Superior Court Main Campus is located in the City of Olympia in Thurston County and handles criminal and civil matters.
Street and Mailing Address:
Thurston County Superior Court
Building 2
2000 Lakeridge Drive SW
Olympia, WA 98502
Days and Hours of Operation:
Superior Court Main Campus is open Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. except county or state holidays. Court Administration is open Monday- Friday 9:00 a.m.- Noon and 1:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Contact Information for Superior Court Main Campus
How to Get There:
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Take the Bus
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Main Campus Driving Directions
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Parking information. Parking is available on campus, on the street and in the adjacent lot to the campus. There are parking signs posted to assist you.
- Bicycle information. Bike racks are available in front of Building 1.
Other helpful information:
Additional information regarding Thurston County Superior Court Main Campus Operations are listed below
Judicial Officer Reassignment of Civil Cases
Civil cases assigned to Judge Chris Lanese were reassigned to Judge Sharonda D. Amamilo. Please see LCR 3 regarding reassigned cases becase a judge is no longer assigned to a trial department. To see a list of those cases please click here.
Civil cases assigned to Judge John Skinder were reassigned to Judge Mary Sue Wilson. Please see LCR 3 regarding reassigned cases because a judge is no longer assigned to a trial department. To see a list of those cases please click here.
Judge's Copies at Main Campus
For information regarding judge's copies, please click here.
Civil Ex parte and Emergency Matters
The processes outlined in the links below will be followed until further notice. Even as the Main Campus Courthouse expands operations, there is currently no in-person civil Ex Parte available at Main Campus Courthouse (including no available in-person civil Ex Parte on Friday morning civil motions calendars).
Civil Motion and Dispositive Motion Calendars
Main Campus is hearing dispositive motion and civil motion calendars on Fridays. The Court has imposed caps on the calendars to comply with health directives. Calendars will be limited to 12 motions on the Civil Motion Calendar and one motion on the Dispositive Motion Calendar. Friday Motion calendars will not be available for ex parte. (See the Civil Ex Parte and Emergency Matters link for that process.)
Friday Civil Motions, Dispositive Hearings, ALRs, and Appeals will only be heard in the following manner to be determined by the assigned judge:
a.without oral argument,
b.Zoom hearing,
c. telephonically set time specific by order, or,
d.continued to a future date to ensure health care directives are followed.
The Court will issue an Order Regarding Scheduled Civil Motion notifying the parties how their matter will be heard.
Emergency Orders:
Thurston County Superior Court issued Emergency Order No. 5 on July 10, 2020 and Amended Emergency Order No. 8 on January 14, 2021.
All of the Courts Emergency Administrative Orders are attached below.
Emergency Administrative Orders:
Thurston County Superior Court Emergency Administrative Order No. 1
Thurston County Superior Court Emergency Administrative Order No. 2
Thurston County Superior Court Emergency Administrative Order No. 3
Thurston County Superior Court Emergency Administrative Order No. 4
Thurston County Superior Court Emergency Administrative Order No. 5
Thurston County Superior Court Emergency Administrative Order No. 6 Eviction Resolution Program
Amended Thurston County Superior Court Emergency Administrative Order No. 7
Thurston County Superior Court Emergency Administrative Order No. 8
Thurston County Superior Court COVID-19 Response plan can be found here.
Court Administration is encouraging all parties, litigants, and the public to look for information posted on the website or if necessary, contact Court Administration by email or phone, a list of telephone numbers is available on the home page. Thank you for your patience.