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Seat Justice [1] Born Joined Chief Justice Term ends Mandatory retirement Appointed by Law school 8 Steven González, Chief Justice: 1963 (age 61–62) January 1, 2012
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]
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Counties statewide reported an overall 15.44% combined public defender vacancy rate in a 2023 survey from the Washington State Office of ... and in-court interpreters guaranteed translation of ...
This is a list of the Superior Court districts in the state of Washington. There are a total of 32 Superior Court districts for the 39 counties of Washington , with most districts consisting of a single county .
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.
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.
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.