The Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) Publishes a Statewide Judicial Directory it is a decent resource to locate that hard to find email address of most Judges in the State of Washington-
Archive for Judicial Contact Information
Acronyms and Links- Lots of Letters in the Judicial World
It can be confusing keeping track of all the acronyms used by the Judiciary so here is a list, I am sure this will be a ongoing updated post, so check back.
10.99 – RCW Criminal Domestic Violence
26.50 – RCW Title 26.50 Family Law Domestic Violence
191’s – RCW 26.09.191 Restrictions in Permanent Parenting Plans
388-60 – WAC Which applies to the DV Perpetrator Treatment
1983 – Subsection 1983 Title 42 United States Code / Civil Action for Deprivation of Rights
1985 –Subsection 1985 of Title 42 United States Code / Conspiracy to Interfere with Civil Rights
ABA – American BAR Association
ACLU – American Civil Liberties Union
ADA – Americans with Disabilities Act
AG – Washington State Attorney General
AOC – Administrative Office of the Courts
ATJ – Access to Justice Board
BJA – Board of Judicial Administration
BPD – Borderline Personality Disorder
CA – DSHS Children’s Administration
Cannons – Judicial Cannons (Codes of Conduct)
CJC – Commission on Judicial Conduct
COA – Washington State Court of Appeals
CPA – Consumer Protection Act (Yes DOH Licensed Health Care Workers are Subject to the CPA)
CPS – DSHS Department of Child Protection Services
CR – Washington State Supreme Court Civil Court Rules
DAWN – Domestic Abuse Women’s Network
DJA – Department of Judicial Administration
DMCJA – District and Municipal Court Judges Association
DOC – Washington Department of Corrections
DOH – Washington State Department of Health
DOJ – United States Department of Justice
DOL – Washington State Department of License
DOR – Washington State Department of Revenue
DSHS – Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
DSM – DSM IV TR Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Duluth – Duluth Model of Domestic Violence
DV – Domestic Violence as defined by RCW 26.50.010
DVPO – Domestic Violence Protection Order
DVPT – Domestic Violence Perpetrator Treatment
EDVP – Eastside Domestic Violence Program
ER – Washington State Supreme Court Evidence Rules
Evaluation – A clinical Evaluation with measurable Forensic Protocols normally conducted by a PhD level Professional
FBI – Federal Bureau of Investigation
FCS – Family Court Services
General Fund – Refers to Washington State Government General Revenue Fund
GJC – Gender and Justice Commission
HHS – US Department of Health and Human Services
HIPAA – Health Insurance and Portability Accountability Act of 1996
JIS – Judicial Information System
KCBA – King County BAR Association
KCBA FLS – KCBA Family Law Section
KCCADV – King County Coalition Against Domestic Violence
KCSC – King County Superior Court
KingCo – King County Washington
Kool-Aid – Term referring to blindly following instructions to your own personal detriment sometimes called “drinking Kool-aid” or “Kool-Aid drinkers” when referring to others.
LCR – Local Court Rules
LMHC – Licensed Mental Health Counselor
MD – Medical Doctorate Degree / Physician
Meretricious – A Term Created by the Court referring to a Stable and Committed long term relationship, recently has been replaced by the term “Loving and Committed Relationship” in essence “Common Law Marriage”
MSW – Masters Degree in Social Work
NBCC- National Board of Certified Counselors
NCO – Criminal No Contact Order
NWADVTP – Northwest Association of Domestic Violence Treatment Professionals
OCLA – Washington Office of Civil Legal Aid
OCVA – Washington Department of Commerce- Office of Crime Victim Advocacy
OFM – Washington State Office of Financial Management
OJA – Office of Judicial Administration
OVW – US Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women
PAS – Parental Alienation Syndrome
PD – Police Department
PDC – Public Disclosure Commission
PDO – Agency Public Disclosure Officer
PDR – Public Disclosure Request
PhD – Doctorate Degree Level
PLB – Washington BAR Practice of Law Board
Power and Control Wheel – Part of the Duluth Model
PRA – Washington State Public Records Act
PRR – Public Records Request Agency Response
RCW – Revised Code of Washington State
RO – Restraining Order non DV related
RPC – Lawyer Rules of Professional Conduct
SCOMIS – Superior Court Management Information System
SLL – Washington State Law Library
SnoCo – Snohomish County Washington
SOS – Washington State Secretary of State
STOP Grant – Federal Domestic Violence Monetary Grant – VAWA Funds
SW – Social Worker
TCSC – Thurston County Superior Court
Temp Order – Temporary Court Orders put in place at initial filing of legal action. Generally Civil Actions Dissolution, Custody, DVPO, Meretricious
Triangulation – Also Called Parental Alienation Syndrome
UCCJEA – Uniform Child Custody and Jurisdiction Enforcement Act
VAWA – Violence Against Women Act
WA-AFCC – Washington Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
WAC – Washington Administrative Code
WADOC – Washington Department of Commerce
WADVC – Washington Domestic Violence Commission
WCSAP – Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs
WSCCR – Washington State Center for Court Research
WSIPP – Washington State Institute for Public Policy
WSCADV – Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence
WBAR – Washington State BAR Association
WSSC – Washington State Supreme Court
WSP – Washington State Patrol