Washington Courts

06/01/2026

The Pride flag will be raised at noon on Wednesday, June 3, at the Capitol Campus flag circle, located between the Legislative Building and the Temple of Justice. Community members are invited to attend the ceremony in person or watch the livestream on TVW.

📢It's almost time for Washington's annual pride flag raising!📢

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️Join Governor Bob Ferguson, the Washington State LGBTQ Commission, and the Rainbow Alliance and Inclusion Network as we raise the intersex-inclusive progress pride flag at the Capitol Campus! Hear from various 2SLGBTQIA+ and allied leaders across state government and welcome in pride season 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

📅When: Wednesday, June 3rd beginning at 12:00pm 🕛

📍Where: Washington State Capitol Campus, 416 Sid Snyder Avenue, Olympia, WA. The flag raising will happen at the flag circle between the Legislative Building (building with dome) and the Temple of Justice 🏛️

💻Can't come in person? Watch live or stream it later on TVW!📺

06/01/2026

Skip the commute. Join the conversation.

The 2026 Supreme Court Symposium, Judging Justice: Individualized and Systemic Accountability Reimagined, is happening Wednesday, June 10and you can attend from anywhere.

This free virtual event brings together judges, legal professionals, community members, and partners from across Washington to explore sentencing policy and examine how accountability can be reimagined at both the individual and systemic levels.

Each year, the symposium creates space for learning and dialogue about issues within our legal system that disproportionately impact Washingtonians of color.

Hosted by the Minority and Justice Commission in partnership with the Gender and Justice Commission.

Watch live on TVW.org
Wednesday, June 10
Free and open to everyone

Join us online and be part of the conversation.

TVW -- Washington Public Affairs Network Livestream: https://tvw.org/video/washington-supreme-court-minority-and-justice-commission-symposium-2026061036/?eventID=2026061036

06/01/2026

Together we serve…Courts, Colleagues, and Communities

WA AOC Court Interpreter Program presents: This webinar is intended for active medical interpreters who are interested in adding a court interpreting skills to their profession. Participants will learn practical tips, hear testimonials, and learn how to prepare for the exams.

06/01/2026

Together we serve…Courts, Colleagues, and Communities

This week thanks to a grant Franklin County Therapeutic Court received from Washington Courts we were able to participate in Trauma-Informed Motivational Interviewing training from the amazing Institute for Individual and Organizational Change (IFIOC)! Our grant also covered another local District Court participating, Benton County, WA Therapeutic Courts. Since IFIOC generously offered to host this training locally and open it to the public our friends at Benton County, WA Superior Adult Drug Court were also able to register!
We all learned so much from our trainer Casey Jackson! We left feeling prepared to better meet the needs of our participants and to apply the new skills we learned to improve our programs as a whole.
Thank you to all of our partners for making this training possible and for the Columbia Valley Center for Recovery whose beautiful training room we were able to utilize!

06/01/2026

Looking forward to an excellent conference.

Huge shoutout to 𝐖𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐬 (Washington Courts) for their Gold Sponsorship at the 2026 Symposium!

We are so excited to partner with you as the countdown continues for our 2026 National Symposium on Juvenile Services in Seattle, Washington.

If you've yet to register, please do so and take advantage of our Early-bird pricing - https://www.npjs.org/training/national-symposium-on-juvenile-services

05/28/2026

The Washington State Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments today in Port Angeles at Peninsula College.

10 a.m. Carly Baker, et al. v. Seattle Children's Hospital - What online activity constitutes “communication... between two or more individuals” under the Washington Privacy Act?
Watch on TVW -- Washington Public Affairs Network
https://tvw.org/video/washington-state-supreme-court-2026051083/?eventID=2026051083

05/28/2026

The Washington State Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments today in Port Angeles at Peninsula College.

9 a.m. 04658-8 - State of Washington v. Adrian Martinez-Loyola - What review standard applies to a ruling on a new-trial motion after a hearing into possible racial bias in the verdict?

Oral argument:

05/28/2026

Your court experience can drive real change. WA Courts' Equity & Access survey takes just minutes. Share your story and help shape a fairer system.
Take the survey https://www.courts.wa.gov/equityandaccess/

05/26/2026

The Washington State Supreme Court is bringing its Traveling Court program on May 27–28, giving students and community members a rare opportunity to see the judicial process up close at Peninsula College.

The visit includes:
• A public panel discussion with the justices on May 27
• Oral arguments in two real appellate cases on May 28
• A live Q&A with the justices following arguments
• Classroom and community engagement across the peninsula

This year’s visit will also mark the first Traveling Court appearance for new Justices Colleen Melody and Theodore Angelis.

The Traveling Court program, established in 1985, helps expand public understanding of Washington’s judicial system by bringing Supreme Court proceedings directly into communities across the state.
All hearings will be livestreamed on TVW -- Washington Public Affairs Network

Full details: https://www.courts.wa.gov/newsinfo/?fa=newsinfo.internetdetail&newsid=54982

05/26/2026

The latest episode of the Washington State Bar Association podcast is out!

For episode six, WSBA President Francis Adewale interviews the Chair of the Washington New Members Committee (WNMC) Alexander R. Reaganson. https://zurl.co/9tZHO

Since graduating law school in 2021 from Gonzaga University School of Law , Alex has an incredibly impactful career working at the Northwest Justice Project as a Staff Attorney for the past five years, with his first three spent in Spokane, and now Vancouver, WA.

In this episode Alex discusses his passion for his work assisting the communities of Southwest Washington, his involvement as Chair of the WNMC, his background that led him into the practice of law, and more.

Alex’s grandfather instilled a passion for giving back to his community and would say to him:

“If you have skills that can benefit the community, and you can find work and have a passion for it, then you have a duty to use those skills to do the work, and help out the community.”

Listen to Alex’s full story and catch up on the first five episodes. Hear directly from podcast guests what has influenced their views on the rule of law and legal practice and how they are helping to shape our profession, lifting others up and continuing to move us toward a more just and inclusive legal system. https://zurl.co/dWu6h

Need a transcript of the episode? Please email [email protected] and we will send it over to you.