Standards of Indigent Defense Services
Current Resources
- WA Supreme Court Order Dec. 2025
- WSBA Standards Sep. 2024
- WSBA Proposed Advisory Opinion on Caseloads
- Guidance on Declaring Unavailability Due to Caseloads
- Declaration of Unavailability Office at Capacity
Historical Resources
- WA Supreme Court Order re Caseload Standards (6.9.2025)
- Order Suspending Standards for Indigent Defense (6.5.2025)
- WSBA Standards for Indigent Defense (Sep. 2024)
- CrR 3.1/CrRLJ 3.1 – Standards for Indigent Defense (2.1.2021)
- Washington Supreme Court Standards adopted and going into effect October 1, 2013
- OPD’s Report to the Washington Supreme Court on the Implementation of Standards for Indigent Defense (3.15.13)
- Washington Supreme Court Standards for Indigent Defense Services (10.1.2012)
- Frequently Asked Questions About the Standards (April 2011)
- Amendments to Standard 3 Approved by CPD (9.7.11)
- Draft Amendment to Standard 3 (8.25.11)
- 7/13 Order Suspending Rule Amendments(7.13.11)
- 7/13 Order Publishing Proposed Standards(7.13.11)
- Resolution- CPD(6.3.11)
- Draft Proposal for Misdemeanor Standards(5.27.11)
- New Recommendations, (5.25.11)
- Caseload Standards (4.12.11)
- 4.11 Case Outcomes Table(4.11.11)
- 4.11 Court Survey Comments RE: Standards(4.11.11)
- Standards (Redlined to show changes) (3.2.11)
- February 2011 Performance Guidelines (February 2011)
- Standards Final (2.25.11)
- Certificate Draft Options(2.18.11)
- CPD Resolution Regarding Standards for Recommendation to the Washington Supreme Court for CrR. 3.1 Certification(2.4.11)
- OPD Pilot Program Outcomes(2009)
- Final 2007 WDA Standards with Commentary(2007)
- Draft Amendment to Standard 14
- Here is the link to the RCW
- US DOJ Report (January 2001)