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  2. Washington Court of Appeals - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Washington state court system - Wikipedia

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    This court considers appeals in civil and criminal cases that are appealed from Superior Courts. An appeal to the Court of Appeals is a matter of right - unlike the Washington Supreme Court, which has discretionary jurisdiction, the State Court of Appeals has mandatory jurisdiction – it must hear all civil and criminal appeals that are filed ...

  4. J. Michael Diaz - Wikipedia

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    Governor Jay Inslee appointed Diaz to the King County Superior Court in December 2017, effective January 22, 2018. [3] [4] As a judge, Diaz presided over approximately four dozen trial in all types of criminal, civil and domestic matters. Governor Inslee appointed Diaz to Division I of the Washington Court of Appeals, effective September 2022 ...

  5. Rebecca L. Pennell - Wikipedia

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    From 2000 to 2016, she was a public defender with the Federal Defenders of Eastern Washington and Idaho. [3] In January 2016, Governor Jay Inslee appointed her as a judge of the Washington Court of Appeals to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of acting chief judge Stephen Brown. [4] She had a formal investiture ceremony on February 19 ...

  6. Local appeals judge one step closer to appointment for U.S ...

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    Apr. 17—Washington Court of Appeals Judge Rebecca Pennell is a step closer to serving on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington after she was nominated for the position ...

  7. Appellate procedure in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A lawyer traditionally starts an oral argument to any appellate court with the words "May it please the court." After an appeal is heard, the "mandate" is a formal notice of a decision by a court of appeal; this notice is transmitted to the trial court and, when filed by the clerk of the trial court, constitutes the final judgment on the case ...

  8. Government of Washington (state) - Wikipedia

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    The Columbia County Courthouse in Dayton, home of the Columbia County Superior Court. The Washington Court of Appeals is the intermediate level appellate court empowered to hear appeals from final judgments and orders of superior courts, [6] [7] Personal Restraint Petitions, [8] writs of mandamus and quo warranto, [8] appeals from decisions of ...

  9. Egelhoff v. Egelhoff - Wikipedia

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    The Washington Court of Appeals reversed this decision, claiming that the federal law did not supersede state law. The Supreme Court of Washington affirmed this decision, citing that, because the Statute did not "refer to" or have a "connection with" an ERISA plan, the state law would be most appropriate.