--- title: "Patricia Fulton | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/patricia-fulton-judge-walla-walla-county-superior-court-687-wa" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-26" --- # Patricia Fulton Walla Walla County - Superior Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Walla Walla 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=687&orgid=705) - [Official roster](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/index.cfm?fa=court_dir.persondetail&indid=687&orgid=705) - [Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/index.cfm?fa=court_dir.persondetail&indid=687&orgid=705) - [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/patricia-fulton-judge-walla-walla-county-superior-court-687-wa", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/patricia-fulton-judge-walla-walla-county-superior-court-687-wa", "name": "Patricia Fulton | KnowJudges", "description": "Patricia Fulton, Walla Walla County - Superior Court. 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(1999) - Western Washington University — B.A. (1994) ### Additional information - Appointment: Appointed to the bench by the Walla Walla County Superior Court judges in December 2020 - Awards: Attorney of the Year (Washington Foundation for Criminal Justice, 2015) President’s Award (Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2014) Pro Bono Publico Service Commendation (Washington State Bar Association, 2011) - Professional Memberships: Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (past president) Washington Foundation for Criminal Justice (past vice‐president) Washington Women Lawyers, Washington Bar Association, National College of DUI Defense, Citizens for Judicial Excellence (founding board member) - Active speaker and writer on DUI legislation ## 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.