Members of the bar,

Please see Skagit County Superior Court’s proposed local rules for 2025-2026. If adopted, these rules would take effect September 1, 2025.

Superior Court Local Rules Proposals 2025-26.pdf

One proposal of note is the timeframe to confirm dispositive motions on what is currently the 9:30 a.m. Thursday calendar. Due to challenges in scheduling trials for each upcoming week, the court proposes that the confirmation cut-off be moved one day from Friday at 4:00 p.m. to Thursday at 4:00 p.m.

There is also a newly proposed rule about case schedules. The court has been exploring caseflow management, which would involve court-issued case schedules either at filing or some other early stage of a case. Any roll-out of this process would happen gradually and would be specific to case types as it expands. We expect this would begin with minor guardianships and move to other types of cases, typically those involving children. Any of these efforts will include stakeholder input before adoption of final procedures.

Some rules related to criminal and juvenile procedures stem from proposals submitted from attorneys in those areas of practice. Two additions from the court are related to requests for continuances of criminal and juvenile offender proceedings and when people (including attorneys) need to appear in person for court instead of using the Zoom option.

We welcome comments from the bar and the public.

The comment period on these proposed rules is open until noon on June 16, 2025. Comments received will be posted on the court’s website. You may deliver or email comments to:

Rosanna Wadkins, Superior Court Administrator
205 W. Kincaid Street, Room 202
Mount Vernon, WA 98273
Email

Attached is a copy of the May issue of the new Skagit County Bar Association's Newsletter.

SCBA Newsletter - May 2025.pdf

Law Day is coming up on May 1, 2025. The Skagit County legal community has a number of events throughout the day to commemorate the occasion, including the Law Day Legal Clinic and the annual Law Day Dinner.

In addition, the Skagit County Superior Court Bench would like to join with courts, judges, and attorneys from around the State, and invite you to reaffirm your oath of attorney in a brief ceremony to start the day on Law Day.

When: May 1, 2025, at 8:40 AM

Where: Skagit County Superior Court, Courtroom 2

What: Gather with local attorneys to recommit to the promise of the rule of law, emphasizing the promises and obligations within the oath of attorney to uphold the state and federal constitutions, and to uphold the rights and liberties of all.

Sincerely,
Elizabeth Yost Neidzwski, Presiding Judge
Skagit County Superior Court
Superior Court: 360-416-1200

If you cannot attend in person you may also attend by Zoom:

May 1, 2025

8:40 AM Law Day - Reaffirm your Oath of Attorney

CALL IN NUMBER: 1(253) 215-8782*

Meeting ID: 403 984 8144

Passcode: 106036

Skagit County Superior Court is now accepting proposals for new local court rules. To submit a proposed rule, please provide a cover sheet and a written proposal of the rule you are suggesting the court adopt. Changes to current rules should be indicated by striking through (crossing out) existing language and underlining new language in the proposal. Proposals will be accepted until 4:30pm on Thursday, May 1, 2025.

The court will post its proposed local court rules for public comment on May 15, 2025.

You may deliver or email proposals to:

Rosanna Wadkins, Superior Court Administrator
email
205 W. Kincaid Street, Room 202
Mount Vernon, WA 98273

Please see attached the Skagit County Superior Court Schedule for the Judicial Spring Conference, Week of April 28, 2025.  If you have any questions please contact the Superior Court Administrator at rosannaw@co.skagit.wa.us

Judicial Spring Conference 2025.pdf

Attached is Skagit County Superior Court’s Administrative Order No. 24-2, rescinding Administrative Order No. 24-1.

Administrative Order 24-2.pdf

Please see attached Sedro-Woolley Municipal Court Emergency Order

SW Emergency Admin Order 24-01.pdf

Attached is the Skagit County District Court’s Emergency Administrative Order 24-01 in response to the information technology service outage. This applies to District Court and the Municipal Courts of Anacortes, Burlington, and Mount Vernon.

Administrative Order 24-01.pdf

Please see attached Skagit County Superior Court Emergency Administrative Order 24-1 related to the current Washington Courts Outage

Emergency Order 24-1.pdf

Please see attached Skagit County Superior Court's Judicial Retreat Schedule for Friday, December 20, 2024.  If you have any questions about this schedule you may contact the Skagit County Superior Court Manager at katharined@co.skagit.wa.us.

Judicial Retreat-12-20-2024.pdf