<P> The Washington Court of Appeals has three divisions, based in Tacoma, Seattle, and Spokane . This court considers appeals in civil and criminal cases that are appealed from Superior Courts . </P> <P> An appeal to the Court of Appeals is a matter of right - unlike the Washington Supreme Court, which has discretionary jurisdiction, the State Court of Appeals has mandatory jurisdiction - it must hear all civil and criminal appeals that are filed with the court . Court of Appeals judges are elected and serve six - year terms . </P> <P> Washington has 39 Superior Courts, one in each of Washington's 39 counties . Superior Courts are the trial courts of general jurisdiction in Washington . A Superior Court may consider all civil and criminal matters occurring within a county's boundary . The Superior Court also has exclusive jurisdiction over civil matters in which the amount in controversy is more than $75,000, felony cases, estate and probate matters, family law cases (including divorces and child custody hearings), and juvenile proceedings . They act as a court of appeal for cases from the District and Municipal Courts . Superior Court judges are elected and serve four - year terms . </P> <P> Each of Washington's 39 counties also has a state District Court . These are courts of limited jurisdiction that hear traffic infractions, criminal traffic citations, misdemeanors and gross misdemeanors, civil cases with an amount in controversy less than $100,000, and small claims suits . The District Court conducts trials and other attendant hearings . District Court judges are elected and serve four - year terms . </P>

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