--- title: "Rhonda L. Laumann | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/rhonda-l-laumann-judge-king-county-district-court-south-division-burien-facility-11750-wa" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Rhonda L. Laumann King County District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: King County District 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=11750&orgid=1057) - [Official roster](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/index.cfm?fa=court_dir.persondetail&indid=11750&orgid=1057) - [Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/index.cfm?fa=court_dir.persondetail&indid=11750&orgid=1057) - [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/rhonda-l-laumann-judge-king-county-district-court-south-division-burien-facility-11750-wa", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/rhonda-l-laumann-judge-king-county-district-court-south-division-burien-facility-11750-wa", "name": "Rhonda L. 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Laumann is a nonpartisan judge of the King County District Court’s Southeast Division in Washington, elected in 2018 and re‐elected in 2022, serving until January 11, 2027 - Other legal roles: Deputy prosecuting attorney for Kitsap County; insurance staff trial attorney - Teaching: Co‐director of the Seattle Deposition Skills program (National Institute of Trial Advocacy); adjunct professor at the University of Washington School of Law, teaching trial advocacy skills ### Education - University of Puget Sound School of Law (now Seattle University School of Law) — J.D. ### Additional information - Elected: First elected in 2018; re‐elected in 2022 with 97.5% of the vote. - Assigned to the Burien Courthouse in the mainstream civil department of the King County District Court (KCDC). - handling criminal trials, pretrial matters, motions, jail calendars, jury trials, small claims, protection orders, traffic infractions, and more. - She also has experience presiding over cases in multiple King County facilities, including the Maleng Regional Justice Center, Auburn, Seattle, Redmond, Burien, and Issaquah. - Prior service: Six years as a pro tem judge in King, Kitsap, and Pierce counties - Specialized work: As owner of The Laumann Firm, PLLC, she provided mediation services focused on win‐win dispute resolution. - Volunteer work: Judge in mock trial competitions. ## 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.