Supreme Court Orders Related
to the COVID-19 Pandemic

2023

  • No. 25700-B-701
    Supreme Court order rescinding vaccination requirements
  • Filed May 4, 2023

2022

  • Order No. 25700-B-697
    Order regarding court operations after October 31, 2022
  • Filed October 27, 2022
  • Order No. 25700-B-683
    Order amending April 4 to reduce passing score for uniform bar examination in
    July 2022
  • Filed April 13, 2022
  • Order No. 25700-B-682
    Order adopting the Washington State Bar Association's Health Safety Plan for
    Licensing Examinations
  • Filed April 8, 2022

2021

  • Order No. 25700-B-669
    In the matter of COVID-19 vaccinations for employees of the Supreme Court
  • Filed August 18, 2021
  • Order No. 25700-B-661
    Authorizing remote examinations for the July 2021 legal licensing examinations
  • Filed March 5, 2021
  • Order No. 25700-B-660
    Regarding transfer of October 2020 remote bar examination scores to Washington
  • Filed March 5, 2021
  • Order No. 25700-B-659
    In the matter of the suspension of RAP 18.8(b) in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency
  • Filed February 22, 2021
  • Order No. 25700-B-658
    Fifth revised and extended order regarding court operations
  • Filed February 19, 2021
  • Order No. 25700-B-656
    Temporarily suspending standards for indigent defense - Standard 14.2(E)(iii)
  • Filed January 8, 2021
  • Order No. 25700-B-673
    Order adopting the Washington State Bar Association's Health Safety Plan for Licensing Examinations and amending Apr 4 to reduce passing score for uniform bar examination in February 2022
  • Filed November 21, 2021

2020

  • Order No. 25700-B-651
    Authorizing remote licensing examinations and amending APR 4 to reduce passing score for uniform bar examination in February 2021
  • Filed December 3, 2020
  • Order No. 25700-B-647
    Extended and revised order re: dependency and termination cases
  • Filed October 14, 2020
  • Order No. 25700-B-648
    In the matter of rescinding the April 2, 2020, order that temporarily suspended the application of RAP 18.8(b) and (c)
  • Filed October 13, 2020
  • Order No. 25700-B-646
    Fourth revised and extended order regarding court operations
  • Filed October 13, 2020
  • Order No. 25700-B-642
    Extending Excluded Period in Calculating Time for Trial, and Adopting Related
    Emergency Measures
  • Filed September 10, 2020
  • Order No. 25700-B-640
    Authorizing Delayed Reporting to Department of Licensing of Failures to Appear
  • Filed September 10, 2020
  • Order No. 25700-B-639
    Authorizing Eviction Resolution Program in Superior Courts
  • Filed September 9, 2020
  • Order No. 25700-B-631
    Modification of Jury Trial Proceedings
    Documents from the Original Order:
  • Resuming Jury Trials in Washington State: Guidelines for Operations
    during the COVID-19 Pandemic
  • COVID-19 and Washington State Courts: Public Health Risk Reduction Recommendations from the Department of Health
  • Filed June 18, 2020
  • Order No. 25700-B-630
    Granting Diploma Privilege and Temporarily Modifying Admission and Practice Rules
  • Filed June 12, 2020
  • Order No. 25700-B-624
    In the matter of temporarily reducing the number of continuing judicial education credits for judicial officers whose reporting period ends December 31, 2020, and temporaily suspending the number of continuing judicial education credits a judicial officer can receive via self-paced programs for the same reporting class.
  • Filed June 5, 2020
  • Order No. 25700-B-628
    Order Extending Date for Reporting 2018-2020 MCLE Credits
  • Filed June 5, 2020
  • Order No. 25700-B-626
    Amended Third Revised and Extended Order Regarding Court Operations
  • Filed May 29, 2020
  • Order No. 25700-B-625
    Third Revised and Extended Order Regarding Court Operations
  • Filed May 28, 2020
  • Order No. 25700-B-623
    Temporarily Modifying Admission and Practice Rules
  • Filed May 15, 2020
  • Order No. 25700-B-622
    Extended and Revised Order Re: Dependency and Termination Cases
  • Filed April 30, 2020
  • Order No. 25700-B-621
    Extended and revised order in the matter of temporarily closing the Temple of Justice building to the public.
  • Filed April 30, 2020
  • Order No. 25700-B-620
    Extended and Revised Order Re: Civil Commitment Proceedings
  • Filed April 29, 2020
  • Order No. 25700-B-618
    Second Revised and Extended Order Regarding Court Operations
  • Filed April 29, 2020
  • Order No. 98317-8
    In the matter of Shyanne Colvin, et al. v. Jay Inslee, et al.
  • Filed April 23, 2020
  • Order No. 25700-B-617
    Re: Visitation of Certified Professional Guardians
  • Filed April 23, 2020
  • Order No. 25700-A-1295
    In the Matter of Extending the Comment Period for Proposed Rule Amendments
    With an Open Comment Period
  • Filed April 16, 2020
  • Order No. 25700-B-616
    Re: Civil Commitment Proceedings
  • Filed April 15, 2020
  • Order No. 25700-B-615
    Revised and Extended Order Regarding Court Operations
  • Filed April 13, 2020
  • Order No. 25700-B-614
    In the Matter of Statewide Response by Washington State Courts to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. Supreme Court Order regarding dependency and termination cases.
  • Filed April 3, 2020
  • Order No. 25700-B-611
    In the Matter of the Suspension of RAP 18.8(b) and (c) in Response by Washington State Appellate Courts to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
  • Filed April 2, 2020
  • Order No. 25700-B-610
    In the Matter of Temporarily Suspending Local and State Court Rules That Require
    In-Person Administration of Oaths or Affirmations
  • Filed April 2, 2020
  • Order No. 25700-B-609
    In the Matter of Temporarily Delegating Authority to the WSBA Disciplinary Board Chair and Chief Hearing Officer to Adopt Emergency Orders Related to the Rules for Enforcement of Lawyer Conduct (ELCs)
  • Filed March 24, 2020
  • Order No. 25700-B-608
    In the Matter of Temporarily Waiving the Requirement in APR 5 that the Oath of Attorney, Limited Practice Officer or Limited License Legal Technician Be Administered in Open Court
  • Filed March 24, 2020
  • Order No. 25700-B-607
    In the Matter of Statewide Response by Washington State Courts to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
  • Filed March 20, 2020
  • Order No. 25700
    In the Matter of Temporarily Closing the Temple of Justice Building to the Public
  • Filed March 17, 2020
  • Order No. 25700-B-602
    In the Matter of the Response by Washington State Courts to the Public Health Emergency in Washington State
  • Filed March 4, 2020

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