Local Court Criminal Rule Number One
               Video Conference Proceedings


(A)  Preliminary appearances as defined by CrR 3.2(B) and
     CrRLJ 3.2(d), arraignments as defined by CrR 3.4 and 4.1 and
     CrRLJ 3.4 and 4.1, bail hearings as defined by CrR 3.2 and
     CrRLJ 3.2, and trial settings as defined by CrR 3.3 and
     CrRLJ 3.3(f), conducted via video conference in which all
     participants can simultaneously see, hear, and speak with
     each other shall be deemed held in open court and in the
     defendant's presence for the purposes of any statute, court
     rule or policy.  All video conference hearings conducted
     pursuant to this rule shall be public, and the public shall
     be able to simultaneously see and hear all participants and
     speak as permitted by the trial court judge.  Any party may
     request an inperson hearing, which may in the trial court
     judge's discretion be granted.

(B)  All other trial court proceedings including the entry
     of a Statement of Defendant on Plea of Guilty as defined by
     CrR 4.2 and CrRLJ 4.2 may be conducted by video conference
     only by agreement of the parties, either in writing or on
     the record, and upon the approval of the court.