What would improve the service limited jurisdiction courts provide to advocates and their clients?
• (Wheeler) We need to increase victim safety in Spokane County. We need to have 24 hour access for protection orders. When officers can’t arrest in a criminal situation, we need a way for the victim to get an order on nights and weekends. • (Shanahan) Training is needed – often clerks don’t understand how to screen domestic victims on whether they should get a DV Protection Order or an Anti-Harassment Order, and clerk’s staff sometimes aren’t sure where to send the final order. Also there is a lack of access for interpreters for non-English speaking victims in district court. Superior Court can arrange for interpreters, but with the budget cuts in King County District Court, it’s harder for people to contact the court to make sure where they should go to file. Also, we have a hard time getting through to a live person to make sure a judge is available. • (Huang) The state Coalition Against Domestic Violence drafted a bill in the Legislature this year (HB 1949) which would have, if pas
Related Questions
- Is there a rule that governs access to court records in courts of limited jurisdiction (district and municipal courts)?
- What level of communication about court orders and other actions is there among limited jurisdiction courts?
- Is Substituted Legal Service Out of State valid enough for the the court to accept jurisdiction?
