--- title: "Sonya L. Langsdorf | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/sonya-l-langsdorf-judge-clark-county-municipal-courts-camas-washougal-1491-wa" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-26" --- # Sonya L. Langsdorf Clark County - Municipal Courts - Camas-Washougal · Judge ## Profile - Court: Clark County - Municipal Courts - Camas-Washougal - 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=1491&orgid=348) - [Official roster](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/index.cfm?fa=court_dir.persondetail&indid=1491&orgid=348) - [Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/index.cfm?fa=court_dir.persondetail&indid=1491&orgid=348) - [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/sonya-l-langsdorf-judge-clark-county-municipal-courts-camas-washougal-1491-wa", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/sonya-l-langsdorf-judge-clark-county-municipal-courts-camas-washougal-1491-wa", "name": "Sonya L. 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Langsdorf is a judge on the Clark County District Court in Washington, elected in 2010 and re‐elected in 2014, with a background in prosecution and judicial service - Judicial Service: Appointed as a District Court Commissioner in 2008; elected as a District Court Judge in November 2010 - Prosecutorial Career: Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for the Clark County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office for 13 years ### Education - Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Seattle University School of Law in 1994. - Bachelor of Science in Microbiology from the University of Washington ### Additional information - 2014: Re‐elected unopposed for a four‐year term ending January 6, 2019. - 2010: Uncontested election to the bench. - Clark County District Court in Washington, assigned to Department 4. - Listed in the official court directory with the contact number 564‐397‐2424. - handling criminal cases in District, Juvenile, and Superior Courts, and representing the Child Support Division in paternity, support, and enforcement matters. - Teaching: Faculty member of the Washington State Judicial College, teaching small claims law. ## 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.