CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

HOUSE BILL 2293

55th Legislature

1998 Regular Session

Passed by the House February 6, 1998 Yeas 93 Nays 0

Speaker of the

House of Representatives

Passed by the Senate March 3, 1998

Yeas 47 Nays 0

CERTIFICATE

I, Timothy A. Martin, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 2293 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.

President of the Senate

Chief Clerk

Approved

FILED

Governor of the State of Washington

Secretary of State

State of Washington

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HOUSE BILL 2293

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Passed Legislature - 1998 Regular Session

State of Washington 55th Legislature 1998 Regular Session

By Representatives Sherstad, Sheahan, Costa, Scott, Dunshee, Anderson and Constantine; by request of Administrator for the Courts

Read first time 01/12/98. Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

AN ACT Relating to the number of district court 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 1995 c 168 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; 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, ((~~seven~~)) 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.