--- title: "Travis C. Brandt | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/travis-c-brandt-judge-chelan-county-superior-court-979-wa" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-26" --- # Travis C. Brandt Chelan County - Superior Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Chelan County - Superior 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=979&orgid=317) - [Official roster](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/index.cfm?fa=court_dir.persondetail&indid=979&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=979&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/travis-c-brandt-judge-chelan-county-superior-court-979-wa", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/travis-c-brandt-judge-chelan-county-superior-court-979-wa", "name": "Travis C. 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(1998) - Central Washington University — B.A. (1995) ### Additional information - Judge on the Chelan County Superior Court in Washington, elected in November 2018, and presides over a wide range of criminal and civil cases. - Served in the U.S. Air Force Reserve (1991–1998), honorably discharged - Family law Guardian ad Litem in Chelan County Superior Court - The court is located at 401 Washington St., Fl. - 5, Wenatchee, WA 98801. - Past president of the Chelan-Douglas County Bar Association and has been active in youth sports coaching. - He has argued cases in the Washington Court of Appeals, Division III and gained trial experience in both civil and criminal matters. - Judge Brandt serves in Department 2 of the Chelan County Superior Court, which handles cases such as crimes against persons, property crimes, divorces, juvenile matters, probate, personal injury, adoptions, domestic violence, and other civil actions. - Born in Wenatchee, Brandt graduated from Wenatchee High School, is married, and has three children. ## 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.