Motions for exceptional sentences must be accompanied by proposed findings and submitted 7 days prior to the hearing.

Working copies must be submitted in compliance with LCR 7(b)(4)(F) on the day they are served and must include the Word Count pursuant to LCR 7(b)(5)(B)(vi).

The court does not accept working copies via email absent prior authorization, except proposed orders when working copies have been submitted in hard copy.

Working copies must include all materials referenced in briefing and must not be redacted.

Out of state authorities must be provided with working copies.

Proposed orders must be submitted in Word format through the eworking copies portal.

Stipulations and agreed orders may be submitted by email, but must be signed by all parties before sending to the bailiff.

Communicate with the court by email for scheduling or administrative matters, copying all parties to avoid ex parte communication.

Emails to the court must not involve substantive discussion about case issues; violations may result in sanctions.

Notify the bailiff immediately by email when a case settles or a motion needs to be continued or stricken, providing case name, cause number, and date.

Oral argument on motions is generally scheduled for Friday mornings; request hearing dates by emailing the bailiff with case title and cause number in the subject line, and cc all parties.

When requesting a hearing date, include case title and cause number in the subject line, and in the body advise whose motion, type of motion, and if other parties intend to file motions for the same hearing.

No hearing slots will be reserved until all counsel's availability has been confirmed.

Motions for Revision are considered without oral argument; the moving party must re-note the motion without oral argument per LCR 7 and provide the index/list of submissions considered by the Commissioner and hard copies or eworking copies of those documents.

For Motions for Revision, a response from the non-moving party is requested and must be filed, served, and provided to the court by the deadline in local court rules.

When seeking an Order to Show Cause, the motion must include the underlying motion for which the party would show cause.

Meet and confer requirements of LCR 37(e) and CR 26(i) must be conducted in person or by telephone; email is not a substitute.

A certification by counsel that meet and confer requirements have been met must set out with particularity the nature, extent, and time of the conference.

To arrange an informal discovery dispute resolution via Zoom conference, email ryan.court@kingcounty.gov describing the dispute and each party's position succinctly and non-argumentatively, copying all parties.

For civil trials, if ordered, all exhibits must be uploaded into Case Center no later than five court days before the scheduled trial date.

General trial schedule is Monday through Thursday, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

If the court allows Zoom for a hearing, all counsel/parties must appear on the same platform; if one party appears in person, all arguing parties must appear in the courtroom.

Zoom participants must log on with their full name and role, have video and audio capability, and not use the chat function unless asked.

Observers on Zoom must join with video disabled and microphone on mute; failure may result in removal.

AI may not be used in preparation of materials presented in court cases.

Motions to seal must comply with GR 15, LGR 15 and controlling caselaw; the agreement of parties alone is insufficient.

For criminal matters, presentence reports are required on all felonies and requested on all misdemeanors.