Patrick Rawnsley at a glance
- Current role
- Commissioner
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Patrick Rawnsley
Commissioner · Thurston County - Superior Court
Biography
Professional career
- Practice History: Managing Partner, PWR Law, PLLC (2012–present) Former managing partners at Foster, Rawnsley, Fugate & Schaller, P.C. and Rawnsley & Fugate, P.C. Associate attorney and paralegal at Morgan Hill, P.C
- Listed as a Commissioner for the Thurston County Superior Court, based at 2000 Lakeridge Dr SW, Building 2, Olympia, WA 98502
- Patrick William Rawnsley is a Washington State–licensed attorney and judicial officer serving as a Commissioner in the Thurston County Superior Court in Olympia, WA
Education
- J.D., Seattle University School of Law (2003) B.A., Evergreen State College (1990)
Additional information
- He was named a Washington Super Lawyers Rising Star in 2011, 2013, and 2014.
- License: Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) License No. 34879; admitted May 18, 2004.
- Commissioners in this court handle certain case types, often in family and juvenile matters, and are elected or appointed to serve on the bench.
- His legal profile notes that he is judicially eligible but not currently practicing law.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Recording and broadcasting
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.
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 judgeWashington GR 16, Courtroom Photography and Recording by the News Media ↗
Statewide
If a Washington judge limits courtroom photography or recording, GR 16 requires particularized findings on the record and treats open access as presumed.
Open access is presumed; limitations on access must be supported by reasons found by the judge to be sufficiently compelling to outweigh that presumptionWashington GR 16, Courtroom Photography and Recording by the News Media ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Washington GR 16, Courtroom Photography and Recording by the News Media
Thurston County - Superior Court
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Sources
Identity source checked July 26, 2026.
Biography sources checked October 11, 2026.
Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster ↗Washington GR 16, Courtroom Photography and Recording by the News Media
Statewide source · PDF · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Washington GR 16, Courtroom Photography and Recording by the News Media ↗