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Court Closing Days - Article IV - The Judiciary
Washington State Constitution
Article IV
The Judiciary
SECTION 6 JURISDICTION OF SUPERIOR COURTS. Superior courts and
district courts have concurrent jurisdiction in cases in equity.
The superior court shall have original jurisdiction in all cases at
law which involve the title or possession of real property, or the
legality of any tax, impost, assessment, toll, or municipal fine,
and in all other cases in which the demand or the value of the
property in controversy amounts to three thousand dollars or as
otherwise determined by law, or a lesser sum in excess of the
jurisdiction granted to justices of the peace and other inferior
courts, and in all criminal cases amounting to felony, and in all
cases of misdemeanor not otherwise provided for by law; of actions
of forcible entry and detainer; of proceedings in insolvency; of
actions to prevent or abate a nuisance; of all matters of probate,
of divorce, and for annulment of marriage; and for such special
cases and proceedings as are not otherwise provided for. The
superior court shall also have original jurisdiction in all cases
and of all proceedings in which jurisdiction shall not have been by
law vested exclusively in some other court; and said court shall
have the power of naturalization and to issue papers therefor.
They shall have such appellate jurisdiction in cases arising in
justices' and other inferior courts in their respective counties as
may be prescribed by law. They shall always be open, except on
nonjudicial days, and their process shall extend to all parts of
the state. Said courts and their judges shall have power to issue
writs of mandamus, quo warranto, review, certiorari, prohibition,
and writs of habeas corpus, on petition by or on behalf of any
person in actual custody in their respective counties. Injunctions
and writs of prohibition and of habeas corpus may be issued and
served on legal holidays and nonjudicial days. [AMENDMENT 87, 1993
House Joint Resolution No. 4201, p 3063. Approved November 2,
1993.]
Amendment 65, part (1977) - Art. 4 Section 6 Jurisdiction of Superior Courts
- The superior court shall have original jurisdiction in all cases in equity and
in all cases at law which involve the title or possession of real property, or
the legality of any tax, impost, assessment, toll, or municipal fine, and in all
other cases in which the demand or the value of the property in controversy
amounts to three thousand dollars or as otherwise determined by law, or a lesser
sum in excess of the jurisdiction granted to justices of the peace and other
inferior courts, and in all criminal cases amounting to felony, and in all cases
of misdemeanor not otherwise provided for by law; of actions of forcible entry
and detainer; of proceedings in insolvency; of actions to prevent or abate a
nuisance; of all matters of probate, of divorce, and for annulment of marriage;
and for such special cases and proceedings as are not otherwise provided for.
The superior court shall also have original jurisdiction in all cases and of all
proceedings in which jurisdiction shall not have been by law vested exclusively
in some other court; and said court shall have the power of naturalization and
to issue papers therefor. They shall have such appellate jurisdiction in cases
arising in justices' and other inferior courts in their respective counties as
may be prescribed by law. They shall always be open, except on nonjudicial days,
and their process shall extend to all parts of the state. Said courts and their
judges shall have power to issue writs of mandamus, quo warranto, review,
certiorari, prohibition, and writs of habeas corpus, on petition by or on behalf
of any person in actual custody in their respective counties. Injunctions and
writs of prohibition and of habeas corpus may be issued and served on legal
holidays and nonjudicial days. [AMENDMENT 65, part, 1977 Senate Joint Resolution
No. 113, p 1714. Approved November 8, 1977.]
Amendment 65 also amended Art. 4 Section 10.
Amendment 28, part (1952) - Art. 4 Section 6 JURISDICTION OF SUPERIOR COURTS
- The superior court shall have original jurisdiction in all cases in equity and
in all cases at law which involve the title or possession of real property, or
the legality of any tax, impost, assessment, toll, or municipal fine, and in all
other cases in which the demand or the value of the property in controversy
amounts to one thousand dollars, or a lesser sum in excess of the jurisdiction
granted to justices of the peace and other inferior courts, and in all criminal
cases amounting to felony, and in all cases of misdemeanor not otherwise provided
for by law; of actions of forcible entry and detainer; of proceedings in
insolvency; of actions to prevent or abate a nuisance; of all matters of probate,
of divorce, and for annulment of marriage; and for such special cases and
proceedings as are not otherwise provided for. The superior court shall also
have original jurisdiction in all cases and of all proceedings in which
jurisdiction shall not have been by law vested exclusively in some other court;
and said court shall have the power of naturalization and to issue papers
therefor. They shall have such appellate jurisdiction in cases arising in
justices' and other inferior courts in their respective counties as may be
prescribed by law. They shall always be open, except on nonjudicial days, and
their process shall extend to all parts of the state. Said courts and their
judges shall have power to issue writs of mandamus, quo warranto, review,
certiorari, prohibition, and writs of habeas corpus, on petition by or on behalf
of any person in actual custody in their respective counties. Injunctions and
writs of prohibition and of habeas corpus may be issued and served on legal
holidays and nonjudicial days. [AMENDMENT 28, part, 1951 Substitute House Joint
Resolution No. 13, p 962. Approved November 4, 1952.]
Note: Amendment 28 also amended Art. 4 Section 10.
ORIGINAL TEXT - ART. 4 Section 6 JURISDICTION OF SUPERIOR COURTS - The
superior court shall have original jurisdiction in all cases in equity, and in
all cases at law which involve the title or possession of real property, or the
legality of any tax, impost, assessment, toll or municipal fine, and in all other
cases in which the demand, or the value of the property in controversy amounts
to one hundred dollars, and in all criminal cases amounting to felony, and in all
cases of misdemeanor not otherwise provided for by law; of actions of forcible
entry and detainer; of proceedings in insolvency; of actions to prevent or abate
a nuisance; of all matters of probate, of divorce, and for annulment of marriage;
and for such special cases and proceedings as are not otherwise provided for.
The superior court shall also have original jurisdiction in all cases and of all
proceedings in which jurisdiction shall not have been by law vested exclusively
in some other court; and said court shall have the power of naturalization, and
to issue papers therefor. They shall have such appellate jurisdiction in cases
arising in justice's and other inferior courts in their respective counties as
may be prescribed by law. They shall be always open except on non-judicial days,
and their process shall extend to all parts of the state. Said courts and their
judges shall have power to issue writs of mandamus, quo warranto, review,
certiorari, prohibition, and writs of habeas corpus on petition by or on behalf
of any person in actual custody in their respective counties. Injunctions and
writs of prohibition and of habeas corpus may be issued and served on legal
holidays and non-judicial days.
The full text of the Washington State Constitution can be found at:
http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/other/washington_constitution.txt
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