Court Commissioner

King County • Multiple locations in King County, WA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

King County District Court is seeking applicants for two Court Commissioners. One full-time Court Commissioner at our Shoreline Courthouse, and one part-time Court Commissioner at our Bellevue Courthouse. Court Commissioners will perform subordinate judicial duties as authorized by law on our contract cities expanding photo enforcement tickets, focusing on conducting hearings, making findings, and issuing orders. Court Commissioners are at-will and serve at the pleasure of the Court’s Executive Committee.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen and registered to vote in King County.
• Must be an attorney and active member in good standing with the Washington State Bar Association or an attorney who has judicial status with the Washington State Bar Association.
• Must have a minimum of 5 years of criminal and/or civil infraction experience.
• Subject to a criminal, civil, and infraction history background check.
• Must immediately notify the Chief Presiding Judge if they become subject to any kind of disciplinary proceedings before the Commission on Judicial Conduct or the Washington State Bar Association, if they are arrested for, charged with, or convicted of a crime, or if they are a respondent to and subject to the restrictions of any protection, restraining, anti-harassment or stalking order, or civil arrest warrant.
• If any person who is otherwise eligible to serve as a Court Commissioner has a case pending or appears as attorney of record in a particular King County District Courthouse, that person is disqualified from serving as a Court Commissioner in that courthouse.
• If any member of an applicant’s law firm has a case pending or appears as the attorney of record in a particular King County District Courthouse, that person is disqualified from serving as a Court Commissioner in that courthouse.

Nice To Haves

• Any person wishing to serve as a Court Commissioner may be deemed ineligible for service if that person is currently subject to or has ever been subject to any form of discipline by the Washington State Commission on Judicial Conduct; that person has ever been subject to any form of discipline by the Washington State Bar Association, or that person has any criminal conviction with an offense date more than 10 years before the date of application for service.
• Any person wishing to serve as a Court Commissioner may be deemed ineligible for service if that person has a significant infraction history.
• Any person wishing to serve as a Court Commissioner who has been subject to a court restraining order (including protection, anti-harassment, stalking or other no contact order, but not including an order only issued ex parte) less than 10 years before the date of application for service must disclose this information to the Chief Presiding Judge.

Responsibilities

• Perform subordinate judicial duties as authorized by law on our contract cities expanding photo enforcement tickets, focusing on conducting hearings, making findings, and issuing orders.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed