State v. Blake, 197 Wn.2d 170 (2021).
- Case name
- State v. Blake
- Volume, reporter and first page
- 197 Wn.2d 170
- Year
- (2021)
The authority
- State v. Blake (Wash., Feb. 25, 2021)Source (courts.wa.gov)
Court opinions
How to cite a Washington Supreme Court opinion
Cite a decision of the Washington Supreme Court with the case name, the reporter citation, and a parenthetical that gives the year, adding the state’s abbreviation when the reporter is a regional one.
The examples below use Wn.2d and Wash. 2d.
The book’s Table A lists Washington’s courts, reporters and citation rules.
3 real examples
Each citation is printed as the book prints it, from an authority the book checked against its source.
State v. Blake, 197 Wash. 2d 170 (2021).
- Case name
- State v. Blake
- Volume, reporter and first page
- 197 Wash. 2d 170
- Year
- (2021)
The authority
- State v. Blake (Wash., Feb. 25, 2021)Source (courts.wa.gov)
Where the book teaches this
Ockletree v. Franciscan Health Sys., 179 Wash. 2d 769 (2014).
- Case name
- Ockletree v. Franciscan Health Sys.
- Volume, reporter and first page
- 179 Wash. 2d 769
- Year
- (2014)
The authority
- Ockletree v. Franciscan Health Sys. (Wash., Feb. 6, 2014)Source (courts.wa.gov)
Where the book teaches this