--- title: "John T. Rodgers | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/john-t-rodgers-9630" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # John T. Rodgers U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington · Magistrate ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington - State: Washington - Role: Magistrate - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - John T. Rodgers held the role of a U.S. Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington from 2013 to 2021, appointed in 2013 and retired in 2021 - In summary: John T. Rodgers was a federal magistrate judge in the Eastern District of Washington for eight years, with a background in law and business, and a record showing balanced consideration of both security concerns and individual rights in his rulings ### Education - Gonzaga University School of Law in — J.D. (1978) - University of Washington, in Business Administration and English Literature — B.A. (1975) ### Additional information - Magistrate, District Court, E.D. Washington, 2013-present - Retired: October 2021 - Appointed: September 1, 2013, to an 8‐year renewable term - Successor: James Goeke ## 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.courtlistener.com/person/9630/john-t-rodgers/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9630/john-t-rodgers/) - [U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9630/john-t-rodgers/) - [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) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9630/john-t-rodgers/) - [John T. 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Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.