{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-3.42.010","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 3.42.010","heading":"District court commissioners—Appointment—Qualifications—Term of office.","body":"When so authorized by the districting plan, one or more district court commissioners may be appointed in any district by the judges of the district. Each commissioner shall be a registered voter of the county in which the district or a portion thereof is located, and shall hold office at the pleasure of the appointing judges. For purposes of this section, \"appointing judge\" includes a presiding judge pro tempore fulfilling presiding judge duties for a single judge court pursuant to RCW 3.34.100(2) or 3.34.150(2). Any person appointed as a commissioner authorized to hear or dispose of cases shall be a lawyer who is admitted to the practice of law in the state of Washington or who has passed the qualifying examination for lay judges as provided under RCW 3.34.060.","path":["Title 3","Chapter 3.42"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=3.42.010","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:27:54Z","sha256":"c0fdd8f2692b82ae41db02156fe8a4a03553d92c45dac729838c3e6f28e64614","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-3.38.080","next":"us-wa/rcw-3.42.020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}