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Certification of Appointed Counsel

Washington State Supreme Court Standards for Indigent Defense

In 2010 the Washington State Supreme Court amended statewide trial court procedural rules, providing that:  "Before appointing a lawyer for an indigent person, or at the first appearance of the lawyer in the case, the court shall require the lawyer to certify to the court that he or she complies with the applicable Standards for Indigent Defense Services"  (CrR 3.1(d)(4), CrRLJ 3.1(d)(4) and JuCR 9.2(d)(1).  In 2012 the Court adopted the Standards for Indigent Defense as referenced in the previously amended Court Rules. 

For more information, go to the Washington State Office of Public Defense website: https://opd.wa.gov/attorneys/standards-indigent-defense

The King County Superior Court Clerk has provided an eForm template within the Clerk's E-Filing Application to facilitate attorneys' quarterly e-filing of the required "Certification of Appointed Counsel of Compliance with Standards Required by CrR 3.1 / CrRLJ 3.1 / JuCR 9.2."

Case Number Info

For 2023, the Superior Court Clerk's Public Defenders Certification Repository case number is:  23-0-12055-1

How to file a Certification of Appointed Counsel:

  1. Fill out the Certification fo Appointed Counsel Form.
  2. Log into the KC Script Portal.
  3. Follow the instructions for Filing into an Existing Case.
  4. When prompted to enter a case number, use the current year's Certification of Appointed Counsel case number (24-0-12055-9)
  5. Select document type CRTC - Certificate of Compliance.
  6. Proceed e-filing per the instructions.
  7. Upon filing, retain a copy of the document filed and the confirmation of filing for your records.
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