State v. Stevens County Dist. Court Judge

rruEv IN CLERKS OPFICE \ This opinion was _ filed ^record CUPRESS COURT.SIXTE OF WASHNSrOM at^AAvon ^/9 I DATE DEC I ? 701^ -t-arA Iaaaa^. di Susan L. Carlson GHIEFJUSnCE Supreme Court Clerk IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, No. 97071-8 V. En Banc STEVENS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT JUDGE, Filed DEC 1 2 2019 Petitioner. OWENS,J. — This case asks us to determine whether a superior court may conduct preliminary appearance hearings for misdemeanors and gross misdemeanors originally filed in district court. Because our court rules authorize the superior…