--- title: "Nancy N. Retsinas | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/nancy-n-retsinas-judge-clark-county-superior-court-1413-wa" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-26" --- # Nancy N. Retsinas Clark County - Superior Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Clark County - Superior 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=1413&orgid=338) - [Official roster](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/index.cfm?fa=court_dir.persondetail&indid=1413&orgid=338) - [Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/index.cfm?fa=court_dir.persondetail&indid=1413&orgid=338) - [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/nancy-n-retsinas-judge-clark-county-superior-court-1413-wa", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/nancy-n-retsinas-judge-clark-county-superior-court-1413-wa", "name": "Nancy N. 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Stahnke. - J.D. — University of Oregon School of Law, 1991 She practiced law as a sole practitioner for nearly 30 years - The last six years of her legal career were spent as a mediator - Judge Retsinas serves in Department 1 of the Clark County Superior Court, which handles a range of cases including family, probate, and other matters. - Prior to this, she was a commissioner pro tempore for the Clark County Superior Court, a judge pro tempore for the Clark County District Court, and a hearings officer for the Vancouver School District. - handling consumer protection, family law, criminal law, and juvenile delinquency cases. - focusing on prenuptial agreements and divorce disputes. - Retsinas has served on the Board of Directors of the Children’s Center and co‐founded the Two Rivers Institute for Dispute Resolution, where she taught peacemaking strategies. - She was named Volunteer of the Year by the Clark County Volunteer Lawyers Program. ## 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.