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Megan Peyton
Judge · Clark County - District Court
Biography
Professional career
- Judge Megan D. Peyton is a Clark County, Washington District Court judge appointed in September 2025 to replace retiring Judge Kelli E. Osler
- Peyton has 19 years of legal experience in Clark County, most recently as supervising attorney at Vancouver Defenders
Education
Additional information
- All six District Court seats in Clark County are up for reelection in 2026.
- The Clark County Council appointed Peyton on September 16, 2025, following a public interview, to fill the District Court seat vacated by Judge Osler’s retirement on December 31, 2025.
- Juvenile court cases She also practiced in guardianship law and served on the Clark County YWCA board.
- She has a bachelor’s degree in English from Western Washington University and a law degree from Willamette University College of Law.
- Volunteering in Clark County School Districts
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
Clark 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 ↗