Trial Court Staffing and Judicial Needs Estimates
Courts of Limited Jurisdiction
Municipal Courts -- 2023 Staffing Levels
For more detailed information on types of staff in each court, please see the Excel version of the Staffing report.
| Judicial | Administrative |
Court |
Judges |
Commissioners and Magistrates |
Total Judicial Officers |
Total Staff |
Staff Workweek |
Total Staff 40 Hour Workweek Standard |
Contractors FTE Not Incl. in Total Staff |
Aberdeen Δ |
0.75 |
|
0.75 |
4.00 |
40 |
4.00 |
|
Airway Heights |
0.46 |
0.01 |
0.47 |
5.00 |
40 |
4.28 |
|
Anacortes Δ |
0.33 |
|
0.33 |
3.00 |
40 |
3.00 |
|
Bainbridge Island |
0.50 |
|
0.50 |
4.00 |
40 |
3.50 |
|
Battle Ground Δ |
0.25 |
|
0.25 |
3.00 |
40 |
3.00 |
0.35 |
Bellingham |
1.00 |
1.00 |
2.00 |
14.00 |
40 |
14.00 |
0.88 |
Black Diamond |
0.15 |
|
0.15 |
2.50 |
40 |
2.50 |
|
Blaine Δ |
0.31 |
|
0.31 |
1.00 |
40 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
Bonney Lake (Staffs Sumner Municipal Ct) |
0.75 |
|
0.75 |
7.00 |
40 |
7.00 |
1.00 |
Bothell Δ |
0.85 |
|
0.85 |
6.00 |
40 |
6.00 |
|
Bremerton |
1.00 |
0.20 |
1.20 |
9.00 |
40 |
8.63 |
0.70 |
Brewster Δ |
0.33 |
|
0.33 |
1.00 |
As Needed |
0.33 |
|
Buckley |
0.42 |
|
0.42 |
2.00 |
40 |
1.90 |
|
Burlington |
0.33 |
|
0.33 |
3.00 |
40 |
3.00 |
|
Centralia Δ |
0.31 |
|
0.31 |
3.00 |
40 |
3.00 |
0.30 |
Chehalis |
0.35 |
|
0.35 |
3.00 |
40 |
2.73 |
0.19 |
Cheney Δ |
0.10 |
0.10 |
0.20 |
4.00 |
40 |
3.10 |
|
Cle Elum (Staffed by Upper Kittitas Dist. Crt.) |
0.36 |
|
0.36 |
|
|
|
|
Colfax |
0.30 |
|
0.30 |
1.00 |
20 |
0.30 |
|
Colton Δ |
0.06 |
|
0.06 |
1.00 |
20 |
0.63 |
|
Cosmopolis |
0.05 |
|
0.05 |
1.00 |
As Needed |
0.25 |
|
Des Moines (and Normandy Park) |
0.85 |
|
0.85 |
11.00 |
40 |
11.00 |
|
East Wenatchee Δ |
0.55 |
|
0.55 |
4.00 |
40 |
3.15 |
|
Edmonds Δ |
1.00 |
|
1.00 |
8.00 |
40 |
8.00 |
|
Elma |
0.25 |
|
0.25 |
2.00 |
40 |
1.38 |
|
Enumclaw |
0.17 |
|
0.17 |
3.00 |
40 |
2.13 |
|
Everett |
2.00 |
|
2.00 |
17.00 |
40 |
16.50 |
|
Everson-Nooksack Δ |
0.25 |
|
0.25 |
2.00 |
40 |
1.19 |
|
Federal Way |
2.00 |
|
2.00 |
15.00 |
40 |
14.75 |
1.50 |
Ferndale |
0.33 |
|
0.33 |
4.00 |
40 |
3.50 |
|
Fife |
0.90 |
|
0.90 |
8.00 |
40 |
8.00 |
|
Fircrest (and Ruston) |
0.25 |
|
0.25 |
4.00 |
40 |
3.60 |
|
Gig Harbor |
0.28 |
|
0.28 |
4.00 |
40 |
3.60 |
0.18 |
Granger |
0.04 |
|
0.04 |
1.00 |
35 |
0.88 |
|
Hoquiam Δ |
0.48 |
|
0.48 |
2.00 |
40 |
2.00 |
|
Issaquah (and other jurisdictions) |
0.75 |
|
0.75 |
6.00 |
40 |
5.50 |
1.35 |
Kent (and Maple Valley) Δ |
2.00 |
|
2.00 |
21.00 |
40 |
20.75 |
|
Kirkland (and other jurisdictions) Δ |
1.00 |
0.25 |
1.25 |
19.00 |
40 |
19.00 |
|
Lakewood (and other jurisdictions) |
1.00 |
|
1.00 |
