District Court

Lewis County District Court is now accepting electronic filings!

E-Filing in District Court 

District Court is now live for accepting court documents electronically via the eFileWA website. Please go to https://efilewa.tylertech.cloud/OfsEfsp/ui/landing to create and register for your account.  Please note as of July 1, 2026 efile will be mandatory for all attorneys filing with District Court.  If you are a self-represented participant in a case you may also register for your own account to file documents with the court. 

Online Payments

Need to make a payment? You can make a payment via the Defendant Access link. You will be able to look up your case using your Citation Number and Date of Birth, or Driver’s License number.

https://wacljlcd.municipalonlinepayments.com/wacljlcd

Please contact the court if you are making an online payment on a traffic infraction case for which you have an upcoming contested or mitigation hearing and would like the hearing to be canceled.

Service Hours

Front Counter
Monday - Thursday

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

1:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Friday

8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

1:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Closed 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Monday - Friday

Phone
Monday - Friday

8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

1:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Closed 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Monday - Friday

The Lewis County District Court is located in the Law & Justice Center on the 3rd floor, located at 345 West Main Street, Chehalis, WA 98532-4802 more »

Lewis County District Court

Law and Justice Center
345 W. Main St. 3rd Floor
Chehalis, WA, 98532

(360) 740-1203

The District Court contact form is temporarily unavailable.

Meet the Judges

Hon. R.W. Buzzard, District Court Judge

Hon. Wade S. Samuelson, District Court Judge