# In Re the Salary of the Juvenile Director

> Washington Supreme Court · June 24, 1976 · 87 Wash. 2d 232

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9583733

## Case

- **Full name:** In the Matter of the Salary of the Juvenile Director
- **Court:** Washington Supreme Court
- **Decided:** June 24, 1976
- **Citations:** 87 Wash. 2d 232; 552 P.2d 163; 1976 Wash. LEXIS 652
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Concurrence by Stafford
- **Judges:** Utter, Stafford
- **Cited by:** 110 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

Stafford, C.J.
(concurring)—I agree with the majority *253 opinion in all but one matter. At page 251 the majority would impose on the judiciary “the highest burden of proof in civil cases when courts seek to exercise their inherent power in the context of court finance.” The majority then employs the “clear, cogent, and convincing evidence” test. I disagree with the overly strict burden of proof employed by the majority. The normal “preponderance of the evidence” test is most appropriate, and I would so hold.
While the burden of proof is an important issue in the overall consideration of “inherent power” it does not change the result in this case. Thus, I concur with the one reservation.
Rosellini, Wright, and Brachtenbach, JJ., concur with Stafford, C.J.

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