Tucelia Palmer at a glance
- Current role
- Children's Court Judge
- Court
- Tribal Courts - Yakama Nation Tribal Court
- Jurisdiction
- Washington · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Tucelia Palmer
Children's Court Judge · Tribal Courts - Yakama Nation Tribal Court
Biography
Professional career
Education
Additional information
- Associate Judge with the Yakama Nation.
- Children’s Court Judge with the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation in Toppenish, Washington, serving as part of the tribe’s sovereign judicial system.
- Listed in the Washington State Tribal Court Directory as a Children’s Court Judge for the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation.
- The Yakama Nation Tribal Court is a sovereign court system with its own laws, codes, and judicial processes, operating alongside U.S. laws and treaties.
- Chief Judge: Ronna Washines
- Her judicial role focuses on children’s court matters within the tribe’s jurisdiction, which includes cases involving minors, family law, and other matters under tribal law.
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
Tribal Courts - Yakama Nation Tribal 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 ↗