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.
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.
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.
Commissioners' departments have no individual email addresses; the family law, ex parte, and mental health departments each share a single departmental email address.
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.
Counsel must confer to determine cross-examination time estimates for each party's witnesses and jointly prepare the form.
Each additional party must create and complete the witness examination information for that party's witnesses.
Failure to complete the form and disclose witnesses may result in exclusion of witnesses or other sanctions.
The witness examination estimate form must not be filed with the clerk's office; it is submitted to the bailiff by email instead.
Email may not be used to deliver working copies of legal pleadings, including jury instructions, without prior permission of the court.
Exhibits may be submitted digitally or in hardcopy, and the Order from Pretrial Conference in each case specifies which format is ordered.
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Judge Melinda Young is a judge on the King County Superior Court, Washington's trial court of general jurisdiction for King County, which handles a broad range of civil and criminal matters.
The published procedure document is titled 'young' but does not specify particular topics; practitioners should refer to the court's general rules for specific procedures.
Judge Melinda Young's rules set a pre-motion procedure for covered motions. Judge Young requests that parties confer with opposing counsel/party before confirming a hearing date to ensure the date is mutually agreeable and reduce continuance motions.
The rule identifies required filing content or certificates. Oral argument is not required for most motions; a party requesting it must note "Oral Argument Requested" in the upper right-hand corner of the working papers and on the note for motion, and the Court will schedule argument only if it determines argument is appropriate.
Parties may contact Judge Melinda Young's chambers by email only as allowed by the rule. The rule lists email young.court@kingcounty.gov. Dispositive motions are heard on Fridays, and any hearing date request must be emailed to the court including the case number/name and the nature of the motion.
Yes. Electronic filing is required for the covered filings. Working copies must be submitted via the Clerk's Office e-working copies service or an emailed file-sharing link, with flash drive/CD delivery to the Judges' Mailroom (C-203) or emailing the bailiff as fallbacks in this paperless court.
Dispositive motions are heard on Fridays, and any hearing date request must be emailed to the court including the case number/name and the nature of the motion.
Judge Young requests that parties confer with opposing counsel/party before confirming a hearing date to ensure the date is mutually agreeable and reduce continuance motions.
Dispositive motion hearings are typically allotted one hour, and parties must advise the bailiff if additional time is requested for multi-party or complex hearings.
Oral argument is not required for most motions; a party requesting it must note "Oral Argument Requested" in the upper right-hand corner of the working papers and on the note for motion, and the Court will schedule argument only if it determines argument is appropriate.
Civil hearings in Department 6 are typically conducted via Zoom, and a party preferring in-person appearance must notify the court by email in advance.
Working copies must be submitted via the Clerk's Office e-working copies service or an emailed file-sharing link, with flash drive/CD delivery to the Judges' Mailroom (C-203) or emailing the bailiff as fallbacks in this paperless court.
Parties must notify the court immediately if the case settles or a motion needs to be stricken.