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SENATE BILL 5284
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State of Washington 55th Legislature 1997 Regular Session
By Senators Long, Strannigan, Haugen, McAuliffe and Wood
Read first time 01/22/97. Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
AN ACT Relating to superior court judges; amending RCW 2.08.064; and creating a new section.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 2.08.064 and 1993 sp.s. c 14 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
There
shall be in the counties of Benton and Franklin jointly, five judges of the
superior court; in the county of Clallam, two judges of the superior court; in
the county of Jefferson, one judge of the superior court; in the county of
Snohomish, ((thirteen)) fifteen judges of the superior court; in
the counties of Asotin, Columbia and Garfield jointly, one judge of the
superior court; in the county of Cowlitz, four judges of the superior court; in
the counties of Klickitat and Skamania jointly, one judge of the superior
court.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. The additional judicial positions created by section 1 of this act are effective January 1, 1998, but the actual starting dates for these new positions must be established by the Snohomish county council upon request of the superior court and by recommendation of the Snohomish county executive.
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