The King County District Court Regional Veterans Court is the
veterans court component of
King County
King County is located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population was 2,269,675 in the 2020 census, making it the most populous county in Washington, and the 13th-most populous in the United States. The county seat is Seattle, also the st ...
District Court,
Washington's largest court of limited jurisdiction,
including the city of
Seattle. The regional court was established in June 2012, and was intended to divert nonviolent
veterans to mental health and
drug treatment programs.
[ By September 2014, the court had served over 50 veterans.][
State senator Manka Dhingra helped create the court when she worked for the county prosector's office.]
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2012 establishments in Washington (state)
Government of King County, Washington
Veterans' affairs law in the United States
Washington (state) law