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                                 SENATE BILL 5170

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State of Washington              52nd Legislature             1991 Regular Session

By Senators Snyder, Nelson and Rasmussen.

Read first time January 22, 1991.  Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.Changing the number of district judges.

     AN ACT Relating to district judges; and amending RCW 3.34.010.

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

     Sec. 1.  RCW 3.34.010 and 1989 c 227 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:

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