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                    SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6684

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State of Washington   57th Legislature        2002 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Senators Kline, McCaslin, Finkbeiner and Thibaudeau)

READ FIRST TIME 02/08/2002.

Changing provisions relating to specifying the number of district court judicial positions.

    AN ACT Relating to changing the number of district court judges; amending RCW 3.34.010; and creating a new section.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 3.34.010 and 1998 c 64 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

    The number of district judges to be elected in each county shall be:  Adams, two; Asotin, one; Benton, three; Chelan, two; Clallam, two; Clark, five; Columbia, one; Cowlitz, two; Douglas, one; Ferry, one; Franklin, one; Garfield, one; Grant, two; Grays Harbor, two; Island, one; Jefferson, one; King, ((twenty-six)) twenty-three; Kitsap, three; Kittitas, two; Klickitat, two; Lewis, two; Lincoln, one; Mason, one; Okanogan, two; Pacific, two; Pend Oreille, one; Pierce, eleven; San Juan, one; Skagit, two; Skamania, one; Snohomish, eight; Spokane, nine; Stevens, one; Thurston, two; Wahkiakum, one; Walla Walla, two; Whatcom, two; Whitman, one; Yakima, four.  This number may be increased only as provided in RCW 3.34.020.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  The district judges holding office on the effective date of this act shall serve the remainder of their terms, and any reduction in the number of district judges required by section 1, chapter . . ., Laws of 2002 (this act) shall occur upon the expiration of their terms.

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