Court Commissioner

"We are currently recruiting for two Court Commissioner positions, one full-time and one part-time. Priority consideration will be given to applications received by **J** **uly 30, 2026**." **King County District Court Profile** King County District Court (“KCDC”) is the largest and most technologically advanced Court of Limited Jurisdiction in the State of Washington. It currently processes approximately 305,000 matters per year with 25 elected judges and roughly 260 employees at 8 courthouse locations. Thirteen cities contract with King County for court services provided by KCDC. **Position Summary** King County District Court is seeking applicants for two Court Commissioners. One full-time Court Commissioner at our Shoreline Courthouse, and one part-time Court Commissioner at our Bellevue Courthouse. Court Commissioners will perform subordinate judicial duties as authorized by law on our contract cities expanding photo enforcement tickets, focusing on conducting hearings, making findings, and issuing orders. Court Commissioners are at-will and serve at the pleasure of the Court’s Executive Committee. - Any person wishing to serve as a Court Commissioner must be a U.S. citizen and registered to vote in King County, as required by RCW 3.42.010. - Pursuant to GR 29 (f) (12) and GR 29 (g), the eligibility of any person wishing to serve as a Court Commissioner shall be determined by the King County District Court Executive Committee. - Any person wishing to serve as a Court Commissioner must be either an attorney and active member in good standing with the Washington State Bar Association or an attorney who has judicial status with the Washington State Bar Association AND must have a minimum of 5 years of criminal and/or civil infraction experience. - Any person wishing to serve as a Court Commissioner shall be subject to a criminal, civil, and infraction history background check. **Disqualifying Factors:** - Any person wishing to serve as a Court Commissioner shall be deemed ineligible for service if that person has ever been suspended or removed from the bench by the Washington State Commission on Judicial Conduct and/or the Washington State Supreme Court, or if that person has been convicted of any crime, whether a felony or a misdemeanor (a “conviction” is defined to include entry into a deferred prosecution, a stipulated order of continuance, or the imposition of a deferred sentence), within 10 years of the date of application for service. - Any person wishing to serve as a Court Commissioner may be deemed ineligible for service if that person is currently subject to or has ever been subject to any form of discipline by the Washington State Commission on Judicial Conduct; that person has ever been subject to any form of discipline by the Washington State Bar Association, or that person has any criminal conviction with an offense date more than 10 years before the date of application for service. - Any person wishing to serve as a Court Commissioner may be deemed ineligible for service if that person has a significant infraction history. - Any person wishing to serve as a Court Commissioner who has been subject to a court restraining order (including protection, anti-harassment, stalking or other no contact order, but not including an order only issued ex parte) less than 10 years before the date of application for service must disclose this information to the Chief Presiding Judge. Failure to notify the Chief Presiding Judge as set forth herein may render a Court Commissioner ineligible to serve. - All Court Commissioners shall immediately notify the Chief Presiding Judge if they become subject to any kind of disciplinary proceedings before the Commission on Judicial Conduct or the Washington State Bar Association, if they are arrested for, charged with, or convicted of a crime, or if they are a respondent to and subject to the restrictions of any protection, restraining, anti-harassment or stalking order, or civil arrest…