Clerk - Tristen Worthen

Tristen Worthen Office Hours:
8:00am to 5:00pm

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Phone: (509) 745-8529

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 516
Waterville, WA 98858-0516

Physical Address:
203 S. Rainier Street
Waterville, WA 98858

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Mission Statement

To efficiently maintain and protect the integrity and accuracy of the judicial records of Douglas County Superior Court while serving the public in a courteous, professional and timely manner.

CLERK’S ALERT

Consumer Debt Garnishments Prohibited

 Washington State Governor Inslee signed Proclamation 20-49 on April 14, 2020 regarding Garnishments and Accrual of Interest.  This proclamation temporarily prohibits garnishments of wages and other income to collect judgments for consumer debt throughout Washington State until 11:50 PM on May 14, 2020. 

 Accordingly, the Douglas County Clerk’s Office will not be issuing writs of garnishment for any consumer debt-based judgment.  Any applications for consumer debt-based writs of garnishment presented to the clerk for filing will not be accepted and will be returned to the filing party.  In addition, any application for writ of garnishment which is not clearly indicated to be other than consumer debt-related will be returned to the filing party for clarification.

 In keeping with the Governor’s proclamation, this process will be in place until May 15, 2020 unless modified by further proclamation.

Jury Trial Notification

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Washington Law Help

We are very excited to announce that, Washington Law Help now has Do-It-Yourself-Forms available on their website for family law cases.  We have added their link to the left.  At this time only a few family law cause of actions are available, but new cause of actions will continue to be added.  Washington Forms Online is an interactive interview that will populate your answers into the correct forms for your cause of action.  You can create an online account or complete the forms in one sitting and either email or print a hard copy. 

Odyssey Portal Access

Attorneys may request access to the State’s Odyssey Portal for Douglas County Superior Court case types for a minimal yearly management fee.  The Odyssey Portal will provide case access only.  Document access may still be requested through either ClerkePass or an OnBase subscription.

Notice

This office no longer processes passport applications.

About the Clerk

The Clerk is the administrative and financial officer of Superior Court. The office is a highly technical office performing legal, clerical, and accounting functions to contribute to prompt and accurate processing of criminal, civil, domestic, probate, adoption, mental illness, paternity and juvenile proceedings. State statute provides that the clerk be present in all court proceedings and that accurate minutes be written and preserved. Financial records are an important element of court cases and the clerk administers these in the form of bail, child support, judgments, offender financial obligations, and restitution. All monies deposited with the Court for the benefits of litigants or minors are disbursed or invested by the Clerk. This clerk processes appeals from lower courts and prepares cases for processing at the Court of Appeals and the Washington State Supreme Court. The Clerk issues Court process in the form of bench warrants, executions on judgments, abstracts, attachments, garnishments and subpoenas. The clerk is the jury administrator for the court and issues summons for jurors to appear for jury duty.