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Local Court Rule Notifications

2022 Local Rules are now in effect.  View the changes below.

In accordance with GR 7, the King County Superior Court has adopted emergency changes to the below rules:

Per Washington State General Rule 7, the clerk of the court adopting the rules shall maintain a complete set of current local rules, which shall be available for inspection and copying.

To read the King County Superior Court local rules online, click to expand the section header below and click on the individual rule link to view.  Related administrative orders may be viewed below.

http://www.courts.wa.gov/court_rules/ Washington State Court Rules are maintained on the Washington Courts website.

King County Superior Court Local Rules (click on a header below):

II. COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION: SERVICE OF PROCESS, PLEADINGS, MOTIONS AND ORDERS
LCR 4.     Civil Case Schedule
LCR 4.2   Confirmation of Joinder of Parties and Issues in Civil and Family Law Cases; Completion of Testing in Paternity Cases
LCR 5.     Service and Filing of Pleadings and Other Papers

III. PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS
LCR 7.     Civil Motions
LCR 10.   Form of Pleading and Other Papers
LCR 11.   Signing of Pleadings
LCR 12.   Defenses and Objections
LCR 16.   Pretrial and Settlement Procedures
LCR 22.   Interpleader

V. DEPOSITIONS AND DISCOVERY
LCR 26.   Discovery, Including Disclosure of Possible Witnesses and Protective Orders.
LCR 33.   Interrogatories
LCR 37.   Failure to Make Discovery; Sanctions

VI. TRIALS
LCR 38.     Jury Trial of Right
LCR 40.     Assignment of Cases and Where Motions are to be Heard
LCR 40.1   Ex parte and Probate Department
LCR 41.     Dismissal of Actions
LCR 42.     Consolidation; Separate Trials
LCR 53.1   Referees
LCR 53.2   Court Commissioners

VII. JUDGMENT
LCR 54.   Judgments and Costs
LCR 55.   Default and Judgment
LCR 56.   Summary Judgment
LCR 58.   Entry of Judgment
LCR 59.   New Trial, Reconsideration, and Amendment of Judgments
LCR 60.   Relief from Judgment or Order

VIII. PROVISIONAL AND FINAL REMEDIES
LCR 65.   Injunctions
LCR 66.   Receivership Proceedings
LCR 69.   Execution
LCR 72.   Return or Mandate From Appellate Court

X. SUPERIOR COURTS AND CLERKS
LCR 77.   Superior Courts and Judicial Officers
LCR 78.   Clerks
LCR 79.   Books and Records Kept by Clerk
LCR 80.   Court Reporters and Transcripts

XI. GENERAL PROVISIONS
LCR 82.   Case Assignment Area
LCR 83.   Local Rules of Superior Court
LCR 84.   Forms

XII. SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS RULES
LCR 93.04   Adoption Proceedings
LCR 98.04   Estates--Probate--Notices
LCR 98.14   Trust And Estate Dispute Resolution Act And Power Of Attorney
LCR 98.16   Settlement of Claims of Minors and Incapacitated Persons
LCR 98.20   Guardianships and Trusts
LCR 98.22.  Minor Guardianships
LCR 98.40   Writs of Review, Mandamus, Prohibition
LCR 98.50   Sexually Violent Predator--Office of Public Defense

TITLE I. SCOPE AND APPLICATION OF RULES
LJuCR 1.2    Jurisdiction of Juvenile Court
LJuCR 1.3    Definitions
LJuCR 1.4    Applicability of Other Rules
LJuCR 1.7    Pre-Trial Hearings
LJuCR 1.8    Procedural Motions
LJuCR 1.9    Discovery

TITLE II. SHELTER CARE PROCEEDINGS
LJuCR 2.0    Right to Appointed Counsel
LJuCR 2.3    Right to and Notice of Shelter Care Hearing
LJuCR 2.4    Procedure at Initial Shelter Care Hearing
LJuCR 2.5    Amendment of Shelter Care Order

TITLE III. DEPENDENCY PROCEEDINGS
LJuCR 3.2    Who May File Petition - Venue
LJuCR 3.3    Content of Dependency Petition
LJuCR 3.4    Notice and Summons - Scheduling of Fact-Finding Hearing
LJuCR 3.6    Answer to Petition
LJuCR 3.7    Fact-Finding Hearing
LJuCR 3.8    Disposition Hearing
LJuCR 3.9    Review Hearing
LJuCR 3.10  Modification of Order
LJuCR 3.11  Guardianship in Juvenile Court
LJuCR 3.12  Contested Dependency Motions
LJuCR 3.13  Emergency Hearings and Hearings Set on Shortened Time
LJuCR 3.14  Reconsideration and Revision
LJuCR 3.15  Juvenile Authority Over Family Law Matters

TITLE IV. PROCEEDINGS TO TERMINATE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP
LJuCR 4.2    Pleadings
LJuCR 4.3    Notice of Termination Hearings
LJuCR 4.4    Amendment of Case Schedule
LJuCR 4.5    Reinstatement of Previously Terminated Parental Rights

TITLE VI. JUVENILE OFFENSE PROCEEDINGS - DIVERSION AGREEMENTS
LJuCR 6.6    Termination of Diversion Agreement

TITLE VII. JUVENILE OFFENSE PROCEEDINGS IN JUVENILE COURT
LJuCR 7.1     Local Procedures
LJuCR 7.6     Arraignment Juvenile Offense Proceedings
LJuCR 7.11   Adjudicatory Hearing Inadmissibility of Statements Made to Juvenile Probation Counselor
LJuCR 7.12   Plea and Disposition Hearing
LJuCR 7.14   Motions--Juvenile Offense Proceedings
LJuCR 7.15   Infractions
LJuCR 7.16   Motions to Seal Conviction, for Restoration of Firearm Rights and for Relief from Sex Registration Requirements

TITLE IX. RIGHT TO LAWYER AND EXPERTS IN ALL JUVENILE COURT PROCEEDINGS
LJuCR 9.2    Additional Right to Representation By Counsel
LJuCR 9.3    Right to Appointment of Experts in Juvenile Offense Proceedings

TITLE XII. TRUANCY PROCEEDINGS
LJuCR 12.1   Truancy Case Assignment Area

TITLE XIII. AT-RISK YOUTH & CHILD IN NEED OF SERVICES PROCEEDINGS
LJuCR 13.1   At-Risk Youth & Child in Need of Services Case Assignment Area
Administrative Orders
General Order Authorizing Video Hearing for Involuntary Treatment Act Proceedings (2018/07/23)
General Order re Minor Guardianship Case Management (2020/12/31)
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Local Court Rules Archive 
Superior Court Local Rules 2020
Superior Court Local Rules 2019
Superior Court Local Rules 2018
Superior Court Local Rules 2017
Superior Court Local Rules 2016
Superior Court Local Rules 2015

 

Comment Period for Proposed Rules

Alternate formats available upon request.
Contact: Elizabeth Willoughby at elizabeth.willoughby@kingcounty.gov or (206) 263-1995.