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HOUSE BILL NO. 1393
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C 076 L 86
State of Washington 49th Legislature 1986 Regular Session
By Representatives Sayan, Vekich and Belcher
Prefiled with Chief Clerk 1/10/86. Read first 1/13/86 and referred to Committee on Judiciary.
AN ACT Relating to superior courts; amending RCW 2.08.065; creating a new section; and providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. Section 7, chapter 125, Laws of 1951 as last amended by section 2, chapter 65, Laws of 1981 and RCW 2.08.065 are each amended to read as follows:
There shall
be in the county of Grant, two judges of the superior court; in the county of
Okanogan, one judge of the superior court; in the ((counties)) county
of Mason ((and)), one judge of the superior court; in the county of
Thurston ((jointly)), five judges of the superior court; in the counties
of Pacific and Wahkiakum jointly, one judge of the superior court; in the
counties of Ferry, Pend Oreille, and Stevens jointly, two judges of the
superior court; and in the counties of San Juan and Island jointly, two judges
of the superior court.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. (1) Pursuant to RCW 2.08.069, the governor shall appoint a person to fill the judicial position created by section 1 of this act in Mason county. The five judges of the superior court serving in the Thurston/Mason judicial district on the effective date of this act shall be assigned to the new Thurston county judicial district.
(2) This act shall take effect January 1, 1987. The additional judicial position created by section 1 of this act in Mason county shall be effective only if, before January 1, 1987, Thurston and Mason counties, through their duly constituted legislative authorities, document their approval of the additional position and their agreement that they will pay out of county funds, without reimbursement from the state, the expenses resulting from section 1 of this act.