Adding an additional superior court judge in Skagit county and in Yakima county.

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SENATE BILL 5868

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2026 Regular Session

By Senators Wagoner, King, Dhingra, Lovelett, and Pedersen; by request of Administrative Office of the Courts

Prefiled 12/10/25. Read first time 01/12/26. Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

AN ACT Relating to adding an additional superior court judge in Skagit county and in Yakima county; and amending RCW 2.08.063 .

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1. RCW 2.08.063 and 2024 c 112 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

There shall be in the county of Lincoln one judge of the superior court; in the county of Skagit, (( four )) five judges of the superior court; in the county of Walla Walla, two judges of the superior court; in the county of Whitman, one judge of the superior court; in the county of Yakima, (( eight )) nine judges of the superior court; in the county of Adams, one judge of the superior court; in the county of Whatcom, five judges of the superior court.