No person shall be eligible to the office of judge of the municipal court unless he or she shall have been admitted to practice law before the courts of record of this state and is an elector of the city in which he or she files for office. No judge of said court during his or her term of office shall engage either directly or indirectly in the practice of law.
RCW 35.20.170
Qualifications of judges—Practice of law prohibited.
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 65 Wash. 2d 88 - In Re the Disciplinary Proceedings Against Simmons (1964)
Most recently applied in 65 Wash. 2d 88 - In Re the Disciplinary Proceedings Against Simmons (October 1964)
2009 c 549 s 2037; 1965 c 7 s 35.20.170
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.