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Wash. Rev. Code § 2.36.095 (2026)

Summons to persons selected

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(1) Persons selected to serve on a petit jury, grand jury, or jury of inquest shall be summoned by mail or personal service, or electronically. The county clerk shall issue summons and thereby notify persons selected for jury duty. The clerk may issue summons for any jury term, in any consecutive twelve-month period, at any time thirty days or more before the beginning of the jury term for which the summons are issued. However, when applicable, the provisions of RCW 2.36.130 apply.
(2) In courts of limited jurisdiction summons shall be issued by the court. Upon the agreement of the courts, the county clerk may summon jurors for any and all courts in the county or judicial district.
[ 2023 c 316 s 3; 2013 c 246 s 1; 1993 c 408 s 8; 1992 c 93 s 4; 1990 c 140 s 1; 1988 c 188 s 9.]

Notes:

Severability—Effective dates—1993 c 408: See notes following RCW 2.36.054.
Legislative findings—Severability—Effective date—1988 c 188: See notes following RCW 2.36.010.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1993–2023 · leading case: State v. Rice, 844 P.2d 416 (Wash. 1993).
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State v. Rice, 844 P.2d 416 (Wash. 1993). · cites it 2× “110 the Legislature invests the judge with the power to excuse from further jury service any juror, who in the opinion of the judge, has manifested unfitness as a juror by reason of bias, prejudice, indifference, inattention or any physical or mental defect or by reason of…”
State v. Rivers, 533 P.3d 410 (Wash. 2023). “RCW 2.36.095. Low juror response rates are typical in many counties, including King County.”
State Of Washington, V. Robert M. Fleeks, Jr., 523 P.3d 220 (Wash. Ct. App. 2023). “RCW 2.36.095. 5 RCW 2.36.054 sets out the method for creating the jury source list, “unless otherwise specified by rule of the supreme court.”
City of Tukwila v. Garrett, 196 P.3d 681 (Wash. 2008). “" RCW 2.36.095 concerns summoning persons selected to serve on juries, and subsection (2) provides that "[i]n courts of limited jurisdiction summons shall be issued by the court.”
City of Tukwila v. Garrett, 165 Wash. 2d 152 (Wash. 2008). “” RCW 2.36.095 concerns summoning persons selected to serve on juries, and subsection (2) provides that “[i]n courts of limited jurisdiction summons shall be issued by the court.”
State v. Walker, 101 Wash. App. 1 (Wash. Ct. App. 2000). “100) in light of two closely related statutes (RCW 2.36.095 and RCW 2.36.110) that indicated the words “the court” were intended to include clerks.”
State v. Walker, 999 P.2d 1296 (Wash. Ct. App. 2000). “100) in light of two closely related statutes (RCW 2.36.095 and RCW 2.36.110) that indicated the words "the court" were intended to include clerks.”
State v. Wise, 148 Wash. App. 425 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009). “RCW 2.36.095. If they had failed to respond to the summons, they would have committed a criminal offense.”
State v. Wise, 200 P.3d 266 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009). “RCW 2.36.095. If they had failed to respond to the summons, they would have committed a criminal offense.”
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