SB5868 • 2026

Superior court judges

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

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Senator Wagoner, Senator King, Senator Dhingra, Senator Lovelett, Senator Pedersen
Last action: 2026-03-25
Official status: C 226 L 26
Effective date: Not listed

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Superior court judges

What This Bill Does

Superior court judges

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Bill History

2026-03-25 Senate
Effective date 6/11/2026.

Official Summary Text

Superior court judges

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AN ACT Relating to adding an additional superior court judge in 1
Skagit county and in Yakima county; and amending RCW 2.08.063.2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:3
Sec. 1. RCW 2.08.063 and 2024 c 112 s 1 are each amended to read 4
as follows: 5
There shall be in the county of Lincoln one judge of the superior 6
court; in the county of Skagit, ((four)) five judges of the superior 7
court; in the county of Walla Walla, two judges of the superior 8
court; in the county of Whitman, one judge of the superior court; in 9
the county of Yakima, ((eight)) nine judges of the superior court; in 10
the county of Adams, one judge of the superior court; in the county 11
of Whatcom, five judges of the superior court. 12
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Z-0532.1
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.
p. 1 SB 5868