City of Federal Way v. Koenig

¶1 Washington’s Public Records Act (PRA), chapter 42.56 ROW, gives the public access to the public records of state and local agencies, with the laudable goals of governmental transparency and accountability. This case requires us to consider the extent to which the PRA applies to the judiciary and judicial records. We previously considered this issue in Nast v. Michels, 107 Wn.2d 300, 730 P.2d 54 (1986), where we held that the PRA does not apply to court case files because the judiciary is not included in the PRA’s definition of “agency.” Zci. at 305-06. We conclude that Nast continues to…