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Wash. Rev. Code § 12.36.055 (2026)

Trial of an appeal from small claims judgment

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(1) The appeal from a small claims judgment or decision shall be de novo upon the record of the case, as entered by the district court.
(2) Any cases heard in superior court pursuant to this section may be heard by a duly appointed commissioner. As used in this chapter "judge" includes any duly appointed commissioner.
[ 2001 c 156 s 2; 1997 c 352 s 11.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2013–2016 · leading case: Jessica M. Goodeill v. Madison Real Est., 362 P.3d 302 (Wash. Ct. App. 2015).
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Jessica M. Goodeill v. Madison Real Est., 362 P.3d 302 (Wash. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “3 Despite the 2001 amendment of RCW 12.36.055, both CRLJ 72(b) and CRLJ 75 mistakenly refer to the appeal as a trial de novo, rather than a de novo appeal on the record.”
Mary Mitchell v. Soundview Inv. Grp. (Wash. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 3× “RCW 12.36.055. Under CRLJ 72, an appeal from a decision of a small claims court operating under chapter 12.”
Jason & Rhiannon Lawson, Res. v. Anthony James Martyn (Wash. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “He argues that because the parties never reached an agreement on the design, specifications, and price of the conversion project, he had no obligation to commence work and therefore did not breach the contract.”
Tari Jane Anderson v. Jane Hession (Wash. Ct. App. 2014). “In accord with CRLJ 72, RCW 12.36.055 requires that "[t]he appeal from a small claims judgment or decision shall be de novo upon the record of the case, as entered by the district court.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 12.36.055(1) — 1 case
Jessica M. Goodeill v. Madison Real Est., 362 P.3d 302 (Wash. Ct. App. 2015). “3 Despite the 2001 amendment of RCW 12.36.055, both CRLJ 72(b) and CRLJ 75 mistakenly refer to the appeal as a trial de novo, rather than a de novo appeal on the record.”
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