Revised Code of Washington
Wash. Rev. Code § 2.08.020 (2026)
Appellate jurisdiction
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The superior courts shall have such appellate jurisdiction in cases arising in courts of limited jurisdiction in their respective counties as may be prescribed by law.
[ 1987 c 202 s 102; 1890 p 343 s 6; RRS s 17.]
Notes:
Rules of court: See Rules for Appeal of Decisions of Courts of Limited Jurisdiction (RALJ).
Intent—1987 c 202: See note following RCW 2.04.190.
Appeals from
municipal courts: Chapter 35.20 RCW.
Jurisdiction of superior courts: State Constitution Art. 4 s 6 (Amendment 28).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1988–1998 · leading case: City of Bremerton v. Spears, 949 P.2d 347 (Wash. 1998).
City of Bremerton v. Spears, 949 P.2d 347 (Wash. 1998). “RCW 2.08.020. Mr. Spears had the right to appeal to the superior court the judgment that he had committed an infraction.”
City of Bremerton v. Spears, 134 Wash. 2d 141 (Wash. 1998). “RCW 2.08.020. Mr. Spears had the right to appeal to the superior court the judgment that he had committed an infraction.”
Speer v. Roney, 758 P.2d 10 (Wash. Ct. App. 1988). “A similar provision is found in RCW 2.08.020. Under the plain terms of this statute, a superior court has no jurisdiction to hear a case on appeal from small claims court unless the right of appeal in such a case has been "prescribed by *124 law.”
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