Administration
The Office of the Superior Court Administrator performs the executive functions to enable the judges to focus on adjudication of cases.
The Superior Court Judge does not have Judicial Assistants therefore, contact with Judges should go through the Court Administrator. Court Administrators do not give legal advice.
The Administrator handles all the fiscal and logistical needs of the courts. The office provides access to several services in connection with the administration of justice, such as:
Public Defenders Contracts
Guardian ad Litem Services
Drug Testing Information
Parenting Classes
Mediation Services
Settlement Conferences
Rikki Thompson ext. 2, rthompson@co.pacific.wa.us
Traci Amundson ext. 3, tamundson@co.pacific.wa.us
Judge DONALD J. RICHTER
Pacific County has one elected Superior Court Judge, who also serves as the Superior Court Judge in Wahkiakum County. Donald J. Richter was appointed January 2019 by Governor Inslee to replace elected Judge Douglas Goelz who decided to retired at the end of 2018.