§53.2.1 Introduction

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§53.2.1 INTRODUCTION

The text of CR 53.2 is reserved, with reference to RCW 2.24.010-.050. This chapter will analyze the scope of powers granted to Washington state superior court commissioners, as well as the process for seeking review of a commissioner's decision. The scope of powers that may be exercised by a court commissioner depends on whether the commissioner is sitting as a "statutory commissioner," in which case his or her powers are set forth in various statutes, or as a "constitutional commissioner," in which case he or she may exercise not only those powers authorized by statute but the powers conferred in article IV, §23 of the Washington Constitution, (statutory...