{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-3.34.060","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 3.34.060","heading":"District judges—Eligibility and qualifications.","body":"To be eligible to file a declaration of candidacy for and to serve as a district court judge, a person must:\n(1) Be a registered voter of the district court district and electoral district, if any; and\n(2) Be either:\n(a) A lawyer admitted to practice law in the state of Washington; or\n(b) In those districts having a population of less than five thousand persons, a person who has taken and passed by January 1, 2003, the qualifying examination for a lay candidate for judicial officer as provided by rule of the supreme court.","path":["Title 3","Chapter 3.34"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=3.34.060","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:27:44Z","sha256":"906bdd6a9ef50b86786a79bddcea7e7fe659d718585bee39301b5cd76f91c9fa","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-3.34.050","next":"us-wa/rcw-3.34.070"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}