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The Superior Court of Washington for King County (more commonly, the King County Superior Court) is the largest trial court in Washington state. It is based at the King County Courthouse, 516 Third Avenue, in downtown Seattle, Washington. It also operates a juvenile facility and a Regional Justice Center in Kent, southeast of Seattle.
The 1916 structure houses the King County Prosecuting Attorney, the King County Sheriff's Office (KCSO), the King County Council, the King County Law Library, King County Work and Education Release, and courtrooms for the King County Superior Court and the Seattle District Court. [1]
The District Court conducts trials and other attendant hearings. [3] District Court judges are elected and serve four-year terms. Washington's cities may establish Municipal Courts (e.g., Seattle Municipal Court). [4] [5] Municipal Courts are courts of limited jurisdiction like state District Courts, but Municipal Courts may not hear civil ...
(The Center Square) – King County has been listed as a “judicial hellhole” in a new report due to previous decisions by King County Courts. The American Tort Reform Association releases a ...
The regional court was established in June 2012, and was intended to divert nonviolent veterans to mental health and drug treatment programs. [2] [3] [4] By September 2014, the court had served over 50 veterans. [5] State senator Manka Dhingra helped create the court when she worked for the county prosector's office. [6]
Susan Habib Amini is a judge of the King County Superior Court, where she has served on the bench since 2013. She was appointed by Governor Jay Inslee as one of his first judicial appointments. [1] She is the first judge of Middle Eastern descent to serve in Washington State. [2] [3]
While each county has a Superior Court, some of the less populated counties are grouped into a single district, sharing a single judge and administration. The judge for these multi-county districts rotates between the counties as needed, with each County Superior Court having its own courtroom and staff.
Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the district court judges. To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge.