Judicial & Legal

View a listing of approved bail bonding companies for San Juan County.

Credit Card Payments may be made for fees, fines and costs. You must give a case number.

Review the conduct and dress code for serving jury duty.

Courthouse Facilitator

Learn about jury duty, how to report, dress and conduct code, and how to get to the courthouse.

Law & Motion Calendar

We process applications for new passports and provide the forms for passport renewals.

Superior Court calendars for upcoming hearings. Schedules are released approximately 48 hours in advance of hearings.

San Juan County District Court is proposing to amend its local rules this year. Attached is the full set of proposed rules, with new and amended rules bolded in the table of contents. Please submit all comments on the proposal to dstct@sanjuanco.com no later than June 3, 2021. All comments will be posted publicly on our court webpage, per GR 7.

View contact information for Adult Probation services.

Protection Orders under the civil anti-harassment statute are available from the District Court office.

View the fee schedule for civil, small claims, appeals, and miscellaneous.

Learn about the requirements and fees for filing name changes.

Find information on becoming a public defender.

San Juan County District Court is committed to facilitating the access to court and administrative records as provided by Article I, Section 10 of the Washington State Constitution.

The Small Claims Court is a department of the District Court authorized under chapter 12.40 RCW and is available for the recovery of money only where the claim is less than $5,000.

Consistent with the principles of open administration of justice, as provided in article I, section 10 of the Washington State Constitution, it is the policy of the judiciary to facilitate access to its administrative records.

Review the programs and services provided by the San Juan County Juvenile Court Services in partnership with Skagit County Detention Center.

When the County is named in a lawsuit, the civil section represents the County and the elected officials.

The prosecutor's office firmly believes in giving something back to the community.

The coroner is responsible for investigating and certifying the cause of death in those cases where death is sudden, unexpected, or the result of an accident or unlawful means.

A credo is a statement of the beliefs or aims that guide someone's actions.

Criminal prosecution is specialized work. It requires technical knowledge of the rules of investigating crimes, evidence, courtroom procedure, and criminal law.

If your child support case requires the help of an attorney in San Juan County, DCS will refer the case to the San Juan County Prosecutor’s Family Support Section.

View a list all of the previous prosecuting attorneys and when they held office.

View the different types of judicial cases that fall in the major case category.

Review the Advisory Memorandum: the Power of Initiative and Referendum in San Juan County.

Our Victim Services Program includes two part-time advocates who are committed to including victims in every step of the criminal justice process.

Team Page

Learn about jurisdiction and jurisdiction assumed.

Learn when and how to report a death.

Pursuant to GR 7, the San Juan Superior Court has proposed 2021 changes to the Local Court Rules, provided here in both "redlined changes" and "clean copy"

View information for mediators and parenting seminars.

Consistent with the principles of open administration of justice, as provided in article I, section 10 of the Washington State Constitution, it is the policy of the judiciary to facilitate access to its administrative records.

 Drug Court uses a multi-disciplinary “team” approach to managing participants’ cases, though the Judge maintains the ultimate decision as to when participants progress between phases, are sanctioned, graduate, or are dismissed from the program. The Drug Court Team is comprised of Judge Kathryn Loring, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Teresa Barnett, Public Defender Alex Frix, Case Manager Brad Fincher, Drug Court Coordinator Jane Severin, representatives from the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office, and representatives from Compass Health.

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