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Wash. Rev. Code § 2.08.190

Powers of judge in counties of his or her district

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Any judge of the superior court of the state of Washington shall have power, in any county within his or her district: (1) To sign all necessary orders and papers in probate matters pending in any other county in his or her district; (2) to issue restraining orders, and to sign the necessary orders of continuance in actions or proceedings pending in any other county in his or her district; (3) to decide and rule upon all motions, demurrers, issues of fact, or other matters that may have been submitted to him or her in any other county. All such rulings and decisions shall be in writing and shall be filed immediately with the clerk of the proper county: PROVIDED, That nothing herein contained shall authorize the judge to hear any matter outside of the county wherein the cause or proceeding is pending, except by consent of the parties.
[ 2011 c 336 s 18; 1901 c 57 s 1; RRS s 41.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1954–2017 · leading case: In re the Detention of Reyes
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In re the Detention of Reyes (2013) washctapp “¶35 Washington thus recognized at the time of adopting its constitution that judges had authority to conduct business, other than trial, outside of the public courtroom. However, that authority was still subject to the command that it be “administered openly.”
State of Washington v. Ray Leny Betancourth (2016) washctapp · cites it 2× “060 conflicts with two statutes, RCW 2.08.190 and 2.08.210. We disagree. RCW 2.”
John R. Toney v. Lewis County (2017) washctapp · cites it 2× “Under RCW 2.08.190, superior court judges have power: in any county within his or her district: .”
In re the Detention of Rolando Reyes (2013) washctapp “However, that authority was still subject to the command that it be "administered openly." Since 13 CAL.”
Crandall v. Cranor (1954) wash · cites it 2× “RCW 2.08.190 provides: “Any judge of the superior court shall have power, in any county within his district: .”
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