A. One or more court commissioners may be appointed by a judge of the municipal court.

B. Each commissioner holds office at the pleasure of the appointing judge.

C. A commissioner authorized to hear or dispose of cases must be a lawyer who is admitted to practice law in the state of Washington.

D. When serving as a commissioner, the commissioner does not have authority to preside over trials in criminal matters, or jury trials in civil matters unless agreed to on the record by all parties.

E. A commissioner need not be a resident of the city or of the county in which the municipal court is created. When a court commissioner has not been appointed and the municipal court is presided over by a part-time appointed judge, the judge need not be a resident of the city or of the county in which the municipal court is created. (Ord. 014/2014 § 1)