Washington District Courts

E721867

court system limited-jurisdiction trial court system

Washington District Courts are the state’s limited-jurisdiction trial courts that primarily handle misdemeanors, traffic infractions, small claims, and civil cases involving smaller monetary disputes.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Washington district courts	2

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	court system ⓘ limited-jurisdiction trial court system ⓘ
appealsTo	Washington Superior Courts NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	State of Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ
canImpose	fines within statutory limits ⓘ jail sentences for misdemeanors within statutory limits ⓘ
canOrder	probation in misdemeanor cases ⓘ restitution in appropriate cases ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
courtLevel	court of limited jurisdiction ⓘ trial court ⓘ
employs	clerks ⓘ court commissioners ⓘ district court judges ⓘ elected district court judges ⓘ probation officers ⓘ
fundingSource	county governments ⓘ local governments ⓘ
governingLaw	Revised Code of Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington Court Rules NERFINISHED ⓘ
handlesCaseType	arrest warrant applications ⓘ civil cases involving smaller monetary disputes ⓘ civil infractions ⓘ gross misdemeanor cases ⓘ misdemeanor cases ⓘ non-criminal traffic offenses ⓘ preliminary hearings in felony cases ⓘ probable cause determinations ⓘ search warrant applications ⓘ small claims cases ⓘ traffic infractions ⓘ
hasDivision	civil division ⓘ criminal division ⓘ small claims division ⓘ traffic division ⓘ
hasJurisdictionType	limited jurisdiction ⓘ
hasMonetaryLimit	civil jurisdiction monetary limits set by Washington law ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/?fa=court_dir.county ⓘ
hearsAppealsFrom	some local municipal courts ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
location	various counties in Washington State ⓘ
overseenBy	Washington State Supreme Court for rulemaking and administration ⓘ
partOf	Washington State court system NERFINISHED ⓘ
purpose	to provide accessible local forums for resolving lower-level criminal and civil matters ⓘ
smallClaimsMonetaryLimit	statutory maximum set by Washington law ⓘ
uses	Washington Rules for Courts of Limited Jurisdiction NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Government of Washington (state) → hasCourt → Washington District Courts ⓘ

Washington superior courts → hearsAppealsFrom → Washington District Courts ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington district courts

Washington municipal courts → distinctFrom → Washington District Courts ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington district courts