RCW 2.04.100
Vacancy, how filled.
If a vacancy occurs in the office of a justice of the supreme court, the governor shall appoint a person to hold the office until the election and qualification of a justice to fill the vacancy, which election shall take place at the next succeeding general election, and the justice so elected shall hold the office for the remainder of the unexpired term.
[ 1971 c 81 § 3; 1955 c 38 § 2. Prior: 1937 c 15 § 1; 1893 c 5 § 2; 1890 p 321 § 3; RRS § 11044.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
2.04.020 - Court of record—General powers.
2.04.030 - Supreme court and court of appeals—When open.
2.04.040 - Effect of adjournments.
2.04.071 - Election—Term of office.
2.04.092 - Salary of justices.
2.04.100 - Vacancy, how filled.
2.04.110 - Justices, judges to wear gowns.
2.04.150 - Apportionment of business—En banc hearings.
2.04.180 - Rules of practice and forms of process in supreme court.
2.04.190 - Rules of pleading, practice, and procedure generally.
2.04.200 - Effect of rules upon statutes.
2.04.210 - Supplementary superior court rules.
2.04.215 - Adoption of rules for settlement conferences in civil cases.
2.04.220 - Effect of supreme court judgments.
2.04.230 - Report to governor.
2.04.240 - Judge pro tempore—Declaration of policy—Appointment—Oath of office.