Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 35.20 - Municipal Courts—Cities Over Four Hundred Thousand.
35.20.170 - Qualifications of judges—Practice of law prohibited.

RCW 35.20.170
Qualifications of judges—Practice of law prohibited.

No person shall be eligible to the office of judge of the municipal court unless he or she shall have been admitted to practice law before the courts of record of this state and is an elector of the city in which he or she files for office. No judge of said court during his or her term of office shall engage either directly or indirectly in the practice of law.

[ 2009 c 549 § 2037; 1965 c 7 § 35.20.170. Prior: 1955 c 290 § 17.]

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 35 - Cities and Towns

Chapter 35.20 - Municipal Courts—Cities Over Four Hundred Thousand.

35.20.010 - Municipal court established—Termination of court—Agreement covering costs of handling resulting criminal cases—Arbitration—Notice.

35.20.020 - Sessions—Judges may act as magistrates—Night court.

35.20.030 - Jurisdiction—Maximum penalties for criminal violations—Review—Costs.

35.20.090 - Trial by jury—Juror's fees.

35.20.100 - Departments of court—Jurisdiction and venue—Presiding judge—Costs of election.

35.20.105 - Court administrator.

35.20.110 - Seal of court—Extent of process.

35.20.120 - Expenses of court.

35.20.131 - Director of traffic violations.

35.20.140 - Monthly meeting of judges—Rules and regulations of court.

35.20.150 - Election of judges—Vacancies.

35.20.155 - Municipal court commissioners—Appointment, powers.

35.20.160 - Judges' salaries.

35.20.170 - Qualifications of judges—Practice of law prohibited.

35.20.175 - Judicial officers—Disqualification.

35.20.180 - Judges' oath of office, official bonds.

35.20.190 - Additional judge.

35.20.200 - Judges pro tempore.

35.20.205 - Judicial officers—Hearing examiner.

35.20.210 - Clerks of court.

35.20.220 - Powers and duties of chief clerk—Remittance by city treasurer—Interest—Disposition.

35.20.230 - Director of probation services—Probation officers—Bailiffs.

35.20.240 - First judges—Transfer of equipment.

35.20.250 - Concurrent jurisdiction with superior court and district court.

35.20.255 - Deferral or suspension of sentences—Probation—Maximum term—Transfer to another state.

35.20.258 - Sentencing—Crimes against property—Criminal history check.

35.20.260 - Subpoenas—Witness fees.

35.20.270 - Service of criminal and civil process—Jurisdiction—Costs.

35.20.280 - City trial court improvement account—Contribution by city to account—Use of funds.

35.20.290 - Applicability of courts open to all act.

35.20.910 - Construction of other laws.