Leona Colegrove at a glance
- Current role
- Chief Judge
- Court
- Tribal Courts - Quinault Tribal Court
- Jurisdiction
- Washington · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Leona Colegrove
Chief Judge · Tribal Courts - Quinault Tribal Court
Biography
Professional career
- She emphasizes that justice for Native communities is “very communal” and often resolved through community involvement
- The Chief Judge of the Quinault Indian Nation Tribal Court in Taholah, Washington, and also serves as Chief Judge for the Elk Valley Rancheria in Northern California, among other tribal judicial roles
Education
- Judge Colegrove is a Juris Doctor graduate of the University of Washington School of Law with a concentration in Alternative Dispute Resolution.
Additional information
- She has been practicing law since 2000 and began her judicial career in 2006 in both tribal and state courts.
- Began the Quinault Wellness Court in 2011 and returned to lead it in 2021 after a brief departure.
- Chief Judge, Quinault Indian Nation Tribal Court — oversees all civil, criminal, and juvenile cases within the nation’s jurisdiction.
- Chief Judge, Tolowa Dine Tribal Courts
- Associate Attorney, Tulalip
- Developing and operating tribal alternative criminal and juvenile courts, including the first adult wellness/drug courts for the Quinault and Quileute Tribes.
- Creating joint jurisdiction family wellness courts between Hoopa Tribal and Humboldt County.
- Litigating Indian child welfare cases in tribal and state courts.
- Serving as the first Native American judge on the Washington State Supreme Court Commission on Children in Foster Care.
- She is an enrolled member of the Hoopa Tribe and a descendant of the Quinault Tribe.
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
Tribal Courts - Quinault Tribal 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
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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 ↗