Miguel M. Duran at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Jurisdiction
- Washington · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Miguel M. Duran
Biography
Professional career
- Snohomish County Superior Court Judge, appointed in 2022 and elected in 2023, with over 20 years of experience as a civil and criminal trial attorney
- Superior Court’s Budget and Recovery Court Committees and is a convening judge for Snohomish County’s YMCA Mock Trial competitions
Education
- Undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin and his J.D. from New York University School of Law.
Additional information
- Subsequently elected in the 2023 Washington General Election for Position 16, serving until December 31, 2028.
- Appointed to the Snohomish County Superior Court bench in 2022 by Washington Governor Jay Inslee, filling a newly created judicial seat.
- Private Practice: held a position as a civil litigator at Wilson Smith Cochran Dickerson, co‐founding the firm’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee.
- Other Roles: Trial attorney for Allstate and employment dispute lawyer for SEIU Local 925.
- As a judge, Duran emphasizes fairness, accessibility, and respect for all parties, welcoming people of all cultural backgrounds.
- Also the Superior Court Judge’s Association representative to the Washington Pattern Jury Instructions Committee.
- He also held the role of chapter president and shop steward for the Northwest Defenders Association and has volunteered in community programs, including youth mock trial competitions.
- His caseload includes a wide range of cases — from adoptions and divorces to juvenile and criminal matters.
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
Snohomish 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 ↗