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Trial Court Staffing and Judicial Needs Estimates

Superior Courts -- 2012 Staffing Levels*

For more detailed information on types of staff in each court, please see the Excel version of the Staffing report.

 
Judges
Administrative

Court

Judges

Authorized
but
Unfilled
Judge
Positions

Full-Time
Commis-
sioners

Part-Time
Commis-
sioners

Authorized
but
Unfilled
Commis-
sioners
Positions

Court
Admini-
strators

Perm-
anent
Full-Time
Staff

Part-
Time
and
Temp.
Staff

Total Staff
(not
including
court
reporters
or contractors)

Staff
Work-
week

Total
Staff
40 hour
Work
-week
Standard

Court
Reporters (not included
in Total
Staff)

Contractors
(not included
in Total
Staff)

Adams

1.00

0.00

0.00

1.00

0.00

1.00

0.00

0.00

1.00

40.00

1.00

0.00

0.00

Asotin/Columbia/
Garfield

1.00

0.00

0.00

0.34

0.00

1.00

0.00

2.00

3.00

40.00

3.00

0.00

0.00

Benton/Franklin

6.00

0.00

2.00

0.50

0.00

1.00

10.00

1.60

12.60

40.00

12.60

6.00

0.00

Chelan

3.00

1.00

1.00

0.04

0.00

0.00

3.00

0.10

3.10

40.00

3.10

2.00

0.00

Clallam

3.00

0.00

1.00

0.00

0.00

1.00

4.50

3.50

9.00

40.00

9.00

1.00

0.00

Clark

10.00

0.00

2.00

0.60

1.00

1.00

19.00

0.00

20.00

40.00

20.00

0.00

0.00

Cowlitz

4.00

1.00

0.00

0.90

0.00

1.00

7.20

5.00

13.20

37.50

12.38

0.00

0.00

Douglas

1.00

0.00

0.00

0.09

0.00

1.00

1.00

0.07

2.07

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Ferry/Stevens/
Pend Oreille

2.00

0.00

0.00

0.40

0.00

1.00

0.90

0.00

1.90

37.50

1.78

0.00

0.00

Grant

3.00

0.00

0.00

0.70

0.00

1.00

2.50

0.50

4.00

40.00

4.00

1.00

0.00

Grays Harbor

3.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

1.00

1.00

0.00

2.00

40.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

Island

2.00

0.00

0.00

0.10

0.00

0.33

2.50

0.95

3.78

40.00

3.78

2.00

0.00

Jefferson

1.00

0.00

0.30

0.00

0.00

0.80

0.00

0.20

1.00

40.00

1.00

0.00

0.00

King

53.00

5.00

13.00

0.00

0.00

1.00

232.35

0.00

233.35

35.00

210.81

24.00

0.00

Kitsap

8.00

0.00

1.00

0.00

0.00

1.00

9.00

1.50

11.50

40.00

11.50

5.00

0.00

Kittitas

2.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

1.00

0.00

0.38

1.38

40.00

1.38

1.00

0.00

Klickitat/Skamania

1.00

0.00

0.00

0.13

0.00

2.00

0.00

0.00

2.00

40.00

2.00

0.00

0.00

Lewis

3.00

0.00

1.00

0.00

0.00

2.00

2.00

1.10

5.10

40.00

5.10

3.00

0.00

Lincoln

1.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

1.00

0.00

0.01

1.01

40.00

1.01

1.00

3.00

Mason

2.00

0.00

1.00

0.15

0.00

1.00

1.94

0.00

2.94

40.00

2.94

1.00

0.00

Okanogan

2.00

0.00

0.00

0.10

0.00

1.00

3.00

0.00

4.00

40.00

4.00

0.00

0.00

Pacific/Wahkiakum

1.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

1.00

1.00

0.00

2.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.10

Pierce

22.00

2.00

8.00

0.00

0.00

1.00

47.00

2.00

50.00

37.50

46.75

21.00

0.00

San Juan

1.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

1.00

0.20

0.00

1.20

40.00

1.20

0.02

0.08

Skagit

4.00

0.00

1.00

0.25

0.00

0.97

6.79

0.20

7.96

40.00

7.84

1.94

0.00

Snohomish

15.00

0.00

5.00

0.00

0.00

1.00

35.50

0.00

36.50

40.00

36.50

13.00

0.00

Spokane

12.00

1.00

5.00

0.80

0.00

1.00

30.00

0.00

31.00

37.50

29.06

12.00

0.00

Thurston

8.00

0.00

2.00

0.00

0.00

1.00

17.80

0.00

18.80

0.00

0.00

6.00

0.00

Walla Walla

2.00

0.00

0.00

0.30

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

37.50

0.00

2.00

0.00

Whatcom

3.00

0.00

3.00

0.80

0.00

0.00

21.00

0.00

21.00

40.00

21.00

3.00

0.00

Whitman

1.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

1.00

0.00

0.00

1.00

40.00

1.00

0.00

0.00

Yakima

8.00

0.00

2.00

0.60

0.00

1.33

20.00

4.00

25.33

40.00

25.33

1.00

1.00

 

189.00

10.00

48.30

7.80

1.00

30.43

479.18

23.11

532.72

 

481.05

108.96

6.18


Notes:

  1. Staffing levels measured are those in effect on 12/31/2012.
  2. Counts are full time equivalent employees (FTEs).
  3. Bailiffs and security staff were not included in the 2011 reports. Therefore many courts show higher counts in 2012.

 
 
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