Judge Timothy A. Bradshaw

“Children are like wet cement; whatever falls on them makes an impression.”
                                                                                                                    Dr. Haim Ginott

RULES TO REVIEW BEFORE CONTACTING COURT STAFF:

Email Information

Before you send email to Judge Bradshaw's Judicial Clerk Bailiff, about a pending case, read the following information:

If your email violates the guidelines listed below, the judicial clerk bailiff may choose to simply delete your email without reading it.

E-mail communication with the court’s judicial clerk bailiff is appropriate ONLY to:

1. Schedule a hearing, pretrial conference, or settlement conference;
2. Provide electronic copies of proposed orders and asset/debt spreadsheets for trial;
3. Arrange for an interpreter, to have an inmate brought from the jail, or for equipment needed for trial (such as a video player);
4. Advise the court of a settlement (to be immediately followed by formal written notice pursuant to CR 41(e);
5. Request to appear by telephone where the person appearing telephonically will not be testifying;
6. Notify the court that a hearing may be continued or stricken;
7. Notify the court, in an emergency, that a party or lawyer will be late for a hearing.
8. Do not use email to complain about the other party or attorney, to pass on information about issues in the case, or to request the judge to answer a question, except with respect to procedural issues.

Any emails sent to the Court must be also sent to ALL OPPOSING ATTORNEYS AND ANY SELF-REPRESENTED LITIGANTS.  Judges, and their staff, are not allowed to have one-sided communication with parties or their attorneys with respect to a pending case except as authorized by statute or rule.  (Email addresses to attorneys can generally be found on the Washington State Bar Association website (Lawyer Directory).  If you do not have an email address for a self-represented litigant, you must indicate this in your email and state what form of alternate notice is being given.)

Pre-Trial Information

If you have other concerns or requests, you may set a hearing with notice to all opposing attorneys and any self-represented parties in accordance with the applicable court rules.  If you do not have an attorney you may wish to contact the King County Bar Association at 206-267-7010 to obtain a referral or contact the Superior Court Early Case Resolution Case Managers at 206-205-2667.  Forms and instructions also are available through the Family Law Facilitators Office.

PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE HEARING

If you receive an Order to Appear for a Pre-Trial Conference, follow the order, confirm your participation, attend the hearing, and be prepared to inform the court whether or not the case is ready to proceed to trial.  Specific case scheduling and participatory deadlines must be completed before the pre-trial conference hearing.  Check your case schedule order from the clerk's office that was provided at the beginning of the case.

Trial Information

REVIEW THE TRIAL PROCEDURES FOR JUDGE BRADSHAW'S COURT.

PROCEEDING WITHOUT AN ATTORNEY (pro se litigants), visit these two links:

• http://your.kingcounty.gov/kcsc/yuflash/home1.htm
• http://edit.kingcounty.gov/courts/FamilyCourt/services.aspx prior to contacting this court.

Family Law Trials
Judge Timothy A. Bradshaw

**Please refer to the court rules, your case schedule and any pre-trial orders for a complete list of deadlines before submitting trial materials to the judge and the opposing party. Parties/litigants without an attorney (pro se) must provide their contact information to the Court.

Trial Date

Although your case schedule specifies the date for trial, Judge Bradshaw manages a heavy caseload and your case may be re-assigned to another courtroom or another date.

Please make yourself available for the entire week of trial and give court staff current phone numbers and email addresses. Trial hours are presumed 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Please be in the courtroom prior to the trial start time to check-in and for preparations.

Joint Statement of Evidence, Exhibit Notebooks

The Joint Statement of Evidence describes each exhibit that you intend to use during trial.  Example:

Provide 4 copies of each exhibit for trial, and separate the exhibits by number tab (Example: the Petitioner should use numbers 1 through100, Respondent’s numbers should start at 101) in separate, identical notebooks, which will be used by the judge, courtroom clerk, opposing party and you.

Exhibits to bring to trial:

• 2 years of federal tax returns
• 6 months of pay stubs
• All Daycare expenses (cancelled checks, supplies if any)
• All medical expenses (billing statements)
• Property list with the last appraised value(s)
• Debt list with current amounts owing (credit cards, loans, etc.)
• Financial declaration (form #4, www.kingcounty.gov/courts/scforms)

Proposed final documents:

Please provide copies of the following:

• Parenting Plan (completed, signed)
• Child Support Worksheet (completed, signed)
• Family court services or other parenting plan evaluation
• Decree (completed, signed)
• Finding of Fact Conclusions of Law (completed, signed)

Trial Witness List:

*Pro se litigants (parties who do not have an attorney) should submit the names and addresses of each witness who you intend to question during the trial.*

Depositions:  Depositions will be kept by Counsel until they are filed during trial.  When they are filed the Clerk will open and file stamp them.  Filed depositions will remain in the Clerk's custody until trial is completed.

Additional Equipment:  The court has a limited amount of equipment (TV/DVD/VCR, Elmo) available for counsel and parties during trial.  Please contact the judicial clerk bailiff for equipment questions or needs at least five (5) days prior to your trial date.  Although Department 1's Judicial Clerk and Courtroom Clerk are exceedingly accommodating, do not rely on, or direct, either to work your trial equipment or the courtroom lights.

Other Information

DIGITAL RECORDED COURTROOM

Court proceedings in Dept 1, are recorded by FTR Gold equipment which, digitally records all proceedings.

ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

Superior Court follows state and federal standards for making reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities.  If you have a disability and believe you may need an accommodation to fully and equally participate in a particular court proceeding or activity, you may request an accommodation by completing a Request for Reasonable Accommodation form.  Instructions are included with the form.

WEDDINGS

Weddings are performed at the Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent, Monday through Friday during non-court hours, and at the Seattle Courthouse on Saturday and Sunday.  They also may be scheduled for evenings and weekends away from the courthouses.  Please contact the judicial clerk bailiff to make an appointment.  (Note:  You must have a valid marriage license at the time of the ceremony.)  Thank you!

KIDS CLOSET

Kids Closet is a clothing bank for court-involved youth and their families located at the Youth Services Center in Seattle.  Click here to learn more about Kids Closet and to find out how you can make a donation.

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