Recommended Citation

Hugh D. Spitzer, Court Rulemaking in Washington State, 6 Puget Sound L. Rev. 31 (1982), https://digitalcommons.law.uw.edu/faculty-articles/782

Authors

Hugh D. Spitzer, University of Washington School of LawFollow

Court Rulemaking in Washington State

Keywords

Courts, Court Rules, Court Rulemaking, Separation of Powers

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Reviews the history and approach to court rule making in Washington State. Critiques the Washington Supreme Court’s weakening of the Judicial Council and the Court’s assumption of control of aspects of rulemaking that might better be handled by a Judicial Council or the Legislature.