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A. Boundaries. All of Pierce County shall constitute the Pierce County District Court except those portions of the joint district court district established by King County pursuant to RCW 3.38.060 located within the boundaries of the Cities of Auburn and Pacific and within the boundaries of Pierce County shall be excluded from the district court district established by this Chapter;

B. Eleven full-time judges;

C. Central offices, courtrooms and records to be located within the boundaries of the Pierce County District Court;

D. Additional courts to sit within the boundaries of Pierce County District Court;

E. Not to exceed three Commissioners for Pierce County District Court and two Commissioners for the City of Tacoma;

F. Eleven departments, three of which shall be designated as "The Municipal Court of Tacoma";

G. The name of the district shall be "Pierce County District Court";

H. Three of the judges will serve full-time in the Municipal Court of Tacoma and their salaries shall be allocated to the City of Tacoma;

I. Salary--as provided by the State Legislature;

J. The judges of Pierce County District Court shall run for office in County-wide elections, effective for purposes of the 2002 election, and all subsequent elections.

(Ord. 2022-23 § 1, 2022; Ord. 2016-16 § 1 (part), 2016; Ord. 2002-73s § 2 (part), 2002; Ord. 98-14 § 1 (part), 1998; Ord. 91-114 § 2 (part), 1991; Prior Code § 30.02.020)