Schwab Law defends criminal and DUI charges in Marysville and across north Snohomish County through the firm’s Western Division, managed by partner Norann Beidas, who grew up in Stanwood. Marysville Municipal Court on Delta Avenue hears city misdemeanors; felonies go to Snohomish County Superior Court in Everett.
How we help Marysville and north county clients
North Snohomish County is the part of the region where court coverage thins out, and smaller communities often end up routed to a court in another town without anyone explaining why. Knowing which court actually has your charge — and which prosecutor filed it — is the first practical question in these cases.
Which court hears a case from Marysville, Arlington or Stanwood?
Misdemeanors filed by the City of Marysville are heard in Marysville Municipal Court at 501 Delta Avenue, and Arlington matters are directed there as well. Stanwood operates a violations bureau rather than a criminal court, so criminal charges from Stanwood are handled by the county court rather than in town.
Felony charges from anywhere in Snohomish County are filed in Snohomish County Superior Court at 3000 Rockefeller Avenue in Everett. That is a drive from the north county, which is one reason the early part of a case is worth handling remotely wherever it can be.
What charges do we handle in north Snohomish County?
- DUI and physical control, plus the Department of Licensing case
- Driving while license suspended or revoked
- Domestic violence allegations and no-contact orders
- Assault in the fourth degree and felony assault
- Theft, shoplifting and property crimes
- Drug possession charges
- Protection order petitions and responses
Does a smaller court mean a lighter outcome?
Not reliably. Washington writes much of the sentencing for DUI and many other offenses into statute rather than leaving it to a judge, so the mandatory minimums are the same in a small court as in a large one. What does differ is the local practice — what a particular prosecutor will agree to, and how a particular bench handles a motion.
That is the part worth knowing before deciding whether to resolve a case or contest it, and it is not something a general article about Washington law can tell you.
Questions from Marysville clients
I was cited in Stanwood. Where will my case be?
Stanwood runs a violations bureau rather than a criminal court, so a criminal charge from Stanwood is handled by the county court rather than in town. A felony goes to Snohomish County Superior Court in Everett.
Does Arlington have its own court?
Arlington’s violations bureau is closed and matters are directed to Marysville Municipal Court. Felony charges are filed in Snohomish County Superior Court in Everett.
