Washington Legal Overview: Vancouver Vancouver, Washington is a part of the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA. This seven-county metropolitan area includes five counties in Oregon, along with Clark and Skamania Counties in Washington. The Clark County Superior Court located in Vancouver is the main trial court with general jurisdiction over all criminal and civil cases filed in the county. It handles everything from felonies to personal injury lawsuits, probate matters and divorce cases. This court also hears misdemeanor cases and sentencing for juvenile offenders.
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Trending Legal Topics: Appeals against superior court verdicts in Clark and Skamania Counties must be filed with Division II of the Washington State Court of Appeals located in Tacoma. The Washington State Supreme Court is the highest court in the state judicial system. Federal cases have to be filed with the Tacoma Division of the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. Federal appeals from Washington State go to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
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