King County Superior Court, the largest trial court in Washington state, is based at the King County Courthouse, 516 Third Avenue, in downtown Seattle, Washington. It also operates a juvenile facility and a Regional Justice Center in Kent, southeast of Seattle.
The court has (as of April 2008) 52 judges who have general jurisdiction to hear major civil and criminal cases.
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“I would not like a king who could obey.”
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—Chinese proverb.
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