JIS (District and Municipal Court Information System)

The JIS System consists of both the District and Municipal Court Information System (DISCIS), used to manage and report Washington's district and municipal court cases, and the Judicial Accounting SubSystem (JASS), the court accounting system.

District and municipal courts began use of the JIS System in a staggered conversion approach from 1983 through 1999. Specific court implementation dates are available online at: http://www.courts.wa.gov/jislink/index.cfm?fa=jislink.codeview&dir=clj_manual&file=courts. Most, but not all, courts in Washington participate in the JIS System. Seattle Municipal Court case information is not available other than disposed case information seen on the index screen (SNCI).

Superior courts began entering criminal data in the JIS System in a staggered approach from 1994 through 1995. However, they were not required until mid-1997 to enter the criminal data in JIS. Therefore, although you may see Superior Court (SCOMIS) cases in a statewide JIS search, you must search the SCOMIS database for complete information.

Non-Civil Cases

Non-civil cases are based on a statewide person-centered system. To do a statewide search for a case you must know either the name of the person or the case number. Non-civil cases include criminal and infraction cases.

Civil Cases

District and municipal court civil cases are based on a court-specific system. Civil parties are added to civil cases within a court. Civil parties are not shared statewide by other JIS courts. To locate civil cases for a party, you must sign on to a specific court and then search for the case in that court. Examples of civil cases are small claims, domestic violence petitions, name changes, anti-harassment petitions, and lien foreclosures. (See http://www.courts.wa.gov/jislink/index.cfm?fa=jislink.codeview&dir=clj_manual&file=cause for a complete listing of civil case cause codes.

JASS (Judicial Accounting Sub System)

This accounting system is used by courts to handle cases and monies associated with a case. Accounting information is noted on the docket.

Information Available in JIS

Screen Name Description
Case Docket Inquiry To view a chronologic record of case activity for civil or non-civil cases.
Civil Case Inquiry To view filing information for a civil case including all parties.
Court Name/Case Index To view a list of civil cases for one or more persons in a specific district or municipal court.
Judgment Disposition Inquiry To view civil judgments for civil cases.
Defendant Name Duplicate To view names, name codes, and defendant identifying data that are possible matches to search criteria entered in the Command Area.
Main Menu To display a list of public access commands.
Case Filing Inquiry To view filing information for non-civil cases.
Name Duplicate To view names and name codes of individuals that are possible matches to search criteria entered in the Command Area.
Case Participants Inquiry To view a list of participants in a civil or non-civil case.
State Name Case Index To view a statewide list of non-civil cases associated with a Person record.
Additional Violations Inquiry To view filing information for all violations in a non-civil case.
Help Windows Field level and screen level help windows are available by positioning the cursor on the field in question and pressing the F1 button (BlueZone access only)

Archived Cases in JIS

Closed cases in JIS maybe archived after 2 years. The court of record can restore case information. 		 

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