Jurisdiction
By statute, the court is empowered to hear the following types of cases: 1. As a matter of right, all appeals from final judgments’ of the Superior Court, and all other orders that effectively cut-off further litigation, such as condemnation orders, termination of parental rights, juvenile court proceedings, and incompetency proceedings.
- All Personal Restraint Petitions (a statutory variation of the Writ of Habeas Corpus)
- Writs of Mandamus and quo warranto (the Writ of Habeas Corpus is only available in Superior Court)
- Appeals from decisions of administrative agencies.
- Discretionary Review of the Superior Court's decision in an appeal from a court of limited jurisdiction.
- Discretionary Review of interlocutory appeals from rulings of the Superior Court for which there is no other effective remedy.
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