The judges of each district court district shall be the justices of the peace of the district elected or appointed as provided in chapters 3.30 through 3.74 RCW. Such courts shall alternately be referred to as district courts and the judges thereof as district judges.
RCW 3.30.030
Nomenclature for judges and courts.
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case 889 F. Supp. 1320 - Keenan v. Allan (1995)
Most recently applied in 889 F. Supp. 1320 - Keenan v. Allan (May 1995)
1984 c 258 s 4; 1971 c 73 s 1; 1961 c 299 s 3.
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