Constitution · Washington

Wash. Const. art. IV, § 19

Constitution
Constitution of Washington
Text as of
October 2026

What does this section say?

JUDGES MAY NOT PRACTICE LAW. No judge of a court of record shall practice law in any court of this state during his continuance in office.

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