Superior Court of Washington for Cowlitz County

About Superior Court of Washington for Cowlitz County

The Superior Court is a state trial court of general jurisdiction. We are located in Kelso, Cowlitz County, Washington State.

This court has state-wide jurisdiction and hears:

• Serious criminal matters (felonies)
• Civil cases including cases involving real property
• Domestic relations (family law) matters
• Appeals from lower courts (District and Municipal Courts)
• Appeals from state administrative agencies
• Superior Court also has jurisdiction in adoption, probate and competency cases.

Juvenile Court is a department of Superior Court and hears juvenile offender matters, truancy, at risk youth (BECCA) and child dependency cases. Juvenile Court also operates juvenile detention facility.

There are five full-time elected Judges who hear all matters and numerous Superior Court Commissioners who hears family law, dependency, domestic violence, various civil and juvenile cases.

Website	http://CowlitzSuperiorCourt.us
Employees	11-50 employees View all Superior Court of Washington for Cowlitz County employees
Industry	Judiciary
Phone number	360-577-3085
Headquarter	312 SW First Avenue, Kelso, WA 98626, US
Founded	1889
Keywords	Juvenile Law, Criminal Law, Civil Litigation, Family Law, Adoption