WA · rules
Wash. R. App. Dec. Cts. Ltd. Juris. 3.2
Change of Superior Court Judge
(a) Without Cause. A party may disqualify one superior court judge without cause by
filing an affidavit of prejudice in accordance with RCW 4.12.050.
(b) For Cause. A party may disqualify a superior court judge for cause as provided in
RCW 4.12.040 for any grounds authorized by statute or decisional law.
(c) Waiver of Privilege To Change Judge. The privilege of a party to seek the change of
a judge in superior court is waived if a party fails to seek a change of judge within 7 days after
receipt of a notice of assignment, unless the ground for seeking a change of judge is a particular
incident, conversation, or utterance by the judge which was not known to the party or to the
party's attorney within the 7-day period.
History
[Adopted effective January 1, 1981.]
Provenance
- Source
- www.courts.wa.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-16
- Edition
- 2026-09-16
- Content hash
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