Wash. R. App. P. Form 4 (2026)

See RAP 18.17 for document formatting requirements.

RAP FORM 4. Statement of Grounds for Direct Review

(Rule 4.2(b))

No. (Supreme Court)

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON

[Title of the trial court ) STATEMENT OF proceeding with ) GROUNDS FOR DIRECT parties designated ) REVIEW BY THE as in rule 3.4] ) SUPREME COURT

(Name of party) seeks direct review of the (describe the

decision or part of the decision that the party wants reviewed)

entered by the (name of court) on (date of entry.) The issues

presented in the review are: [State issues presented for review.

See Part II of Form 6 for suggestions for framing issues

presented for review.]

The reasons for granting direct review are: (Briefly

indicate and argue grounds for direct review. See rule 4.2.)

[If the petition is prepared using word processing

software, include the following statement: This document

contains words, excluding the parts of the document

exempted from the word count by RAP 18.17.]

[Date]

Respectfully submitted,

_____________________________________ Signature (Name, personal pronouns (optional), address, telephone number, and Washington State Bar Association membership number of attorney)

[Adopted effective July 1, 1976; Amended effective September 1, 1994; September 1, 2006; September 1, 2010; September 1, 2021; June 27, 2023.]