Other LanguagesThe records of a juvenile court in a truancy case are confidential and not available for public inspection and copying, with the limited exceptions listed in RCW 13.50.010 and 13.50.100.
1. Generally, a visiting judge should hold a proceeding in the county in which they are visiting. However, there are some exceptions. Parties in a civil action may consent to a visiting judge holding a court proceeding in the visiting judge’s home county, and a criminal defendant can waive their right to a jury comprised of citizens of the county in which the offense is alleged to have been committed. In addition, a visiting judge may appear remotely during certain court proceedings.
2. Yes, with the parties’ consent. RCW 2.08.190 recognizes that any visiting judge may hear a matter in their home county with the parties’ consent; RCW 2.08.190’s language shows that the legislature intended for the statute to apply to all judicial districts in the state, including single-county judicial districts.
3. The superior court clerk for the visited county is responsible for keeping a record of the proceedings over which a visiting judge presides. By statute, a superior court clerk is required to keep a record of the proceedings for only the court or courts in which they are a clerk.
4. A visiting judge may delegate authority to an appointed court commissioner of the county in which the judge is visiting. A visiting judge may not independently appoint a regular court commissioner or a temporary pro tem court commissioner for the county in which the judge is visiting unless the visiting judge is also designated as the presiding judge pro tem for the visited county.
1. Current law requires county treasurers to remit to the state treasurer 46 percent of all superior court filing fees covered by RCW 36.18.020 before calculating any amounts due to the county or regional law library fund. 2. After remitting the state's share of superior court filing fees to the state treasurer, county treasurers are required by RCW 27.24.070 to deposit an amount in the county or regional law library fund equal to $12 times the number of civil or probate fees paid in connection with the filing of a new matter.
The judge appointed to fill the new superior court judgeship created in Snohomish county by § 3, chapter 84, Laws of 1967, Ex. Sess., is entitled, after June 8, 1967, to receive the $22,500 annual salary established for superior court judges under chapter 65, Laws of 1967.
Where a change of venue is granted in a criminal case from the superior court of one county to the superior court of another county, and the defendant is acquitted after trial, the costs for jurors' fees shall be paid by the county in which the trial was had. In such a situation, where counsel is appointed by the superior court to defend an indigent defendant, the statutory fees for such counsel shall be paid by the county in which said counsel was appointed.