Washington State Court Rules

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Proposed Amendments to Standards
for Indigent Defense

The Washington State Bar Association and its Council on Public Defense have proposed amendments to the Standards for Indigent Defense under Washington Court Rules CrR 3.1, CrRLJ 3.1, and JuCR 9.2. The October 31, 2024 deadline for submitting written comments to the Supreme Court on the proposed amendments has passed. Written comments received by the Court may be viewed here. The Court also held two public hearings on the proposed amendments on September 25, 2024 and November 13, 2024. The Court will consider the written comments received and the testimony from the two hearings, and will decide whether to adopt (in whole, in part, or with modifications) or reject the proposed amendments.

In October 2019, the Administrative Office of the Courts, with the assistance of the Reporter of Decisions office and web services team, reviewed the current status and formatting of the State Court Rules. As a result, technical corrections were made to the online versions of court rules based on Washington Reports and the formatting has been standardized. Most State Court Rules are published in .pdf format for optimal viewing on a widely accessible platform.

The reformatting and conversion of documents to this website may have inadvertently introduced errors, which will be corrected as soon as possible. We appreciate your patience as we identify and resolve any discrepancies.

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State Court Rules
	Rules for Appellate Court Administration
	Additional Matter
	Rules on Appeal
	Rules for Courts of Limited Jurisdiction
	Rules of General Application
	Rules for Superior Court
	Rules Adopted but not Yet Effective
	Proposed Rules Published for Comment
	Disposition of Rules Formerly Published for Comment
	GR 9 - Supreme Court Rulemaking and Schedule for Review
Local Court Rules
Many local courts maintain their court rules on their own website. While links are provided to these local sites, the Washington State Courts website does not have the responsibility for updating these local court sites and therefore, cannot verify that the links, or published versions, are current. Per GR 7(d), the clerk of court maintains a complete set of local court rules. Local court rules are published on this webpage for convenience but are not the official record of the local court.
	Superior Court Rules
	District Court Rules
	Municipal Court Rules

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