Kymberly Kathryn Evanson at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
- Jurisdiction
- Washington · Federal
- Judicial service
- July 18, 2023–present
Kymberly Kathryn Evanson
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
Available research
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AI abuse cases
1 caseAI-related ruling · April 3, 2026
Ward v. Amazon.com Services LLC
- Court response
- Warning
Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Private practice, Seattle, Washington, 2009-2023
- Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Emmet G. Sullivan, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 2007-2008
Education
- Seattle University · B.A., 1999
- Georgetown University Law Center · J.D., 2007
Personal record
Born 1977 · Longview
Courtroom rules and guidance
Presentation Procedure
Judge-specific source
Exhibits must be marked as described above, and the following protocols also apply: (1) Electronic exhibits must be transmitted individually (i.e., one exhibit per file), but exhibits may have multiple pages; (2) Exhibit file names should match the descriptions listed on the joint exhibit list as closely as possible except that file names should not…KKE%20civil%20standing%20order%20%28May%202026%29%20for%20website.pdf ↗
Civil Remote Testimony
In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.
For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗
Criminal Recording And Broadcasting
Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.
Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/13759701KKE%20civil%20standing%20order%20%28May%202026%29%20for%20website.pdf
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.wawd.uscourts.gov/sites/wawd/files/KKE%20civil%20standing%20order%20%28May%202026%29%20for%20website.pdfFederal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedureFederal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts