Legal Opinion
Presbytery of Seattle, Inc. v. Rohrbaugh
Washington Supreme Court
Decided June 3, 1971No. 41167PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRosellini, J.
The United Presbyterian Church is an association of local Presbyterian churches governed by a hierarchy which includes, in ascending order, the Session (composed of the pastor and the elders of the local church), the Presbytery (composed of all the pastors and at least one elder from each of the churches within a defined district), the Synod (composed of representative pastors and elders from the Presbyteries within a geographical region), and the General Assembly (composed of delegations of pastors and elders from all the Presbyteries). These governing bodies are called “judicatories.”
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2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Presbyterian Church in US v. Mary Elizabeth Blue Hull Memorial Presbyterian ChurchSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Presbyterian Church in United States v. Eastern Heights Presbyterian ChurchSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969
- Herman v. PlummerWashington Supreme Court · 1898
- Hoffman v. Tieton View Community Methodist Episcopal ChurchWashington Supreme Court · 1949
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Niemann v. Vaughn Community ChurchWashington Supreme Court · 2005
- Tabernacle v. Pentecostal Church of GodCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1982
- Norfolk Presbytery v. BollingerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1974
- Korean Presbyterian Church of Seattle Normalization Committee v. Sun Young LeeCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1994
- ORGANIZATION OF LUTHERANS v. MasonCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1987
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