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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 1011

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1989 Regular Session

By Representatives P. King, S. Wilson and Scott

Prefiled with Chief Clerk 1/3/89.  Read first time 1/9/89 and referred to Committees on Judiciary/Appropriations.

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.  Section 6, chapter 125, Laws of 1951 as last amended by section 3, chapter 357, Laws of 1985 and RCW 2.08.064 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, ((nine)) ten 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, three 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 position created by RCW 2.08.064 in Snohomish county shall be effective January 1, 1990.