Washington State Courts

Washington State Courts is the judicial system serving Washington, including the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, superior courts, district courts and municipal courts. Its courts hear appeals and civil, criminal and other matters under their respective jurisdictions. Washington has a non-unified court system, with administrative and technology support provided by the Administrative Office of the Courts. Established in 1957, AOC maintains the Judicial Information System and statewide electronic court records, compiles statistics and supports judicial education and budgets. AOC operates under the direction of the chief justice and is managed by the state court administrator. Its administrative offices are in Olympia.