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The Washington citizenry adopted a Constitutional Amendment on November 5, 1968, which authorized the legislature to create a Court of Appeals and to define its composition and jurisdiction. On May 12, 1969, the legislature passed the enabling act that established a Court of Appeals with three divisions and a total of twelve judges.
Courts of Washington include: State courts of Washington. The headquarters of the Washington Supreme Court in Olympia. Washington Supreme Court [1] Washington Court of Appeals (3 divisions) [2] Washington Superior Courts (39 courts of general jurisdiction, one for each county) [3] Washington District Courts (Courts of limited jurisdiction) [4]
In Washington, there are several state courts. Judges are elected and serve four-year or six-year terms. Most judges first come to office when the governor of Washington appoints them after a vacancy is created – either by the death, resignation, retirement, or removal of a sitting judge, or when a new seat on the bench is created by the Washington State Legislature.
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State Born–died Active service Chief Judge Senior status Appointed by Reason for termination 1 Edward Whitson: WA: 1852–1910 1905–1910 — — T. Roosevelt: death 2 Frank H. Rudkin: WA: 1864–1931 1911–1923 — — Taft: elevation to 9th Cir. 3 J. Stanley Webster: WA: 1877–1962 1923–1939 [Note 1] — 1939–1962 Harding [Note 2 ...
Hispanic Affairs, Washington State Commission on (CHA) Historical Society, Eastern Washington State (WSHSEAST) History Museum, State (WSHS) Home Care Referral Registry (HCRR) Horse Racing Commission, Washington State (WHRC) House of Representatives, Washington State (HOUSE) Housing Finance Commission (WSHFC) Human Rights Commission (HRC)
State Born–died Active service Chief Judge Senior status Appointed by Reason for termination 1 Cornelius H. Hanford: WA: 1849–1926 1905–1912 [Note 1] — — B. Harrison /Operation of law: resignation 2 George Donworth: WA: 1861–1947 1909–1912 — — Taft: resignation 3 Edward E. Cushman: WA: 1865–1944 1912–1939 — 1939–1944 ...
The State Senate Chamber of the Washington State Capitol. The Washington State Legislature is the state's legislative branch. The state legislature is bicameral and is composed of a lower House of Representatives and an upper State Senate. The state is divided into 49 legislative districts of equal population, each of which elects two ...