PIMENTEL v. JUDGES OF KING CTY. SUPER. CT.

No. 98154-0.

482 P.3d 906 (2021)

Julian PIMENTEL, Petitioner, v. The JUDGES OF the KING COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT, and Dan Satterberg, King County Prosecuting Attorney, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Washington.

Filed: March 18, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Allen , Todd Maybrown , Cooper David Offenbecher , Allen Hansen Maybrown & Offenbecher, PS, 600 University St. Ste. 3020, Seattle, WA, 98101-4105, Danielle Smith , Floyd, Pflueger & Ringer, 200 W. Thomas St. Ste. 500, Seattle, WA, 98119-4296, for Petitioner(s).

Ann Marie Summers , King County Prosecutor's Office, 516 3rd Ave. Ste. W554, Seattle, WA, 98104-2362, Steven Walter Fogg , Timothy Ashley Bradshaw , Victoria Elizabeth Ainsworth , Corr Cronin LLP, 1001 4th Ave. Ste. 3900, Seattle, WA, 98154-1051, for Respondent(s).

Pamela Beth Loginsky , Washington Assoc. of Prosecuting Atty., 206 10th Ave. Se., Olympia, WA, 98501-1311, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Wa. Assoc. of Prosecuting Attorneys.

Mark Bruns Middaugh , Attorney at Law, 600 University St. Ste. 3020, Seattle, WA, 98101-4105, Alexandria Marie Hohman , The Washington Defender Association, 110 Prefontaine Pl. S. Ste. 610, Seattle, WA, 98104-2626, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Wa. Assoc. Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Nancy Lynn Talner , Antoinette M. Davis , Jaime Michelle Hawk , American Civil Liberties Union of Washington, Po Box 2728, Seattle, WA, 98111-2728, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Aclu of Washington.

David Ventura Montes , Attorney at Law, 710 2nd Ave. Ste. 250, Seattle, WA, 98104-1765, La Rond Baker , King County Department of Public Defense, 710 2nd Ave. Ste. 200, Seattle, WA, 98104-1703, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of King County Dept. of Public Defense.


¶ 1 In King County, individuals subject to a warrantless arrest typically first appear before a district court judge to determine probable cause and set bail or release on personal recognizance (PR). Whatever the district court does, the superior court obtains jurisdiction once an information is filed by the county prosecutor....

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