BREAKING NEWS: The Clallam County Courthouse, except for some Court services, will be closed January 6 and 7, 2022. Jury deliberation in the Bauer triple murder trial will continue. The District Court in Port Angeles is operating under restricted conditions. This post will be updated as more information is available. Updated information is also available at http://clallam.net/.
On Thursday, January 6, 2022:
- The Bauer trial will remain in session.
- Emergency restraining orders and new arrests will be handled in Courtroom 1 at 1:00 p.m. The court will not process other matters such as opening probates, finalizing divorces, etc.
- The ITA scheduled for January 6th will proceed.
- All juvenile matters are continued one week.
- All matters on the afternoon criminal status calendar are continued one week.
- The matters on the Thursday morning criminal calendar will be continued on the record with the parties appearing by zoom. Sentencings, 3.5 hearings, etc. will be rescheduled for a new date.
January 7, 2022
The Superior Court will continue operations, with limits, on Friday January 7, 2022. Settlement conferences will continue by phone appearance only.
Any emergency pleadings that must be processed by the court may be emailed to the court administrator.
This information was provided by Clallam County Superior Court Chief Judge Brent Basden.