Benton & Franklin Counties Superior Court

Current Local Rules

PDF Download of All Local Rules Effective 12/19/2019
2019 Local Court Rules 12.19.19.pdf
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Local General Rules (LGR)
LGR 2	Administrative Presiding Judge and Assistant Administrative Presiding Judge
LGR 3	Paperless Court - Rescinded, Effective 4/23/2020
LGR 4	Torrens Act
Local Civil Rules (LCR)
LCR 4	Civil Case Schedule
LCR 4.1	Cancellation or Confirmation of Status Conference
LCR 4.2	Status Conference; Noncompliance Hearing
LCR 5	Briefs
LCR 7	Pleadings Allowed; Form of Motions
LCR 16	Pre-Trial Procedure
LCR 40	Assignment of Cases
LCR 42	Consolidation; Separate Trials
LCR 47	Jurors
LCR 48	Juries of Less Than Twelve
LCR 51	Instructions to Jury and Deliberation
LCR 52	Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law
LCR 53.2	Court Commissioners
LCR 56	Summary Judgment
LCR 58	Entry of Judgment
LCR 59	New Trial, Reconsideration, and Amendments of Judgments
LCR 64	Seizure of Person or Property
LCR 65	Injunctions
LCR 77	Superior Courts and Judicial Officers
LCR 79	Books and Records Kept by the Clerk
LCR 81	Applicability in General
Local Domestic Relation Rules
LCR 94.04W	Domestic Relations
LCR 94.05W	Mandatory Parenting Seminars
LCR 94.06W	Mandatory Mediation of Child Placement and Visitation Issues
LCR 94.07W	Domestic Relations Motions
LCR 95.00W	Domestic Relations Waiver of Age to Marry
LCR 96.00W	Change of Name of Stepchild
Local Special Proceedings Rules (LSPR)
LSPR 98.18	Court-Created Trusts
LSPR 98.20	Estates-Guardianships
Local Guardian Ad Litem Rules (LGAL)
LGAL 1	Scope
LGAL 2	Registry Administration
LGAL 5	Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem
LGAL 7	Grievance Procedure
Local Mandatory Arbitration Rules (LMAR)
LMAR 1.1	Application of Rules
LMAR 1.2	Matters Subject to Arbitration
LMAR 2.1	Transfer to Arbitration
LMAR 2.3	Assignment to Arbitrator
LMAR 3.1	Qualification of Arbitrators
LMAR 3.2	Authority of Arbitrators
LMAR 4.2	Discovery
LMAR 4.4	Notice of Settlement
LMAR 5.1	Notice of Hearing
LMAR 5.2	Pre-Hearing Statement of Proof - Document Filed with Court
LMAR 6.1	Form and Content of Award
LMAR 6.2	Filing of Award
LMAR 7.1	Trial De Novo
LMAR 8.3	Effective Date
LMAR 8.4	Title and Citation
LMAR 8.6	Compensation of Arbitrator
LMAR 8.7	Administration
Local Criminal Rules (LCrR)
LCrR 2.3	Review of Sealed Affidavits and Search Warrants
LCrR 3.1	Rights to and Assignment of Counsel
LCrR 3.2	Release of Accused
LCrR 3.4	Court Appearance of Defendants
LCrR 4.2	Pleas and Continuances
LCrR 4.5	Omnibus Hearings
LCrR 4.9	Pre-Trial Hearings
LCrR 4.11	Trial Confirmation
LCrR 7.1	Procedure Before Sentencing
LCrR 7.2	Sentencing

Current Local Rules

Daily Schedule

TEMPORARY DOCKET PROCEDURES

Court's Response to Coronavirus Pandemic

En respuesta a la nueva pandemia de coronavirus (o COVID-19), nuestros servicios estaran limitados

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LOCAL COURT RULES - See Below Proposed Changes. Please submit any questions or concerns to Tiffany Deaton.

DRAFT of Proposed Changes to Superior Court Local Court Rules
DRAFT 2020 Local Court Rules.doc
Microsoft Word document [675.0 KB]

DRAFT of Proposed changes to Superior Court Domestic Local Court Rules
DOMESTIC RELATIONS FAMILY LAW.docx
Microsoft Word document [101.6 KB]

Benton Franklin Counties Superior Court no longer appoints a Civil Presiding Judge. Please refer to the Daily Schedule for the judge assigned to the individual Civil Dockets.

Ex Parte

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Arbitrator Eligibility

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Superior Court Administration Benton County Justice Center

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Kennewick, WA 99336

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Holiday Schedule

The Courts will be closed for Memorial Day on Monday, May 25, 2020.

Please refer to the Court Holiday Schedule to see changes to regular calendar.

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