Wash. Cnty. Pa. 200.1

As amended through June 1, 2022

Rule 200.1 - Assignment Of Civil Cases

(1) The President Judge annually shall assign civil case types to the judges of the Court by Administrative Regulation. The Administrative Regulations shall be available by hard copy in the Office of the Court Administrator and the Prothonotary, and at www.washingtoncourts.us.

(2) The following case types shall be assigned:

(a) Tort;

(b) Contract;

(c) Mass tort;

(d) Professional liability;

(e) Actions for Custody, Partial Custody, and Visitation of Minor Children;

(f) Action of Divorce or Annulment of Marriage;

(g) Actions for Support;

(h) Actions Pursuant to the Protection from Abuse Act;

(i) Common Law/Statutory Arbitration;

(j) Declaratory Judgment;

(k) Mandamus;

(l) Non-Domestic Relations Restraining Order;

(m) Quo Warranto;

(n) Replevin;

(o) Quiet Title;

(p) Ejectment; and

(q) Partition.

(3) The following case types shall be unassigned:

(a) Statutory Appeals or Appeals from an Administrative Agency;

(b) Actions involving Real Property, except for Quiet Title, Ejectment, or Partition;

(c) Actions in Mortgage Foreclosure; and

(d) Any action in which the amount in controversy, exclusive of costs and interest, is below the compulsory arbitration limit of $50,000.00.

(4) The President Judge, or the Court Administrator, shall have the authority to assign a case to a judge in the interest of the efficient administration of justice.

(a) The assignment process is to facilitate administrative control and to manage the flow of cases. All judges may hear any matter that properly comes before the Court.

(5) When more than one judge is assigned to a case type, the Court Administrator shall make individual case assignments among the judges at random.

(6) It shall be the duty of counsel for the plaintiff/petitioner, or the plaintiff/petitioner if unrepresented, to inform all other parties in writing of the judicial assignment.

Wash. Cnty. Pa. 200.1

Amended effective 1/1/2022