King County District Court - Burien, Washington

Alexys G.

Called and talked to a gentlemen in regards to responding to my court hearing which he seemed kind of confused on and so I was a bit wary going in to turn in paperwork and was pleasantly surprised by the staff of ladies at the courthouse. They were so kind and informative.

Joshua W.

It's court. What do you expect? They took my $83 filing fee, scheduled a hearing, and then dismissed it because apparently I didn't send the filing fee on time. Still kept my money.

Mohamed Y.

This is the worst court house. I call costomer service and am on hold for 10 hours. Then I have to call the next day. Since they close after 5pm. And the next day am on hold for another 6-8 hrs. All this just to get my licence suspended by them. And they don’t pick up the damn call. What a stupid place.

Joey

Horrible place. Employees act like there better then everyone.

Jerry

Show up in the reception is the best. Likely you will be able to get all the answers you need, and all issues resolved. For example, I wanted to reschedule a hearing and the clerk checked around with others in the office and advised me to hand write a letter to request for the rescheduling. She made a copy of my letter and stamped my letter with "filed" and gave it back to me. This gave me peace of mind.

Calling is a matter of luck. The wait is very long but you can get a call back. When you are unlucky, the person who calls you back can give you a lot of "I don't know", "it's on our web site", "it depends on the judge" (while you are only asking administrative questions), etc.

Aisha P.

This court allowed JP Morgan chase & Mandarich (fake) Law Group to present their case without me, even though upon review of the case records, it shows ALL THE MAIL WAS RETURNED THAT CHASE AND MANDARICH LAW GROUP SENT ME. This is a well oiled machine that is getting over on WE THE PEOPLE. How can a judge preside over a case and see that all the mail to me was "return to sender" or "wrong address" and still make a judgment against me for 20% of my income and call it MY DISPOSABLE INCOME.How can any judge/court tell ME what part of my income is disposable? I am a singer parent, I dont get government assistance/child support/ food stamps... nothing... then garnish my wages 20% or $589+ per check every 2 weeks? HOW? I went to the court now to talk with the judge that approved this garnishment and each time, ive been met with excuses of why i cant talk to the judge... the wrong date was given to me the first time, second time JP Chase /Mandarich were not notified about the new court date, today, i wasnt on the calendar and they claim my documents were rejected when I KNOW they were accepted and i have proof and the file/email confirmation. For anyone going thru this kind of thing, I feel for you. This can easily put you on the verge of homelessness and bankruptcy! easily. How can someone work hard 40+ hours a week and after being taxed then garnished, live off of $3500 per month when a rent that is $2700 not to include the rest of monthly FIXED EXPENSES... HOW? THIS WHOLE THING IS A DAMN WELL OILED MACHINE WITH HIGH PAID ATTORNEYS AND THIS COURT SYSTEM THAT IS SCREWING US OVER. This is why people do the things they do because their backs are put against the wall.

Ibraheem O.

Extremely rude to my pregnant wife. Staff needs re-training.

Angela P.

I couldn't find anywhere except the burien court, so I made an appointment for my little ones passport. Clear communication and fast. It took only 15 min to submit the application at the window A. No waiting in line either.