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BURROWES v. KILLIAN

No. 96821-7.

459 P.3d 1082 (2020)

The Judges of the Benton and Franklin Counties Superior Court: Judge Joe BURROWES, Judge Alex Ekstrom, Judge Cameron Mitchell, Judge Carrie Runge, Judge Jacqueline Shea-Brown, Judge Bruce Spanner, and Judge Sam Swanberg, Respondents, v. Michael J. KILLIAN, Franklin County Clerk and Clerk of the Superior Court, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Washington.

Filed March 19, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pamela Beth Loginsky , Washington Assoc. of Prosecuting Atty., 206 10th Ave. Se, Olympia, WA, 98501-1311, Shawn P. Sant , Franklin County Prosecutor's Office, 1016 N 4th Ave., Pasco, WA, 99301-3706, for Appellant.

William Dale Kamerrer , Law Lyman Daniel Kamerrer et al , Po Box 11880, 2674 R W Johnson Blvd. Sw, Olympia, WA, 98508-1880, for Respondent.

Philip Albert Talmadge , Talmadge/Fitzpatrick, 2775 Harbor Ave. Sw, Third Floor Ste. C, Seattle, WA, 98126-2138, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Association of County Clerks.

Jacquelyn Moore Aufderheide , Kitsap Co. Pros. Office, M/s 35a, 614 Division St., Port Orchard, WA, 98366-4691, Lisa J. Nickel , Kitsap County Prosecuting Attys. Office, M/s 35a, 614 Division St., Port Orchard, WA, 98366-4681, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Association of Counties.

Katherine George , Johnston George LLP, 2101 4th Ave. Ste. 860, Seattle, WA, 98121, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Allied Daily Newspapers of Washington.

¶1 We are asked to decide whether superior court judges may require the county clerk to maintain paper files of court documents. The judges of Benton and Franklin Counties Superior Court issued a local rule ordering the clerks of the two counties to do so. Believing that electronic files are preferable, Michael Killian, clerk...

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