SKAGIT COUNTY DISTRICT COURT calendar information can be found here*.
*Please note: This link opens a Washington State web site in a new window. City Municipal Court scheduling information can also be searched.

Skagit County* District Court handles the following case types:
Traffic Infractions
Misdemeanors and Gross Misdemeanors
Civil Claims to $75,000
Small Claims to $5,000
Protection Orders
Name Change Petitions
Dangerous Dog Hearings
Vehicle Impound Hearings

*Claims and infractions cited WITHIN a city's limits are handled by that individual city's municipal court.


SKAGIT COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT CALENDARS
Please note: Confidential case information is not displayed on this calendar. Confidential case types are: Adoption, Paternity, Involuntary Commitment, Dependency, Truancy, CHINS and At-Risk Youth.

The following calendars are in the Adobe (Pdf) format. You need the Acrobat Reader plug-in to view and/or print these files.
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All calendars are subject to change without notice.

Monday
  -Trial Assignment 9:30 am (no appearance necessary)
-Pro-Se Domestic Calendar 9:30 am (Divorce and parenting issues with no attorneys)
-Domestic Violence Calendar 9:30 am
-Family Support Calendar 10:30 am
-Summary Judgment / LUPA / RALJ 1:30 pm (MUST confirm by Wednesday noon with the Court Administrator)
Tuesday
  -Juvenile Offender Calendar 9:30 am
Wednesday
  -Criminal Motions Calendar 9:30 am (restitution, 3.5 and 3.6 hearings) includes Criminal Expedited Trial Calendar 9:30 am every other week.
Thursday
  -Criminal Calendar* 9:30 am (in-custody criminal hearings including probation violations heard in the District Court courtroom) * includes Monday Criminal Trials
Friday
  -Criminal Calendar* 9:00 am (out of custody criminal hearing including probation violations)
* includes Monday Criminal Trials
-Probate/Civil/Domestic Motion Calendar 9:00 am & 9:30 am (with attorneys)

Explanations and Terms below:


Monday

-Trial Assignment (no appearance necessary) 9:30 am
All non-Criminal cases that are going to trial have an event called "Trial Assignment" to establish the Trial Date. No appearance is necessary.

-Pro-Se Domestic Calendar (Divorce and parenting issues with no attorneys) 9:30 am
Pro-Se means you are acting as your own attorney.

The types of cases included in the Domestic calendar are:
- Marriage dissolutions (divorce)
- Parenting plans
- Spousal support (alimony)
- Custody
- Non-parental custody
- Restraining orders

The type of hearings will include:
- General motions (asking the court to order something)
- Uncontested final decrees (a written understanding of what both parties agree to)

If Monday is a holiday, this will be moved to Tuesday at 9:30.

-Domestic Violence Calendar 9:30 am
Hearings to acquire a one year Protection Order. When you apply for a temporary (two week) protection order, you will be informed of what date this hearing will be held for your case.
If Monday is a holiday, this will be heard on Tuesday at 9:30.

-Family Support Calendar (child support contempt and reviews. This calendar is heard the 2nd and 4th Mondays per month) 10:30 am
Child support contempt and review hearings filed by Skagit County Prosecutors' Family Support Office.
Hearings to review the status of Child Support court orders and contempt. A contempt hearing will determine if the party has not been following a previous court order.
If Monday is a holiday, this will be moved to Tuesday at 10:30.


Tuesday
-Juvenile Offender Calendar (misc. juvenile offender hearings) 9:30 am
Hearings relating to a juvenile offender court case. These are cases where a juvenile is charged with a criminal offense. This does NOT include Truancy, CHINS or At Risk cases.
The types of hearings may include the following: arraignment, omnibus, probation violation, change of plea, disposition (sentencing).
In weeks with a holiday on Monday or Tuesday, this will be moved to Wednesday at 9:30.


Wednesday
-Criminal Motions Calendar (restitution, 3.5 and 3.6 hearings) 9:30 am
Motions relating to an adult criminal case. The type of hearings may include:
3.5 hearings (if a statement of guilt can be used at trial)
3.6 hearings (what evidence can be used at trial)
Other pretrial hearings
Restitution hearings

Criminal expedited Trial Calendar (every other week). 9:30 am.

Hearings related to an adult criminal court case for individuals that are participating in the Expedited Court case program.
In weeks with a holiday on Monday, there is no Criminal Motion Calendar.

Thursday
-Criminal Calendar (in-custody criminal hearings including probation violations heard in the District Court courtroom) 9:30 am
Hearings related to an adult criminal court case for individuals that are in jail. The type of hearings may include the following: arraignment, omnibus, change of plea, sentencing.

Friday
-Criminal Calendar (out of custody criminal hearing including probation violations) 9:30 am
Hearings related to an adult criminal court case for individuals that are not in jail. The type of hearings can include the following: arraignment, omnibus, probation violations, change of plea, sentencing.

-Probate/Civil/Domestic Motion Calendar (with attorneys) 9:00 am & 9:30 am
Includes all motion hearings for the cases not specifically addressed in one of the other calendars. This includes (but not limited to):
Probate (wills, estates, guardianships)
Adoption
Approval of Minor Claim Settlements
Domestic motions with Attorneys (parenting plans, divorce, child support, alimony, uncontested final decrees)
Minor Emancipations
All other civil cases