Washington Superior Court Information

There are 29 Washington Superior Courts spread among 39 counties. Superior Courts within the jurisdiction of Washington are:

•    Columbia Superior Court
•    Benton Superior Court
•    Chelan Superior Court
•    Clallam County Superior Court
•    Clark Superior Court
•    Lewis County Superior Court
•    Lincoln County Superior Court
•    Mason County Superior Court
•    Okanogan Superior Court
•    Wahkiakum Superior Court
•    Cowlitz Superior Court
•    Douglas Superior Court
•    Ferry Superior Court
•    Grant Superior Court
•    Grays Harbour County Superior Court
•    Island County Superior Court
•    Jefferson Superior Court
•    King County Superior Court
•    Kitsap County Superior Court
•    Kittitas County Superior Court
•    Pierce County Superior Court
•    San Juan County Superior Court
•    Skagit County Superior Court
•    Snohomish County Superior Court
•    Spokane County Superior Court
•    Thurston County Superior Court
•    Whatcom County Superior Court
•    Whitman County Superior Court
•    Yakima County Superior Court
•    Klickitat Superior Court

Washington Superior Courts are of general jurisdiction. Superior courts have special jurisdiction for real property rights, felony matters, domestic relations, mental illness, estate, civil and juvenile cases that involves more than $50,000. Superior Courts also hear appeals from lower courts that have limited jurisdiction. The Judges of the Washington Superior courts serve four years. In the year 2003, 174 judges were elected.

Kinds of Cases Heard in Washington Superior Courts

Unlike lower courts, there are no limits on the kinds of criminal or civil cases heard. Superior courts are also court of records. The Superior court hears appeals from municipal courts and decisions of the state administrative agencies.

If any appeal is made after the final judgment of the Superior court then it is heard by the Court of Appeals. In cases involving the death penalty the case is only heard by the Supreme Court. The Superior Court has a juvenile division that deals with cases of children below the age of 18.

Accessing Court Records for Washington

Information about Washington Superior courts is available online. There are innumerable websites that provides you with information about the Superior courts of Washington. If you are searching for relevant and authentic information, you must go through government websites. The government websites are designed to help people with the rules and procedures of the Washington Superior courts. Government websites provide actual facts and figures. You can have complete access to the rules and rule promulgation orders of the Washington Superior Courts from http://www.dccourts.gov/dccourts/superior/admin_orders/rules.jsp.

There are websites for every Superior County Courts of Washington, so if you are looking for information of a particular county in the judicial districts of Washington, you will find it online.