Jonathan Richardson at a glance
- Current role
- Commissioner
- Jurisdiction
- Washington · State
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Jonathan Richardson
Commissioner · Whatcom County - Superior Court
Biography
Professional career
- In 2025, Judge Richard Young of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana ordered the Indiana Department of Corrections to provide Richardson with gender‐affirming surgery, citing the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment
- There is no public record of a judge named Jonathan Richardson in major U.S. court databases or legal directories
Education
Additional information
- This case has been ongoing, with the injunction renewed periodically until the surgery is performed.
- Richardson’s case has been covered extensively in media and legal commentary, but it does not involve him serving as a judge.
- The available information points to Jonathan L. Richardson as a legal professional with a background in the legal field, but no verified details are provided in the results about a judicial appointment or current role.
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
Whatcom 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 ↗