--- title: "Willie Gregory | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/willie-gregory-judge-king-county-municipal-courts-seattle-669-wa" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-26" --- # Willie Gregory King County - Municipal Courts - Seattle · Judge ## Profile - Court: King County - Municipal Courts - Seattle - 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=669&orgid=242) - [Official roster](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/index.cfm?fa=court_dir.persondetail&indid=669&orgid=242) - [Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/index.cfm?fa=court_dir.persondetail&indid=669&orgid=242) - [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/willie-gregory-judge-king-county-municipal-courts-seattle-669-wa", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/willie-gregory-judge-king-county-municipal-courts-seattle-669-wa", "name": "Willie Gregory | KnowJudges", "description": "Willie Gregory, King County - Municipal Courts - Seattle. 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(1989) - Bachelor’s degree from the University of Arizona ### Additional information - Willie J. Gregory is an elected judge of the Seattle Municipal Court, serving from January 2023 to January 2027, and currently presides over Veterans Treatment Court, a General Trial Court, and other specialized docket assignments. - Later founded his own law firm until 2010, before joining the Seattle Municipal Court bench. - Assigned to Courtroom 1001 in the Seattle Municipal Court - handling Veterans Treatment Court, General Trial Court, and previously Community and Mental Health Courts. - Judge Gregory has presided over multiple specialized courts, including Community Court and Mental Health Court, and has been active in Veterans Treatment Court. - His work includes jury trials, pretrial hearings, sentencing, arraignments, and non-jury trials. - In summary: Judge Willie Gregory is a seasoned legal professional with a background in public defense, private practice, and specialized court work, now serving as a key judge in Seattle’s municipal judiciary with a focus on veterans’ services, general trials, and community justice initiatives. - He is a member of the Washington State Bar Association, King County Bar Association, Loren Miller Bar Association, and the District and Municipal Court Judges Association, serving on committees such as Bylaws, Long-range Planning, and as chair of the Diversity Committee. - Gregory has also volunteered in mock trial competitions, Crime Solvers at the Pacific Science Center, and on boards for organizations like Compass Housing Alliance and Rainier Scholars Parent Advisory Council. ## 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.