--- title: "Patrick A. Eason | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/patrick-a-eason-commissioner-skagit-county-municipal-courts-anacortes-11044-wa" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-26" --- # Patrick A. Eason Skagit County - Municipal Courts - Anacortes · Commissioner ## Profile - Court: Skagit County - Municipal Courts - Anacortes - 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=11044&orgid=602) - [Official roster](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/index.cfm?fa=court_dir.persondetail&indid=11044&orgid=602) - [Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/index.cfm?fa=court_dir.persondetail&indid=11044&orgid=602) - [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/patrick-a-eason-commissioner-skagit-county-municipal-courts-anacortes-11044-wa", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/patrick-a-eason-commissioner-skagit-county-municipal-courts-anacortes-11044-wa", "name": "Patrick A. 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(1998) ### Additional information - Assistant City Attorney for the City of Mount Vernon (8 years) - Deputy Prosecuting Attorney in Skagit and Mason Counties - Private practice for 10 years - handling civil, criminal, family law, and personal injury cases - This combination of public prosecution, municipal legal work, and private litigation has given him broad experience in the legal system. - Non‐partisan candidate and has stated that his goal is to apply his 23 years of legal experience to ensure fairness and impartiality in the court. - In this role, he presides over cases and has emphasized treating all court participants with dignity and respect. - Eason grew up in Skagit and Whatcom Counties, is married to attorney Rachelle Eason, and has six children educated in Sedro‐Woolley public schools. - He is a member of the Washington State Bar Association, Skagit County Bar Association, and Washington State Trial Lawyers Association. - He is active in the Sedro‐Woolley Rotary Club and has volunteered with local youth sports programs. ## 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.