Judicial branch of Washington (state)

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The Judicial branch of Washington (state) is the system of state courts responsible for interpreting Washington’s laws and constitution, headed by the Washington Supreme Court and including appellate and trial courts.

All labels observed (9)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of government ⓘ
state court system ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Washington (state) ⓘ
linked to: Washington
coequalBranchWith Executive branch of Washington (state) ⓘ
Legislative branch of Washington (state) ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
courtOfAppealsDivisions 3 ⓘ
courtOfLastResort Washington Supreme Court ⓘ
employs court clerks in Washington state courts ⓘ
court commissioners in Washington state courts ⓘ
judges in Washington state courts ⓘ
governs statewide court rules in Washington ⓘ
hasIntermediateAppellateCourt Washington Court of Appeals ⓘ
hasNumberOfSupremeCourtJustices 9 ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage English ⓘ
hasTypeOfCases civil law cases ⓘ
criminal law cases ⓘ
family law cases ⓘ
juvenile law cases ⓘ
probate cases ⓘ
traffic infractions ⓘ
hasWebsite https://www.courts.wa.gov ⓘ
headOfGovernmentBody Washington Supreme Court ⓘ
highestCourt Washington Supreme Court ⓘ
includes Office of Civil Legal Aid (Washington) ⓘ
Office of Public Defense (Washington) ⓘ
Washington Administrative Office of the Courts ⓘ
Washington Commission on Judicial Conduct ⓘ
Washington Court of Appeals ⓘ
Washington Supreme Court ⓘ
Washington courts of limited jurisdiction ⓘ
Washington district courts ⓘ
Washington municipal courts ⓘ
Washington superior courts ⓘ
interprets Constitution of the State of Washington ⓘ
laws of Washington (state) ⓘ
oversees administration of state courts in Washington ⓘ
partOf Government of Washington (state) ⓘ
responsibleFor adjudication of civil cases in Washington state courts ⓘ
adjudication of criminal cases in Washington state courts ⓘ
interpretation of Washington state constitution ⓘ
interpretation of Washington state statutes ⓘ
judicial review of state laws in Washington ⓘ
supremeCourtJudicialTermsLength 6 years ⓘ
trialCourtsOfGeneralJurisdiction Washington superior courts ⓘ
trialCourtsOfLimitedJurisdiction Washington district courts ⓘ
Washington municipal courts ⓘ
usesLegalSystem common law ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Washington Supreme Court → branchOf → Judicial branch of Washington (state) ⓘ
Government of Washington (state) → hasBranch → Judicial branch of Washington (state) ⓘ
Temple of Justice → houses → Washington State judicial offices ⓘ
linked to: Judicial branch of Washington (state)
Constitution of the State of Washington → createsBranch → judicial branch of Washington State ⓘ
linked to: Judicial branch of Washington (state)
Constitution of the State of Washington → bindingOn → courts of the State of Washington ⓘ
linked to: Judicial branch of Washington (state)
Washington superior courts → partOf → Judicial branch of Washington State ⓘ
linked to: Judicial branch of Washington (state)
Washington Court Rules → partOf → Washington State judicial system ⓘ
linked to: Judicial branch of Washington (state)
Washington Court of Appeals → partOf → Judicial branch of Washington State ⓘ
linked to: Judicial branch of Washington (state)
Spokane County Superior Court → governingBody → Judicial Branch of Washington State ⓘ
linked to: Judicial branch of Washington (state)
Executive branch of Washington (state) → coequalWith → Judicial branch of Washington (state) ⓘ
RCW Title 2 → governs → Judicial branch of Washington State ⓘ
linked to: Judicial branch of Washington (state)
Washington Administrative Office of the Courts → partOf → Washington State judicial branch ⓘ
linked to: Judicial branch of Washington (state)
Washington Rules for Courts of Limited Jurisdiction → usedBy → Washington judiciary ⓘ
linked to: Judicial branch of Washington (state)