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Wash. Rev. Code § 35.20.190 (2026)

Additional judge

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Whenever the number of departments of the municipal court is increased, the mayor of such city shall appoint a qualified person as provided in RCW 35.20.170 to act as municipal judge until the next general election. He or she shall be paid salaries in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and provided with the necessary court, office space and personnel as authorized herein.
[ 2009 c 549 s 2039; 1967 c 241 s 4; 1965 c 7 s 35.20.190. Prior: 1955 c 290 s 19.]

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Application—1967 c 241: See note following RCW 3.66.090.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1989–2001 · leading case: City of Seattle v. Louis, 776 P.2d 1336 (Wash. 1989).
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City of Seattle v. Louis, 776 P.2d 1336 (Wash. 1989). · cites it 2× “Sands, Statutory Construction § 46.05 (1973). To construe the municipal court statute as a harmonious whole, one must interpret the concept of judge pro tempore strictly.”
In Re Eng, 776 P.2d 1336 (Wash. 2001). · cites it 2× “To construe the municipal court statute as a harmonious whole, one must interpret the concept of judge pro tempore strictly.”
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