Riddle v. Elofson

¶1 This case concerns the statutory authority of superior court judges to order a county clerk to procure a supplemental bond as a condition for maintaining her elected office. The Yakima County Superior Court bench ordered Yakima County Clerk Janelle Riddle to obtain an additional bond and warned that failure to comply would result in the court's declaring her office vacant. Riddle sought a writ of prohibition from this court to prevent enforcement of the order.

¶2 We deny the writ of prohibition. The Yakima County judges did not exceed their jurisdiction by issuing the supplemental bond…