District & Municipal Courts – WA Courts

Together, district and municipal courts are known as the Courts of Limited Jurisdiction. District courts are county courts, while municipal courts are city courts. These courts are called limited jurisdiction because they are limited in their ability to hear only lower level offenses: infractions, misdemeanors, and gross misdemeanors. Additionally, district courts hear civil cases up to $100,000. Washington courts are leveled, and this lowest level of courts hears the majority of cases filed in Washington.

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What is the difference between a misdemeanor and a gross misdemeanor?
What are the differences between cases filed in municipal courts and cases filed in district courts?
Why is sentencing discretion important at this court level?

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