WSR 19-15-062
RULES OF COURT
STATE SUPREME COURT
[July 10, 2019]
IN THE MATTER OF THE SUGGESTED AMENDMENT TO GR 7—LOCAL RULES
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ORDER
NO. 25700-A-1261
The Administrative Office of the Courts, having recommended the expeditious adoption of the suggested amendment to GR 7—Local Rules, and the Court having considered the amendment and comments submitted thereto, and having determined that the suggested amendment will aid in the prompt and orderly administration of justice;
Now, therefore, it is hereby
ordered:
(a) That the suggested amendment as shown below is expeditiously adopted.
(b) That the suggested amendment will be published in the Washington Reports and will become effective upon publication.
dated at Olympia, Washington this 10th day of July, 2019.
 
 
Fairhurst, C.J.
Johnson, J.
 
Wiggins, J.
Madsen, J.
 
Gonzalez, J.
Owens, J.
 
Gordon McCloud, J.
Stephens, J.
 
Yu, J.
GR 7
LOCAL RULES–FILING AND EFFECTIVE DATE
(a) Generally.FiftyOne copiesy of rules of court authorized by law to be adopted or amended by courts other than the Supreme Court must be filed with the state Administrative Office of the Courts. New proposed rules and amendments must be filed on or before July 1, to be effective September 1 of the same year. Promulgation or amendment of rules that describe only the structure, internal management and organization of the court but do not affect courtroom procedures are not governed by the time limitations above.
(b)-(f) [Unchanged.]
Reviser's note: The brackets and enclosed material in the text of the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.