Attorney serving as guardian ad litem — Disqualification as judge pro tempore or commissioner pro tempore — Circumstances.

RCW 2.08.185
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An attorney may not serve as a superior court judge pro tempore or a superior court commissioner pro tempore in a judicial district while appointed to or serving on a case in that judicial district as a guardian ad litem for compensation under Title 11 , 13 , or 26 RCW, if that judicial district is contained within division one or two of the court of appeals and has a population of more than one hundred thousand. An attorney may not serve as a superior court judge pro tempore or a superior court commissioner pro tempore in a judicial district while appointed to or serving on a case in that judicial district as a guardian ad litem for compensation under Title 11 , 13 , or 26 RCW, if that judicial district is contained within division one or two of the court of appeals and has a population of more than one hundred thousand.
Source: WA Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=2.08&full=trueFetched: 6/28/2026

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