--- title: "Nicole Wagner | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/nicole-wagner-commissioner-snohomish-county-superior-court-11156-wa" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-26" --- # Nicole Wagner Snohomish County - Superior Court · Commissioner ## Profile - Court: Snohomish County - Superior Court - State: Washington - Role: Commissioner - 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=11156&orgid=617) - [Official roster](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/index.cfm?fa=court_dir.persondetail&indid=11156&orgid=617) - [Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/index.cfm?fa=court_dir.persondetail&indid=11156&orgid=617) - [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/nicole-wagner-commissioner-snohomish-county-superior-court-11156-wa", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/nicole-wagner-commissioner-snohomish-county-superior-court-11156-wa", "name": "Nicole Wagner | KnowJudges", "description": "Nicole Wagner, Snohomish County - Superior Court. 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Wagner has held the role of a Snohomish County Superior Court Commissioner since July 2022 - She previously held the role of a King County Superior Court Commissioner from June 2018 to July 2022 - After leaving the Attorney General’s Office, Wagner practiced family law in private firms (Engel Law Group, Port Gardner Law Group) and later opened her own solo practice in 2016 - Assistant Attorney General for Washington State (2008–2010) in the Child and Family Services Division - Law clerkships: King County Superior Court, Washington State Attorney General’s Office, King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office ### Education - Seattle University School of Law — J.D. (2007) - in Sociology, Psychology, and Anthropology — Washington State University — B.A. (2004) ### Additional information - Awards: Excellence Award in Performance (WA State Attorney General, 2009) and Pro Bono Publico Service Commendation (WA State Bar Association, 2010) - representing clients in King, Pierce, and Snohomish Counties. - overseeing similar family law and dependency cases. - Juvenile court matters - Her practice included dissolution, custody disputes, domestic violence protection orders, adoption, dependency, and property settlements. - Former committee roles: UFC Training Oversight Committee, Dependency 101 Steering Committee ## 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.