Grays Harbor County District Court

		
		
                            LAR 5
             Court Organization; Presiding Judge


(a) Court Organization; Departments.  The Grays Harbor
County District Court district includes all of Grays Harbor
County.  Grays Harbor County District Court has two
departments: Department No. 1, located in Montesano,
Washington, and Department No. 2, located in Aberdeen,
Washington.  The district judges are authorized to hear
cases in either department.

[Adopted effective September 1, 1999; Amended effective September 1, 2003.


(b) Assignment and Filing of Cases by Departments.

  (1)  All cases filed with the Grays Harbor County District
  Court shall be filed, maintained and heard in the department
  designated by the Presiding Judge.

  (2)  Pursuant to a reorganization of the court in 2003,
  Dept. 1 will be designated as the department where all
  criminal cases will be filed and heard, and Dept. 2 will be
  designated as the department where all civil cases will be
  filed and heard.

  (3)  The Presiding Judge may order the transfer of any case
  to another judge or department to assure the expeditions and
  efficient handling of all cases and equal distribution of
  the case load among the district judges.  In the event of
  recusal or other disqualification of a department’s judge,
  the court administrator shall cause the case to be heard by
  another judge, visiting judge or judge pro tempore.  The
  case file shall not be transferred to another department
  unless ordered by the Presiding Judge.

  [Adopted effective September 1, 2003.]