--- title: "Kevin Michael Roy | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kevin-michael-roy-judge-yakima-county-district-court-district-court-branch-grandview-3044-wa" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Kevin Michael Roy Yakima County - District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Yakima 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=3044&orgid=958) - [Official roster](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/index.cfm?fa=court_dir.persondetail&indid=3044&orgid=958) - [Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/index.cfm?fa=court_dir.persondetail&indid=3044&orgid=958) - [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/kevin-michael-roy-judge-yakima-county-district-court-district-court-branch-grandview-3044-wa", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kevin-michael-roy-judge-yakima-county-district-court-district-court-branch-grandview-3044-wa", "name": "Kevin Michael Roy | KnowJudges", "description": "Kevin Michael Roy, Yakima County - District Court. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-10-07", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kevin-michael-roy-judge-yakima-county-district-court-district-court-branch-grandview-3044-wa#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kevin-michael-roy-judge-yakima-county-district-court-district-court-branch-grandview-3044-wa#judge", "name": "Kevin Michael Roy", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kevin-michael-roy-judge-yakima-county-district-court-district-court-branch-grandview-3044-wa", "jobTitle": "Judge", "worksFor": { "@type": "GovernmentOrganization", "name": "Yakima County - District Court" }, "sameAs": [ "https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/index.cfm?fa=court_dir.persondetail&indid=3044&orgid=958" ] }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "KnowJudges", "item": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Washington", "item": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/state/washington" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Kevin Michael Roy", "item": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kevin-michael-roy-judge-yakima-county-district-court-district-court-branch-grandview-3044-wa" } ] } ] } ``` ## Biography ### Professional career - Kevin M. Roy is a judge of the Yakima County District Court in Washington, presiding over multiple municipal courts and serving in Department 1 of the district court - Serves as a judge in multiple municipal courts within Yakima County ### Education - Gonzaga University School of Law — J.D. (1990) - Central Washington University — B.A. (1983) ### Additional information - He was re‐elected in 2014 for a four‐year term that ended January 6, 2019. - According to, his areas of legal focus include personal injury, municipal law, environmental law, and land use. - Roy has been active in the Yakima County judicial system for over three decades, with prior service in municipal courts and the district court. - Mabton Municipal Court (Grandview District Court) - Also listed in the Washington State Court Directory with the Grandview branch address at 1313 W Wine County Rd, Grandview, WA 98930. - He has also been involved in public legal commentary, including articles on DUI court reform in Yakima County. ## 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.