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Washington State courts Federal courts Elections and Selection Judgepedia Community Ballotpedia Judgepedia presents the State of Washington Welcome to Washington on Judgepedia! Help yourself to great information on one of our many convenient tabs. The structure of the Washington judicial system is laid out in Article IV of the Washington Constitution. There are five state level courts: Washington Supreme Court, the Washington Court of Appeals, the Washington Superior Court, the Washington District Courts and the Washington Municipal Courts. On the federal level there are four courts with statewide jurisdiction: Eastern District of Washington, Western District of Washington, Eastern District of Washington Bankruptcy Court and Western District of Washington Bankruptcy Court. ?           Please visit our pages for great updates! Please click your county for information on your local courts. Supreme Courts in Washington Washington State Supreme Court Appellate Washington Court of Appeals Trial Washington Superior Court Washington District Courts Washington Municipal Courts State court projects involving Washington Washington Constitution Washington State Commission on Judicial Conduct Judicial interest organizations Washington counties There are 39 counties in Washington. Nearly all counties contain one or more district courts.     To see a list of counties in Washington, please see - Washington counties Jurisdiction of the United States District Courts of Washington Appellate Courts Supreme Court of the United States United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit District Courts United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Bankruptcy Courts United States bankruptcy court, Eastern District of Washington United States bankruptcy court, Western District of Washington Federal court projects involving Washington Judgepedia:WikiProject Bankruptcy Courts Federal Court Vacancy Warning System Judicious education, Washington law schools Judgepedia:WikiProject Judicial Interest Organizations Other Projects There are lots of projects you can contribute to on Judgepedia.     For more projects, please visit The WikiProject Directory Elections Latest election results: Washington judicial elections, 2012 Washington judicial elections Judges in Washington are selected in non-partisan elections. In the primary election, if one candidate receives over 50% of the vote, they win the race without a general election. If no candidate obtains a majority of the vote, the two with the greatest number of votes compete in the general election. Midterm vacancies are filled by gubernatorial appointment. Appointees must then run in the next election to retain the seat. Selection Judicial selection in Washington Washington Supreme Court Washington Court of Appeals Washington Superior Court Washington District Courts Method Non-partisan election of judges Term - 6 years Method Non-partisan election of judges Term - 6 years Method Non-partisan election of judges Term - 4 years Method Non-partisan election of judges Term - 4 years Learn more about the Judgepedia Community and how to get started! The Judgepedia community is the backbone of our encyclopedia. Our community is made up of readers, editors and staff members across the county. 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