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                          HOUSE BILL 2538

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State of Washington      55th Legislature     1998 Regular Session

By Representatives Alexander, DeBolt, Sheahan and Appelwick

Read first time 01/15/98.  Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

Creating a new superior court position for Lewis county.

    AN ACT Relating to superior court judges; amending RCW 2.08.062; and creating a new section.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

    Sec. 1.  RCW 2.08.062 and 1996 c 208 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

    There shall be in the counties of Chelan and Douglas jointly, five judges of the superior court; in the county of Clark seven judges of the superior court; in the county of Grays Harbor three judges of the superior court; in the county of Kitsap seven judges of the superior court; in the county of Kittitas one judge of the superior court; in the county of Lewis ((two)) three judges of the superior court.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  The additional judicial position created by section 1 of this act for the county of Lewis takes effect January 1, 1999, but the actual starting date for this position may be established by the Lewis county commissioners upon the request of the superior court.

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