Lynn K. Fleischbein at a glance
- Current role
- Commissioner
- Jurisdiction
- Washington · State
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Lynn K. Fleischbein
Commissioner · Kitsap County - Superior Court
Biography
Professional career
- Began judicial work in 2015 as judge pro tempore for domestic relations settlement conferences in Kitsap County Superior Court
- Court Commissioner for the Kitsap County Superior Court, a judicial position appointed by the Washington State Supreme Court
- Appointed by the Washington State Supreme Court to the Limited Licensed Legal Technician (LLLT) Board for two terms, helping define LLLT practice areas
- Associate of Science from Olympic College (Bremerton, WA)
Education
- Seattle University School of Law — J.D. (2000)
- BA in Psychology from Western Washington University
Additional information
- Solo practitioner, Law Office of Lynn K. Fleischbein, P.S. (2010–present)
- Recipient of the 2010 Washington State Bar Association Local Hero Award for community service.
- Bar Admission: Washington State Bar, 2000.
- Listed in the Superior Court’s official department directory.
- Before judicial service, Fleischbein worked in the private sector for over a decade in contract administration and financial management for defense contractors, then practiced law in traffic citation defense, family, probate, and estate planning.
- She has also been active in the Kitsap County Bar Association, serving as treasurer and president.
- Fleischbein has served on boards for multiple organizations, including the YWCA of Kitsap County, Kitsap Legal Services, Olympic College Foundation, Kitsap Humane Society, Habitat for Humanity, and the Kitsap Immigrant Assistance Center.
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
Kitsap 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 ↗