Chapter 2.20
DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT
Sections:
2.20.050 Number of commissioners.
2.20.070 District court judge salary.
2.20.080 Additional locations.
2.20.010 Established.
There was hereby established, effective as of 8:00 a.m. August 1, 1967, one district court district in Lewis County, Washington, encompassing the entire county. Pursuant to Title 3 RCW, such courts shall be “courts of limited jurisdiction” and all prior references to “justice of the peace” and “justice court” under said establishment shall hereinafter be considered to refer to “district court judge” and “district court,” respectively. [Ord. 1157, 1998; Ord. 1018 § 1, 1967]
2.20.020 Name.
The name of the district court district shall be district court district of Lewis County, Washington. [Ord. 1157, 1998; Ord. 1018 § 2, 1967]
2.20.030 Number of justices.
The said district court district shall have two full-time district court judges. [Ord. 1157, 1998; Ord. 1018 Amendment 2 § 1, 1982; Ord. 1018 Amd 1, 1974; Ord. 1018 § 3, 1967]
2.20.040 Central location.
The location of the central office, courtroom and records of the said district court district shall be the county seat in Chehalis, Washington. [Ord. 1157, 1998; Ord. 1157, 1998; 1018 Amd 1, 1974; Ord. 1018 § 4, 1967]
2.20.050 Number of commissioners.
District court shall have no more than two district court commissioners to serve wherever the district court may sit. [Ord. 1157, 1998; Ord. 1018 Amendment 3 § 1, 1993; Ord. 1018 Amd 2 § 2, 1982; Ord. 1018 Amd 1, 1974; Ord. 1018 § 5, 1967]
2.20.060 Clerk.
(1) There shall be one full-time clerk of the district court district whose office shall be in the quarters assigned to the district court district.
(2) There may be additional full- or part- time clerks as the board of county commissioners of Lewis County shall determine from time to time. The district court clerk shall be appointed through the concurrence of the district court judges of the district court district and shall serve at their pleasure. The district court judges shall assign duties and locations to all such clerks. [Ord. 1157, 1998; Ord. 1018 Amd 1, 1974; Ord. 1018 § 6, 1967]
2.20.070 Justice of the peace salary.
The annual salary of a district court judge shall be that which is established by statute and the district court budget, and said salary shall be paid in monthly installments as other county elected officials are paid. [Ord. 1157, 1998; Ord. 1018 Amendment 1, 1974; Ord. 1018 § 7, 1967]
2.20.080 Additional locations.
Effective July 1, 1993, district court, at the discretion of the board of county commissioners, may sit at Toledo, Packwood, and PeEll in addition to Chehalis and Morton. The district court shall sit at Morton, Lewis County, Washington, not less than one day per month, and may sit more often as the need arises. The district court shall be open for transaction of all business to come before it on all days except nonjudicial days. The court shall not be required to be open on Saturdays except that the court may be open on Saturdays in such instances as the court may desire. [Ord. 1157, 1998; Ord. 1018 Amendment 3 § 2, 1993; Ord. 1018 Amd 1, 1974; Ord. 1018 § 8, 1967]
2.20.090 Statutory authority.
By this chapter the board of county commissioners does hereby make effective in Lewis County, Washington, a district court district as provided by Title 3 RCW, and any implementation or interpretation required shall be governed by those statutes. [Ord. 1157, 1998; Ord. 1018 § 10, 1967]