WA · rules
Wash. Gen. R. 43
Personal Pronouns
(a) Policy and Purpose. The purpose of this rule is to promote inclusive practices in
courtrooms and court filing procedures.
(b) Scope. This rule applies to all courts of the State of Washington.
(c) Option to Indicate Personal Pronouns on Court Filings. Any person’s personal
pronouns may be indicated in the text of filed documents. A signing attorney or party may
indicate their personal pronouns in the signature block and on the title page of filed documents.
History
[Adopted effective June 27, 2023.]
Provenance
- Source
- www.courts.wa.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-16
- Edition
- 2026-09-16
- Content hash
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