Caseloads of the Courts of Washington

Superior Court
Trial Proceedings by Type of Case (1)(4) - January 2024 through September 2024

County/Court Criminal Civil Domestic Probate/
Guardianship (5)
Adoption/
Parentage (2)
Mental Illness/
Alcohol
Juvenile
Offender (3)
Total
Trials
Adams 
Asotin  11  19 
Columbia 
Garfield 
...Judicial District  12  22 
Benton  16  11  27  22  81 
Franklin  14  14  40 
...Judicial District  23  14  41  36  121 
Chelan  130  38  183 
Clallam  10  15  37 
Clark  79  30  157  280 
Cowlitz  52  15  18  11  104 
Douglas  14  13  37 
Ferry 
Pend Oreille 
Stevens  12  69  90 
...Judicial District  12  12  69  97 
Grant  12  17  17  49 
Grays Harbor  42  25  76 
Island  16  14  38 
Jefferson  12 
King 
Kitsap  37  11  57  108 
Kittitas  10  26 
Klickitat  10  20 
Skamania 
...Judicial District  12  27 
Lewis  38  14  80  143 
Lincoln  12 
Mason 
Okanogan  18  11  10  43 
Pacific  14 
Wahkiakum 
...Judicial District  19 
Pierce 
San Juan 
Skagit  14  34  56 
Snohomish  92  20  119  79  326 
Spokane  66  17  156  14  265 
Thurston  36  17  74  12  150 
Walla Walla  10  21 
Whatcom  10  13  33 
Whitman  18  21 
Yakima  55  35  22  121 
Statewide Total:  687  355  918  92  49  161  187  2,449 

(1) Trial proceedings include jury trials, non-jury trials, trials by affidavit, and stipulated trials.
(2) These sealed cases include confidential name changes for victims of domestic violence.
Pursuant to Chapter 283, Laws of 2011 (E2SHB 1267, effective July 22, 2011), the word "paternity" is replaced by "parentage" in table title and column headings.
(3) Juvenile offender adjudicatory, and adjudicatory and sentencing hearings are counted as trials.
(4) Pierce County Superior Court case information is recorded in Legal Information Network Exchange (LINX). Case filings and resolutions are available in the Judicial Information System (JIS). Non-trial and trial proceedings listed above may be incomplete. LINX information is available on the Internet at https://linxonline.co.pierce.wa.us/linxweb/Main.cfm. For further information please contact the Pierce County Clerk by phone at 253-798-7455 or by e-mail at pcclerk@co.pierce.wa.us.
(5) Effective 1/1/2023, the Probate/Guardianship category includes: Minor Other Protective Arrangement (OPM), and Standby Minor Guardianship (SMG).

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