SUPERIOR COURT RESPONSE TO GOVERNOR'S 11-15-2020 MANDATE Cowlitz County Superior Court will be maintaining court operations as set out in our various emergency orders. We made our decision after careful consideration of information provided by the Governor during his November 15, 2020 press conference. As the COVID-19 situation is fluid, interested...

We have re-published our local rules on our website in a format that is a bit easier to use than our old link to the State AOC Website which has all rules in a PDF. To get to them on our website, click on the RULES link then choose Local Rules from the drop down. The direct link to the rules page is: https://www.cowlitzsuperiorcourt.us/local-court-...

Effective December 31, 2020, the Non-Parental Custody Statute (RCW 26.10) is repealed, and will be replaced by RCW 11.130.185 et Seq., the Uniform Guardianship Act – Minors. This memorandum will address how the Court is addressing pending cases. Effective January 1, 2021, the Court will dismiss any cases that do not have either a final order or a t...

Due to the on-going health hazards related to poor air quality in our region, the Superior Court Judges have decided to continue all jury trials for the week of September 14, 2020 to the week of September 21, 2020.The judges made this decision based on input from the local Department of Emergency Management Department and Public Health Officials. "...

For Immediate Release July 21, 2020 SUPERIOR COURT JURY TRIALS DELAYED UNTIL AUGUST 10, 2020 The Superior Court Judges in consultation with local public health officials have decided to delay the start of jury trials until at least August 10, 2020.Court staff have and will continue to do all they can to create the safest possible environment for ou...

For Additional Information Contact:Staci Myklebust, County Clerk360-577-3016MyklebustS@co.cowlitz.wa.usChadwick M. Connors, Administrator 360-577-3085connorsc@co.cowlitz.wa.us On behalf of the Superior Court Judges, Clerk's Office and all court staff, we are pleased to announce Cowlitz County Superior Court is tentatively set to resume jury tr...