WA · rules
Wash. Bd. for Jud. Admin. R. 2
Composition
(a) Membership. The Board for Judicial Administration (BJA) shall consist of judges
from all levels of court and other key stakeholders. The voting membership of the BJA shall
consist of the Chief Justice and one other member of the Supreme Court, one from each division
of the Court of Appeals, five members from the Superior Court Judges' Association, one of
whom shall be the President, and five members from the District and Municipal Court Judges’
Association, one of whom shall be the President. The nonvoting membership shall include the
Washington State Bar Association’s Executive Director and Board President, the Administrator
for the Courts, the President-elect judge of the Superior Court Judges' Association, and the
President-elect judge of the District and Municipal Court Judges’ Association.
(b) Selection. Members shall be selected based on a process established by their respective
associations or court level that considers demonstrated interest and commitment to judicial
administration, improving the courts, racial and gender diversity and the court’s geographic and
caseload differences.
(c) Terms of Office.
(1) Members serve four year terms, except the Chief Justice, the Association President
Judges, the Washington State Bar Association’s President and Executive Director, and the
Adminsitrator for the Court who shall serve during their tenure.
(2) Members serving on the BJA shall be granted equivalent pro tempore time.
History
[Adopted effective December 8, 1986; Amended effective October 29, 1993; February 16, 1995; January 25, 2000; June 3, 2010; July 4, 2017; December 3, 2019; May 2, 2023.]
Provenance
- Source
- www.courts.wa.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-16
- Edition
- 2026-09-16
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