Kevin G. Eilmes at a glance
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Kevin G. Eilmes
Commissioner · Yakima County - District Court
Biography
Professional career
- Court Commissioner for the Yakima County District Court in Washington, appointed in 2013, with a background in public prosecution and legal service
- Previous roles: 10 years as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney with the Yakima County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office 5 years as a Pro Tem Commissioner for the Yakima County District Court
Education
- B.A. in 1984, Pacific Lutheran University J.D. in 1988, University of Washington School of Law
Additional information
- Appointed: 2013 to the Yakima County District Court bench
- His office is located at: 128 N 2nd Street, Room 225, Yakima, WA 98901 Phone: +1 (509) 574‐1804.
- Court Commissioner for the Yakima County District Court, which also presides over several municipal courts, including the Union Gap, Moxee, Grandview, and Mabton Municipal Courts.
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
Yakima County - District 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 ↗