Court Rules
Judge Janet Helson
Judge

Judge Janet Helson

Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies

King County Superior Court

Limits & Logistics

Courtesy Copies

All filings

Court-wide
  • Chambers Drop Off

Deposition Designations

Court-wide
  • Email • As Directed In Pretrial Order

Filings >= 500 pages

Court-wide
  • Hand Delivery

Communication

Email
Court-wide

Chambers

scott.court@kingcounty.gov
Email
Court-wide

Chambers

name.court]@kingcounty.gov
Scheduling
Email
Court-wide

Chambers

Scheduling
Phone
Court-wide

Chambers

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No status inquiries
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Document Format Requirements1 rule

FormattingCivil cases

Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026Mandatory

Judge Helson requires proposed orders to be submitted in Word format.

Judge Helson requires a Word version of all proposed orders.

Required Format

DOCX

Wa King Judge Helson|SecProposed Orders and Working Papers

Filing & Service rules

Electronic Filing Rules

Proposed orders may be submitted by email to helson.court@kingcounty.gov or via the e-filing portal e-working copies application.

You may submit a Word copy of your proposed order by email to helson.court@kingcounty.gov. Alternatively, you may submit your proposed order via the e-filing portal by using the e-working copies application.

Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026 · Civil cases

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Working copies of motions and declarations must be submitted via the e-filing portal or delivered to the Judges' Mailing Room (C-203); email and courtroom delivery are not accepted.

Working copies of motions and declarations must be submitted via the e-filing portal or by delivery to the Judges' Mailing Room (C-203) King County Courthouse. The Court cannot accept delivery of working papers by email or by delivery to the courtroom.

Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below. · Civil cases

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Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

These 44 rules apply across King County Superior Court. Where this judge's own standing orders above address the same topic, the judge's requirement controls.

Communication

All 15
  • Contact
    Email

    Parties must check with the Court before faxing or emailing documents or pleadings.

  • Contact
    Email to chambers

    Counsel/parties must jointly complete the Estimate of Witness Examinations form and email it to the bailiff at scott.court@kingcounty.gov as soon as possible.

  • Contact
    Email to chambers

    This policy governs only email communication with court staff and does not establish a preference for email over other forms of communication.

Filing Requirements

All 7
  • Applies to
    Estimate of witness examinations

    Time estimates on the form must be expressed in tenths of hours and the form must be totaled once completed.

  • Applies to
    Estimate of witness examinations

    Trial length estimates must assume 5 hours per full trial day and account for witness exams, jury questions in civil cases, opening and closing arguments, voir dire, and motions in limine.

  • Applies to
    Estimate of witness examinations

    Counsel must confer to determine cross-examination time estimates for each party's witnesses and jointly prepare the form.

Formatting

All 6

  • Documents must follow local court rules for pagination.

  • Format
    PDF

    The deposition designation process must begin with a PDF of the transcript because the final marked product will be in PDF format.

  • The moving party must highlight its deposition designations in a single particular color (e.g., yellow).

E-Filing

All 5

  • New cases and additional documents may be filed online, by mail, or in person at the Clerk's Office.

  • Applies to
    Estimate of witness examinations

    The Estimate of Witness Examinations form must not be filed with the clerk's office; it is submitted to the bailiff by email instead.

  • Applies to
    Pleadings

    Parties may email the courtroom to ask whether the judge will accept pleadings, jury instructions, legal memoranda, and similar documents as email submissions, with acceptance at the judge's discretion.

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About Judge Janet Helson

Janet Helson is a judge on the King County Superior Court, Washington's trial court of general jurisdiction for King County. The court handles a broad range of civil and criminal matters.

This judge's procedures are published through the court's general rules, as no specific procedure documents are listed.

Common questions about Judge Janet Helson's rules

What formatting rules apply to filings before Judge Janet Helson?

Judge Janet Helson's formatting rule includes file format docx. Judge Helson requires proposed orders to be submitted in Word format.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Proposed Orders and Working Papers

Is electronic filing required before Judge Janet Helson?

Yes. Electronic filing is required for the covered filings. Working copies of motions and declarations must be submitted via the e-filing portal or delivered to the Judges' Mailing Room (C-203); email and courtroom delivery are not accepted.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Proposed Orders and Working Papers
Complete rules summary for Judge Janet Helson

Judge Helson requires proposed orders to be submitted in Word format.

Proposed orders may be submitted by email to helson.court@kingcounty.gov or via the e-filing portal e-working copies application.

Working copies of motions and declarations must be submitted via the e-filing portal or delivered to the Judges' Mailing Room (C-203); email and courtroom delivery are not accepted.

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