The King County Superior Court Clerk’s Office recently announced that the court has adopted LR 18 Jury Assignment Area on an emergency basis.  The court is accepting comments through June 9, 2009.  The court’s official comment reads as follows:

“This rule implements RCW 2.36.055, which allows the jury source list in King County to be divided into jury assignment areas that consist of registered voters and licensed drivers and identicard holders residing in each jury assignment area. The purpose of the statute and this rule is to lessen the burdens borne by jurors in traveling long distances to attend court proceedings by narrowing the geographic area from which jurors are drawn while maintaining a random and proportionate jury pool.”