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Andersen v. King County, 138 P.3d 963 (Wash. 2006), [1] formerly Andersen v. Sims, is a Washington Supreme Court case in which eight lesbian and gay couples sued King County and the state of Washington for denying them marriage licenses under the state's 1998 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which defined marriage as between a man and a woman.
It is based at the King County Courthouse, 516 Third Avenue, in downtown Seattle, Washington. It also operates a juvenile facility and a Regional Justice Center in Kent , southeast of Seattle. As of November 2018, the court has 53 judges who have general jurisdiction to hear major civil and criminal cases.
Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the district court judges. To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge.
Seattle Police Court was the precursor to the Municipal Court. [2] Justices were appointed by the city council among King County Justices of the Peace serving in Seattle. [1] The 1890 Freeholders Charter established a police court in Seattle, but the provision was repealed in 1892 after a state law created a municipal court for the city. [2]
(The Center Square) – The King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office has filed 34 felony criminal cases against 17 defendants for a combined $100,000 in damages stemming from vandalism. The ...
The regional court was established in June 2012, and was intended to divert nonviolent veterans to mental health and drug treatment programs. [2] [3] [4] By September 2014, the court had served over 50 veterans. [5] State senator Manka Dhingra helped create the court when she worked for the county prosector's office. [6]