RCW 3.34.060

District judges—Eligibility and qualifications.

Applied in 11 court decisions — leading case 91 Wash. 2d 532 - Young v. Konz (1979)

Most recently applied in State v. Twyman (February 2001)

2002 c 136 s 1; 1991 c 361 s 1; 1989 c 227 s 4; 1984 c 258 s 12; 1961 c 299 s 15.

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To be eligible to file a declaration of candidacy for and to serve as a district court judge, a person must:

(1) Be a registered voter of the district court district and electoral district, if any; and

(2) Be either:

(a) A lawyer admitted to practice law in the state of Washington; or

(b) In those districts having a population of less than five thousand persons, a person who has taken and passed by January 1, 2003, the qualifying examination for a lay candidate for judicial officer as provided by rule of the supreme court.

Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.