Local Rules Task Force

The Local Rules Task Force was created to review the purpose and function of local rules, the impact of local rules on courts, litigants and the trial bar, and possible means to mitigate the detrimental effects of the ever-increasing number of local rules on lawyers practicing in multiple courts.

In July 2009, the WSBA Board of Governors voted to extend the Local Rules Task Force Charter. The extended task of the Local Rules Task Force is to develop means to assure the implementation of the Task Force recommendations, including recommendations for rule and procedural changes, and an oversight system. The Task Force is authorized, at its discretion, to review local rules other than those promulgated by the Superior Courts.

In October 2010, the WSBA Board of Governors approved a request to further extend the Local Rules Task Force timeline to December 2012.

REVISED Proposed Superior Court Family Law Civil Rules (FLCR) – Second Reading and Action at April 2012 BOG Meeting

The REVISED proposed Superior Court Family Law Civil Rules (FLCRs), proposed by the Local Rules Task Force, are scheduled for discussion and action on the Board of Governors’ April 27 – 28, 2012 Meeting agenda. The meeting will take place in Tulalip, Washington.

Note: The anticipated date and time of the presentation has changed. The discussion and vote of the FLCRs is currently scheduled to occur on Saturday morning, April 28, 2012; however, BOG agenda times are often adjusted so the presentation time is subject to change. Local Rules Task Force members will be in attendance at the meeting to present the proposed rules and to answer questions. Please contact Elizabeth Turner, WSBA Staff Liaison (elizabetht@wsba.org) if you have any questions.