Court Rules
Proposed Amendments to Local Court Rules
The Court has received proposed amendments to its Local Court Rules. The Court has not decided whether to adopt the following proposals but is inviting the public to submit comments.
Comments on these three proposals may be submitted through May 2025 but will be most helpful if received by April 30. Please send comments to: matt.morbello@co.thurston.wa.us
A final set of the proposed amended Local Court Rules will be posted for comment by June 2025.
Thurston County Superior Court Local Court Rules
Local General Rules (LGR)
LGR 7 Local Rules-Filing and Effective Date
LGR 15 Destruction, Sealing, and Redaction of Court Records
LGR 28 Jury Service Postponement, Excusal, and Disqualification
LGR 29 Presiding Judge in Superior Court District and Limited Jurisdiction Court District
LGR 30 Electronic Filing and Service
LGR 33 Requests for Accommodation Under the ADA
LGR 34 Waiver of Court and Clerk's Fees and Charges in Civil Matters on the Basis of Indigency
Local Admission to Practice Rules (LAPR)
Local Civil Rules for Superior Court (LCR)
LCR 5 Service and Filing of Pleadings and Other Papers
LCR 7 Pleadings Allowed; Form of Motions
LCR 10 Form of Pleadings and Other Papers
LCR 11 Signing and Drafting of Pleadings, Motions, and Legal Memoranda; Sanctions
LCR 12 Defenses and Objections
LCR 16 Pretrial Procedure and Motions
LCR 42 Consolidation; Separate Trials
LCR 51 Instructions to Jury and Deliberation
LCR 59 New Trial, Reconsideration, and Amendment of Judgments
LCR 77 Superior Courts and Judicial Officers
Local Civil Arbitration Rules (LCAR)
Local Special Proceedings Rules (LSPR)
LSPR 94.01 Concurrent Jurisdiction Over Family Court
LSPR 94.02 Management of Concurrent Cases
LSPR 94.03D Settlement and Pretrial Conferences
LSPR 94.03F Informal Family Law Trials
LSPR 94.03G Family Court Case Schedules
LSPR 94.04 Finalizing Family Law Actions
LSPR 94.05 Mandatory Mediation for Parenting Plans and Residential Schedules
LSPR 94.07 Appointments of Guardians ad Litem
LSPR 94.08 Judicial Officer Training
LSPR 94.11 Orientation in Family Law Matters
LSPR 94.12 Collaborative Law Process
LSPR 94.13 Parenting Coordination [Rescinded]
LSPR 94.14 Motions for Reconsideration and Revision
LSPR 94.15 Review of Papers Subject to Order Restricting Abusive Litigation
LSPR 98.06 Guardianship of Estate Reports
LSPR 98.16W Estates-Guardianship-Settlement of Claims of Minors and Incapacitated Persons
Local Special Proceedings Rules (LSPRC)
Local Guardian ad Litem Rules (LGALR)
Local Criminal Rules (LCrR)
Local Juvenile Rules (LJuCR)
Timely Access to Justice Criminal Case Processing Documents (2024)
Additional Court Rule Resources
Washington State Court: General Rules
Revised Code of Washington (RCW)
Court Forms referenced in Local Court Rules