2022 by Governor Jay Inslee, succeeding Julia Garratt.
- Before this, he held the role of a King County District Court judge (2019–2022), where he helped establish the Shoreline Community Court and presided over all civil and criminal matters.
- handling complex civil and criminal cases and trying matters to juries across Western Washington.
- Environmental law attorney in Vermont before moving to Washington
- He also holds a bachelor’s degree from Houghton College.
- Prior to his judicial role, he was an attorney at Schroeter Goldmark & Bender in Seattle
- Volunteer work with the Clemency Project and El Centro de la Raza legal clinic
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
King 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 ↗