IMPORTANT COURTHOUSE INFORMATION REGARDING COVID-19
In accordance with the relaxation of mask mandates, face masks are optional in Skagit County Superior Court except in the circumstances listed below:
MASKS ARE REQUIRED WHEN:
- Specifically ordered by the court.
- Inside the courtrooms at healthcare facilities for Involuntary Treatment proceedings.
- Inside the courtroom at the Skagit County Community Justice Center.
Anyone who is sick or who has had close contact with a person diagnosed with or exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 is ordered to remain home and attend their hearing remotely through phone and/or video. Additional requirements for people who have had a positive test or exposure to COVID-19 within the past ten days are detailed in the below administrative order.
Face masks are available upon request to anyone entering the offices or courtrooms of Superior Court.
Emergency Administrative Order: 22-3, Signed 3/11/22
Archived Orders can be found here.
The comment period on these rules is open through June 17, 2022.
Current Local Court Rules
INFORMATION FOR JURORS
The Court takes your health and safety very seriously. If any prospective juror falls into a high-risk category for COVID-19 and wishes to be excused from jury service, that request should be made on the Jury Questionnaire and returned to the Court. Distancing is currently observed, although may be relaxed as public health concerns abate. Face masks will be provided for each day of a juror’s service. Hand sanitizer is also available throughout the courtroom. Additional information on your jury service is available here.
TO ATTORNEYS AND LITIGANTS
Other than limited criminal and juvenile offender hearings, all court appearances will take place over the video and/or phone. Please refer to the Daily Calendar for information on how to access your hearing. The Clerk’s Office has established emergency procedures for filing documents for your court hearings that can be found here. Additional information about attending hearings through video or over the phone available on the column to the right of this notice. Please see our most current emergency order (available at the top of this website) for the most updated information on court procedures.
Mission
Statement
The mission of Skagit County Superior Court is to deliver fair,
prompt, and understandable resolutions of legal disputes. We will provide equal access to justice and treat participants professionally,
impartially and respectfully.
Superior
Court Handles the Following Cases:
Felony
Criminal
Civil
Dissolution and Custody
Juvenile Court Proceeding
Paternity Cases/Adoption Matters
Probates
Mental Commitment Proceedings
Judges
Judge Brian L. Stiles
Judge Laura M. Riquelme
Judge Thomas L. Verge
Judge Elizabeth Y. Neidzwski
Court
Commissioners
Commissioner Heather Shand
Commissioner Mary Ryan
Commissioner James Dolan
Superior Court
Administrator
Michelle Cook
Juvenile Court
Administrator
Michael Johnson
Court Manager
Katharine Davies
Court Facilitators
Darcy MacKenzie-Mehlhaff
Esme Romero
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