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                          RULE 3.2                                               
               CHANGE OF SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE                                    
                                                                                 
    (a) Without Cause. A party may disqualify one superior court judge           
without cause by filing an affidavit of prejudice in accordance with RCW         
4.12.050.                                                                        
    (b) For Cause. A party may disqualify a superior court judge for cause       
as provided in RCW 4.12.040 for any grounds authorized by statute or             
decisional law.                                                                  
    (c) Waiver of Privilege To Change Judge. The privilege of a party to         
seek the change of a judge in superior court is waived if a party fails to       
seek a change of judge within 7 days after receipt of a notice of                
assignment, unless the ground for seeking a change of judge is a particular      
incident, conversation, or utterance by the judge which was not known to         
the party or to the party's attorney within the 7-day period.
	

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