These 44 rules apply across King County Superior Court. Where this judge's own standing orders above address the same topic, the judge's requirement controls.
Parties must check with the Court before faxing or emailing documents or pleadings.
Counsel/parties must jointly complete the Estimate of Witness Examinations form and email it to the bailiff at scott.court@kingcounty.gov as soon as possible.
This policy governs only email communication with court staff and does not establish a preference for email over other forms of communication.
Time estimates on the form must be expressed in tenths of hours and the form must be totaled once completed.
Trial length estimates must assume 5 hours per full trial day and account for witness exams, jury questions in civil cases, opening and closing arguments, voir dire, and motions in limine.
Counsel must confer to determine cross-examination time estimates for each party's witnesses and jointly prepare the form.
Documents must follow local court rules for pagination.
The deposition designation process must begin with a PDF of the transcript because the final marked product will be in PDF format.
The moving party must highlight its deposition designations in a single particular color (e.g., yellow).
New cases and additional documents may be filed online, by mail, or in person at the Clerk's Office.
The Estimate of Witness Examinations form must not be filed with the clerk's office; it is submitted to the bailiff by email instead.
Parties may email the courtroom to ask whether the judge will accept pleadings, jury instructions, legal memoranda, and similar documents as email submissions, with acceptance at the judge's discretion.
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Samuel Chung 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.
Practitioners will find a media order in the Denny Blaine matter among this judge's published procedures.
Judge Samuel Chung's rules set a pre-motion procedure for rule 12. As of 9/1/2025, CR 12 motions for dismissal are decided without oral argument and the court will no longer schedule hearings on them, with the LCR 12(d) consideration timeline unchanged.
Judge Samuel Chung's formatting rule includes 12 point type, double spacing, must conform to gr 14, and font size must be between 12 and 14 points. Working papers must conform to GR 14, be double spaced, and use a font size between 12 and 14 points.
The rule identifies required filing content or certificates. Working Papers must be submitted with every motion.
The rule requires caption and case number. A dispositive motion hearing request must include the case number and caption in the subject line, the nature of the motion, and the type of hearing and date(s) requested.
The rule addresses email communications with Judge Samuel Chung's chambers. Requests for a dispositive motion hearing must be emailed to the court with all parties cc'd.
No. Electronic filing is prohibited for the covered filings. Working papers may not be delivered by email, except for stipulated orders.
Contact the bailiff by email for the fastest response, including if an order has not been entered within three judicial days after the noted date.
Working Papers must be submitted with every motion.
Working papers must conform to GR 14, be double spaced, and use a font size between 12 and 14 points.
Parties are encouraged to deliver working papers and proposed orders in Word format through the Clerk's Office E-Working Copies service.
Self-represented parties may deliver physical working copies to the judge's mailroom in C-203, clearly marked for Judge Chung.
Stipulations and agreed orders may be submitted to Judge Chung via email without prior permission.
Working papers exceeding 200 pages must be submitted as hard copies in a 3-ring binder with a table of contents and tabs.
Working papers may not be delivered by email, except for stipulated orders.
As of 9/1/2025, CR 12 motions for dismissal are decided without oral argument and the court will no longer schedule hearings on them, with the LCR 12(d) consideration timeline unchanged.
Dispositive motions are heard Friday mornings, and parties should contact the court far in advance of trial to schedule one because time slots are limited.
Requests for a dispositive motion hearing must be emailed to the court with all parties cc'd.
A dispositive motion hearing request must include the case number and caption in the subject line, the nature of the motion, and the type of hearing and date(s) requested.
Parties may request oral argument on non-dispositive motions by noting "Oral Argument Requested" in the upper right-hand corner of the working papers.