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Wash. Rev. Code § 2.08.240 (2026)

Limit of time for decision

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Every case submitted to a judge of a superior court for his or her decision shall be decided by him or her within ninety days from the submission thereof: PROVIDED, That if within said period of ninety days a rehearing shall have been ordered, then the period within which he or she is to decide shall commence at the time the cause is submitted upon such rehearing, and upon willful failure of any such judge so to do, he or she shall be deemed to have forfeited his or her office.
[ 2011 c 336 s 21; 1890 p 344 s 12; RRS s 39.]

Notes:

Decisions, when to be made: State Constitution Art. 4 s 20.
Payment of county's portion: RCW 2.08.100.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1976–2025 · leading case: West v. Thurston Cnty., 275 P.3d 1200 (Wash. Ct. App. 2012).
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West v. Thurston Cnty., 275 P.3d 1200 (Wash. Ct. App. 2012). “¶60 RCW 2.08.240 and article IV, section 20 of our constitution require the superior courts to decide cases “within ninety days from the submission thereof.”
State v. Osborn, 550 P.2d 513 (Wash. 1976). · cites it 4× “4, § 20, and RCW 2.08.240. State ex rel. Burgunder v. Superior Court, 180 Wash.”
Wesley R. Hannigan, V Vit & Zdenka Novak (Wash. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 4× “48501-0-II On November 30, 2015, Novak filed a motion to prove jurisdiction in which he argued that the trial court lost jurisdiction when it failed to enter a judgment and order within 90 days of the trial as required by RCW 2.08.240. The trial court denied his motion.”
In re the Marriage of: Diane Wood & Zale Wood (Wash. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 4× “LAW AND ANALYSIS On appeal, Zale Wood contends: (1) the trial court abused its discretion in denying Zale's motion to continue the September 18,2013 presentment hearing, (2) the trial court violated article IV, section 20 of the Washington Constitution and RCW 2.08.240 by…”
K&W Child.'s Trust v. Est. Of William Fay (Wash. Ct. App. 2022). “The children’s trust asks this court to direct the superior court to comply with the ninety-day ruling rule under RCW 2.08.240. Finally, the children’s trust seeks an award of fees and costs on 6 No.”
Bloom v. State of Washington (W.D. Wash. 2025). “, ¶ 97 (“Judge Langbehn’s held her decision from August 13, 2024, until November 14, 2024 (93 days) in violation of RCW 2.08.240.”); p. 31, ¶ 10 21 (“Commissioner Brudvik made no express findings to support her ruling, in violation of RCW 2.”
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