Clerk's Alert: New Notice of Hearing and Changes to the Ex Parte Calendar

KING COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT CLERK’S OFFICE
CONTACT:       Nadia.Simpson@kingcounty.gov 
ISSUED BY:     Barbara Miner, Director and Superior Court Clerk
ISSUE DATE:   August 26, 2021
ISSUE NO:       21-022

CLERK’S ALERT

New Notice of Hearing and Changes to the Ex Parte Calendar

Effective immediately, there are changes to the Ex Parte Department calendars. Please refer to the Ex Parte Commissioner’s Calendar to determine the times and days for specific calendars. IMPORTANT: You must check that the court session is available before you schedule a hearing.  Calendar availability can be found on the Clerk’s web page at: https://kingcounty.gov/courts/clerk/calendars.aspx.

Please refer to the Scheduling Hearings section of the Ex Parte web page to determine the times and days for specific calendars.  The web page can be found at:  https://kingcounty.gov/courts/superior-court/ex-parte-probate.aspx.

All hearings scheduled as of August 9, 2021 using the prior calendaring availability system will go forward as scheduled. Any matters scheduled August 10, 2021 or later which do not meet existing calendaring criteria will need to be rescheduled by the moving party unless the hearing has been set by court order. 

Effective immediately, a new Notice of Court Date – Ex Parte should be used to set all future hearings in the King County Superior Court Ex Parte department, except those set by court order. Using the incorrect Notice of Court Date form may result in your hearing not being set on the docket and/or not being heard.

The new Notice of Court Date form(s) can be found on the Clerk’s Office forms web page at:  https://kingcounty.gov/courts/clerk/forms.aspx.

All hearings scheduled as of August 9, 2021 can be found by accessing the Ex Parte Calendar at:  https://kingcounty.gov/courts/superior-court/ex-parte-probate.aspx.