Court Rules

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

These 36 rules apply across King County Superior Court. Where this judge's own standing orders above address the same topic, the judge's requirement controls.

Communication

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  • Contact
    Email to chambers

    Counsel/parties must jointly complete the witness examination estimate form and email it to the bailiff at scott.court@kingcounty.gov as soon as possible.

  • Contact
    Email to chambers

    Each courtroom has a designated email address in the form [judge's last name.court]@kingcounty.gov that counsel (or their staff) must use when communicating with court staff by email.

  • Contact
    Email to chambers

    Commissioners' departments have no individual email addresses; the family law, ex parte, and mental health departments each share a single departmental email address.

Formatting

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  • Time estimates on the form must be expressed in tenths of hours and the completed form must be totaled.

  • Trial length estimates must assume a 5-hour trial day and account for witness exams, jury questions in civil cases, opening and closing arguments, voir dire, and motions in limine.

  • Parties may use the court's form or their own form, provided it includes the requested information.

Filing Requirements

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  • Applies to
    Witness examination estimate

    Counsel must confer to determine cross-examination time estimates for each party's witnesses and jointly prepare the form.

  • Applies to
    Witness examination estimate

    Each additional party must create and complete the witness examination information for that party's witnesses.

  • Applies to
    Witness examination estimate

    Failure to complete the form and disclose witnesses may result in exclusion of witnesses or other sanctions.

E-Filing

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  • Applies to
    Witness examination estimate

    The witness examination estimate form must not be filed with the clerk's office; it is submitted to the bailiff by email instead.

  • Applies to
    Working copies of legal pleadings

    Email may not be used to deliver working copies of legal pleadings, including jury instructions, without prior permission of the court.

  • Applies to
    Exhibits

    Exhibits may be submitted digitally or in hardcopy, and the Order from Pretrial Conference in each case specifies which format is ordered.

About Judge Coreen Wilson

Coreen Wilson is a judicial officer in the district division of the King County Superior Court. The court is Washington's trial court of general jurisdiction for King County, handling a wide range of civil and criminal matters.

This judge's procedures are published through the court's general rules, as the provided document filename does not indicate specific procedural content.

Common questions about Judge Coreen Wilson's rules

What formatting rules apply to filings before Judge Coreen Wilson?

Judge Coreen Wilson's formatting rule includes file format docx. All proposed orders must be submitted in Word format.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Requests

How may parties contact Judge Coreen Wilson's chambers?

Parties may contact Judge Coreen Wilson's chambers by email only as allowed by the rule. Motions requiring oral argument are scheduled by emailing the bailiff with the case name, number, opposing counsel's name, and any approaching deadlines, and the bailiff must confirm such motions.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Requests

How does Judge Coreen Wilson handle sealed or redacted filings?

Judge Coreen Wilson's rules set procedures for sealed or redacted filings. Process: file unredacted to clerk. Original deposition transcripts must be sealed and published in open court; if used for impeachment, the sealed original is filed in the case file (not treated as an exhibit), while unused transcripts are not filed and are returned to counsel.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Requests

Is electronic filing required before Judge Coreen Wilson?

Electronic filing is permitted for the covered filings. Department 30 is a paperless court and prefers that all working copies be submitted electronically via e-working copies rather than in paper.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Requests
Complete rules summary for Judge Coreen Wilson

Motions requiring oral argument are scheduled by emailing the bailiff with the case name, number, opposing counsel's name, and any approaching deadlines, and the bailiff must confirm such motions.

Motions that do not require oral argument must not be confirmed with the bailiff and must instead be set in compliance with KCLR notice requirements.

Per LCR 7(b)(5)(B)(iv), parties should highlight the portions of exhibits upon which they place substantial reliance.

Parties must notify the bailiff when a motion needs to be struck or when the case has settled.

Department 30 is a paperless court and prefers that all working copies be submitted electronically via e-working copies rather than in paper.

All proposed orders must be submitted in Word format.

Proposed orders may be submitted through the e-filing portal's e-working copies application or by email to wilson.court@kingcounty.gov.

Parties who need to view the courtroom or set up for trial must contact the bailiff to arrange a time.

Original deposition transcripts must be sealed and published in open court; if used for impeachment, the sealed original is filed in the case file (not treated as an exhibit), while unused transcripts are not filed and are returned to counsel.

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