Micky Forbes at a glance
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Micky Forbes
Commissioner · Jefferson County - Superior Court
Biography
Professional career
- Retired commissioner of the Jefferson County Superior Court in Washington State, appointed in February 2016 and retired in January 2019
- Appointment: Named to the Jefferson County Superior Court bench by Judge Keith C. Harper in 2016
- Before joining the court, Forbes was a partner at Alhadeff & Forbes Mediation Services, a firm she co‐founded after relocating from Chicago in 2001.
Education
- Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law, with a certificate in Environmental Law — J.D.
Additional information
- Retirement: Left the bench in January 2019.
- Litigation Experience: Gained trial and appellate litigation experience, as well as negotiation and sentencing mitigation work.
- Practice Areas: During her career, Forbes handled family law, inheritance, employment, medical malpractice, criminal law (private practice and via the Chicago Federal Defender Program), and held the role of a Guardian ad Litem in the Jefferson County Superior Court.
- She was raised in London and later moved to Chicago; she is bilingual in French and English, with conversational Spanish.
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
Jefferson 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 ↗