--- title: "Mindy L. Walker | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/mindy-l-walker-judge-jefferson-county-district-court-445-wa" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-26" --- # Mindy L. Walker Jefferson County - District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Jefferson County - District Court - State: Washington - Role: Judge - 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=445&orgid=443) - [Official roster](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/index.cfm?fa=court_dir.persondetail&indid=445&orgid=443) - [Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/index.cfm?fa=court_dir.persondetail&indid=445&orgid=443) - [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/mindy-l-walker-judge-jefferson-county-district-court-445-wa", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/mindy-l-walker-judge-jefferson-county-district-court-445-wa", "name": "Mindy L. 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Walker is an experienced attorney and judge with a strong background in public service, community engagement, and judicial leadership, currently serving on the Jefferson County District Court bench and seeking re-election in 2026. - Nonpartisan judge of the Jefferson County District Court in Washington, elected in November 2018 to fill a vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Jill Landes, and currently serving as presiding judge - She also held the role of pro tem judge in Bainbridge Island Municipal Court and Kitsap County District Court - Her legal practice spanned federal, tribal, municipal, and Washington state county courts - Before becoming a judge, Walker was partner at Ramirez & Walker, Inc., a private law firm in Port Townsend and Bainbridge Island ### Education - B.A. in International Studies and Political Science from Trinity Western University and a J.D. from Gonzaga University School of Law in 2006. ### Additional information - handling dependency, civil, family, criminal, and traffic cases. - The Jefferson County District Court also serves as the municipal court for Port Townsend. - Walker presides over misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor criminal cases, traffic infractions, civil cases under $100,000, protection orders, name changes, small claims, and other civil disputes. - She held a position as legal aid with World Relief in Spokane, was an extern for the Washington State Court of Appeals, and co-chaired Amnesty International. - Walker has been active in humanitarian work, including aid in Ghana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Greece, and held the role of a wildland firefighter on a hotshot crew for the U.S. Forest Service in Idaho. - She has also served on the board of the Love More Foundation and as international service chair for the Port Townsend Rotary. ## 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.