Washington State Courts: Filing Venue for Actions Against Counties
Filing Venue for Actions by or Against Counties
Substitute House Bill 2721 was passed by the 2000 Legislature amending RCW 36.01.050. It now requires actions by or against counties to be commenced in the superior court of either of the two nearest judicial districts or in the superior court of the county responding to the petition. The legislation requires the Administrative Office Of The Courts to determine the nearest two judicial
districts as measured by the travel time between county seats using major surface routes.
Below is a chart indicating for each county the nearest two judicial districts. These determinations were established using the Washington State Department of Transportation travel times from city to city.
|
County Name
|
Filing Venues
|
| Adams |
Spokane |
Lincoln |
| Asotin |
Whitman |
Walla Walla |
| Benton |
Kittitas |
Yakima |
| Chelan |
Douglas |
Grant |
| Clallam |
Kitsap |
Jefferson |
| Clark |
Cowlitz |
Skamania |
| Columbia |
Walla Walla |
Franklin |
| Cowlitz |
Wahkiakum |
Lewis |
| Douglas |
Grant |
Chelan |
| Ferry |
Lincoln |
Okanogan |
| Franklin |
Walla Walla |
Columbia |
| Garfield |
Walla Walla |
Whitman |
| Grant |
Kittitas |
Chelan |
| Grays Harbor |
Pacific |
Thurston |
| Island |
Snohomish |
Skagit |
| Jefferson |
Clallam |
Kitsap |
| King |
Pierce |
Snohomish |
| Kitsap |
Pierce |
Mason |
| Kittitas |
Grant |
Yakima |
| Klickitat |
Clark |
Yakima |
| Lewis |
Cowlitz |
Thurston |
| Lincoln |
Spokane |
Adams |
| Mason |
Grays Harbor |
Thurston |
| Okanogan |
Ferry |
Douglas |
| Pacific |
Lewis |
Grays Harbor |
| Pend Oreille |
Spokane |
Lincoln |
| Pierce |
King |
Thurston |
| San Juan |
Skagit |
Whatcom |
| Skagit |
Snohomish |
Whatcom |
| Skamania |
Cowlitz |
Clark |
| Snohomish |
King |
Skagit |
| Spokane |
Pend Oreille |
Lincoln |
| Stevens |
Lincoln |
Spokane |
| Thurston |
Lewis |
Mason |
| Wahkiakum |
Cowlitz |
Clark |
| Walla Walla |
Franklin |
Columbia |
| Whatcom |
Skagit |
Snohomish |
| Whitman |
Garfield |
Spokane |
| Yakima |
Kittitas |
Benton |
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