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Rick Leo
Judge · Snohomish County District Court
Biography
Professional career
- Election: Currently running for Evergreen District Court Judge Position 1 in the November 3, 2026 general election, unopposed per official filings
- Private Practice: In 2003, entered private practice as an associate at Veitch, Gaston & Kennedy, later becoming a partner at Veitch, Leo & Associates, and in 2009 opened his own solo law practice
- Judge, Evergreen Division, Snohomish County District Court in Washington State
- Also listed as a Snohomish County District Court Commissioner in the Department Cascade Division
- Judicial Service: held the role of judge pro tem for Snohomish County District Court during his private practice
- Rick S. Leo is a commissioner judge for the Snohomish County District Court’s Evergreen Division, with a long career in public defense, prosecution, private practice, and judicial service
Education
- B.A., State University of New York at Albany — 1992
Additional information
- Public Defense & Prosecution: Began as a staff attorney for the Snohomish County Public Defender Association, then became a deputy prosecuting attorney in the Snohomish County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.
- His judicial role involves presiding over criminal and civil cases at the trial level, including bail and pleas, motions, trials, sentencing, and civil judgments.
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
Snohomish County District 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 ↗