Washington Code 2.04.020 – Court of record — General powers
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The supreme court shall be a court of record, and shall be vested with all power and authority necessary to carry into complete execution all its judgments, decrees and determinations in all matters within its jurisdiction, according to the rules and principles of the common law, and the Constitution and laws of this state.
[ 1890 p 323 § 10; RRS § 2.]
NOTES:
Courts of record: State Constitution Art. 4 § 11.
Judicial power, where vested: State Constitution Art. 4 § 1.
Terms Used In Washington Code 2.04.020
- Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.