Meet your elected officials

Courts

King County has 2 courts - District Court and Superior Court, whose judges are elected to 4 year terms.

District Court

King County District Court is a court of limited jurisdiction, and has 25 elected judges who hear a range of civil and criminal cases at 10 locations throughout the County.

Superior Court

King County Superior Court is a general jurisdiction, and has more than 50 judges who hear a range of civil and criminal cases at 3 main locations.