The Washington State Center for Court Research (WSCCR) has launched a Racial and Ethnic Disparity Dashboard, an online tool allowing WSCCR to update and display comprehensive data on disparity in court-involvement for people according to race, ethnicity, and gender. The dashboard presents data on disparity measures and disparity drivers such as case filings and charges relative to population, which can be filtered by county, court level and quarter.

The Washington Supreme Court is seeking input on proposed changes to the Court’s adopted standards for public defense. The proposed new standards would include lowering the maximum caseloads for public defense attorneys, revising some qualification requirements for public defense attorneys, and setting  minimum support staffing requirements for public defense attorneys and offices. . .

Technical issues with a new web page may have interfered with the receipt and processing of some public comments on proposed Washington court rule changes set to be considered for adoption by the Washington Supreme Court at its July 10 administrative en banc conference. Because of this concern, the Court’s Rules Committee recommended the Supreme Court defer action in order to ensure that all comments can be received and considered. . . 

View the latest schedules and links to remote hearings for the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeals and county courts. . .