--- title: "Lorraine A. Rimson | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/lorraine-a-rimson-commissioner-clallam-county-superior-court-12799-wa" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-26" --- # Lorraine A. Rimson Clallam County - Superior Court · Commissioner ## Profile - Court: Clallam County - Superior Court - State: Washington - Role: Commissioner - 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=12799&orgid=328) - [Official roster](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/index.cfm?fa=court_dir.persondetail&indid=12799&orgid=328) - [Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/index.cfm?fa=court_dir.persondetail&indid=12799&orgid=328) - [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/lorraine-a-rimson-commissioner-clallam-county-superior-court-12799-wa", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/lorraine-a-rimson-commissioner-clallam-county-superior-court-12799-wa", "name": "Lorraine A. 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(1992) ### Additional information - The position had been vacant since February 2026. - Law license: Washington State since 1993 - In May 2026, she also handled criminal court matters, including bail decisions and sentencing. - Appointed in May 2026 to replace the previously dismissed Commissioner Brian Parker, Rimson now handles all family law pre‐trial matters, protection order requests, and other family court cases in Clallam County. - Rimson joined the Jefferson County District Court bench in 2019. - In 2012, she co‐founded Kurlin & Rimson in Port Townsend - Specialization: Family law, estate planning - Community involvement: Pro bono legal services, bar association leadership - Before her new appointment, Rimson presided over multiple Jefferson County Superior Court cases, including domestic violence and divorce matters. - In summary: Lorraine A. Rimson is an experienced family law attorney and long‐time judicial officer in Washington’s Peninsula region, now serving as Clallam County’s Family Court Commissioner, with a career spanning private practice, multiple district court commissions, and pro tem judicial roles. - She has also been active in the Clallam‐Jefferson County Pro Bono Lawyers and the Jefferson County Bar Association. - focusing on family law and basic estate planning. ## 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.