CIVIL CASE ADMINISTRATION

As of January 1, 1998, Thurston County Superior Court commenced an Individual Case Assignment system for civil cases.  At the time of filing, all civil cases are assigned a judge and given a scheduling conference date approximately 90 days out.  Assignment of a judge is a random process performed by computer system at the Clerk's Office.  The purpose of the scheduling conference is to address all issues relating to establishing a Case Schedule Order.  Please refer to the Thurston County Superior Court Local Court Rules for more detailed information on civil case administration.

Civil motions are heard by each civil department on Friday mornings at 9:00.  Please refer to LCR 16(f) for information on motion practice.

On occasion it is necessary to cancel a civil motion calendar.  Click below to view the list of cancelled civil motion calendars.

Civil motion calendar cancellation dates for 2012

Civil case management procedures may vary slightly among the four civil judicial departments.  Click on the judge's name to view information specific to that department.
 Judge  Judicial Assistant  Dept #  Room #  Phone #
Thomas McPhee Trina Wendel 2 229  360.786.5557
H. Christopher Wickham Trina Wendel 5 257  360.786.5557
Lisa Sutton Debbie Requa 7 230  360.754.4405
James J. Dixon Debbie Requa 3 208  360.754.4405

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