--- title: "Tracy Brandt | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/tracy-brandt-commissioner-chelan-county-superior-court-980-wa" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-26" --- # Tracy Brandt Chelan County - Superior Court · Commissioner ## Profile - Court: Chelan County - Superior Court - 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=980&orgid=317) - [Official roster](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/index.cfm?fa=court_dir.persondetail&indid=980&orgid=317) - [Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/index.cfm?fa=court_dir.persondetail&indid=980&orgid=317) - [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/tracy-brandt-commissioner-chelan-county-superior-court-980-wa", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/tracy-brandt-commissioner-chelan-county-superior-court-980-wa", "name": "Tracy Brandt | KnowJudges", "description": "Tracy Brandt, Chelan County - Superior Court. 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(1998) ### Additional information - Appointed: March 2018 by the Chelan County Superior Court judges - received the Local Hero Award from the Washington State Bar Association (2015) and Volunteer Attorney of the Year (2006). - Chelan County Superior Court posts public dockets and remote hearing links, including Zoom meeting IDs for various calendars. - For scheduling or remote appearance arrangements, contact chambers at 509‐667‐6210 or superiorcourt.judge@. - handling a broad spectrum of cases in Washington’s general jurisdiction court system. - Case types handled: Criminal matters, divorces, juvenile dependency and offender cases, probate, domestic violence, landlord-tenant disputes, custody, and other civil actions - In summary: Judge Tracy S. Brandt is a seasoned attorney and judicial officer with extensive experience in family, criminal, juvenile, and civil law, now serving as Chelan County’s Court Commissioner ## 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.