10.00 |
40 |
8.60 |
|
Lake Forest Park |
0.60 |
|
0.60 |
5.00 |
40 |
3.50 |
|
Lynden |
0.35 |
|
0.35 |
2.00 |
40 |
2.00 |
0.13 |
Lynnwood |
0.85 |
|
0.85 |
12.00 |
40 |
12.00 |
|
Marysville |
2.00 |
|
2.00 |
10.00 |
40 |
10.00 |
|
Mercer Island |
0.50 |
|
0.50 |
3.00 |
40 |
2.60 |
|
Milton (Staffed by Puyallup Municipal Ct) |
0.20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Monroe |
0.60 |
|
0.60 |
5.00 |
40 |
3.50 |
|
Montesano Δ |
0.25 |
|
0.25 |
1.00 |
40 |
1.00 |
|
Mount Vernon |
0.33 |
|
0.33 |
3.00 |
40 |
3.00 |
|
Napavine Δ |
0.06 |
|
0.06 |
1.00 |
32 |
0.80 |
|
Oakville Δ |
0.08 |
|
0.08 |
1.00 |
8 |
0.20 |
|
Ocean Shores Δ |
0.25 |
|
0.25 |
2.00 |
40 |
1.25 |
|
Olympia Δ |
1.00 |
|
1.00 |
14.00 |
40 |
13.50 |
1.00 |
Omak Δ |
0.09 |
|
0.09 |
1.00 |
20.00 |
0.50 |
|
Orting Δ |
0.50 |
|
0.50 |
2.00 |
40 |
2.00 |
|
Pasco |
0.85 |
|
0.85 |
18.00 |
40 |
18.00 |
|
Port Orchard |
0.60 |
|
0.60 |
3.00 |
40 |
3.00 |
|
Poulsbo |
0.52 |
|
0.52 |
3.00 |
40 |
3.00 |
|
Puyallup (Staffs Milton Muni Ct) Δ |
1.00 |
|
1.00 |
12.00 |
40 |
11.13 |
|
Renton Δ |
2.00 |
|
2.00 |
15.00 |
40 |
15.00 |
|
Roslyn (Staffed by Upper Kittitas District) |
0.15 |
|
0.15 |
|
|
|
|
Roy |
0.10 |
|
0.10 |
1.00 |
22 |
0.55 |
|
SeaTac |
0.60 |
|
0.60 |
10.00 |
40 |
9.00 |
|
Seattle |
7.00 |
5.00 |
12.00 |
193.00 |
40 |
192.50 |
|
Sedro Woolley |
0.25 |
|
0.25 |
1.00 |
40 |
1.00 |
|
Selah |
0.25 |
|
0.25 |
2.00 |
40 |
1.10 |
|
Shelton |
0.63 |
|
0.63 |
6.00 |
40 |
5.10 |
0.18 |
South Bend |
0.04 |
|
0.04 |
1.00 |
32 |
0.80 |
|
Spokane |
3.00 |
3.00 |
6.00 |
66.00 |
40 |
66.00 |
|
Sumas Δ |
0.25 |
|
0.25 |
2.00 |
40 |
1.63 |
|
Sumner (Staffed by Bonney Lake Municipal Ct.) |
0.75 |
|
0.75 |
7.00 |
|
|
|
Sunnyside (and Toppenish) Δ |
0.40 |
|
0.40 |
3.00 |
40 |
3.00 |
1.80 |
Tacoma |
3.00 |
1.00 |
4.00 |
25.00 |
40 |
25.00 |
|
Tenino |
0.20 |
|
0.20 |
1.00 |
20 |
0.50 |
|
Tukwila |
0.75 |
|
0.75 |
12.00 |
40 |
11.88 |
|
Twisp Δ |
0.06 |
|
0.06 |
1.00 |
32 |
0.25 |
|
Tumwater Violations Bureau Δ |
|
|
|
1.00 |
20 |
0.50 |
|
Wapato Δ |
0.29 |
|
0.29 |
1.00 |
40 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
Westport |
0.05 |
|
0.05 |
1.00 |
40 |
1.00 |
|
Wilkeson |
0.06 |
|
0.06 |
1.00 |
40 |
0.02 |
|
Winlock Δ |
0.12 |
|
0.12 |
2.00 |
32 |
0.80 |
|
Winthrop Δ |
0.06 |
|
0.06 |
1.00 |
10 |
0.13 |
|
Yakima |
2.00 |
0.50 |
2.50 |
8.00 |
40 |
8.00 |
2.00 |
Yelm Δ |
0.45 |
|
0.45 |
2.00 |
40 |
2.00 |
0.45 |
Zillah Δ |
0.05 |
|
0.05 |
1.00 |
20 |
0.50 |
|
STATEWIDE TOTAL |
56.19 |
11.06 |
67.05 |
679.60 |
|
643.87 |
13.99 |
Counts are full time equivalent employees (FTEs)
Δ 2023 survey not received. Past survey figures used.
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