[WSBARP] WSBARP Digest, Vol 145, Issue 8

Wed Oct 14 15:39:23 PDT 2026

Law Office of F. Andrekita Silva
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October 14, 2026

Eric,

It is possible that the Clerk's Office just straight up missed recording 
the judgment.

I once received a small judgment for legal fees.  Even though the 
required judgment summary was entered on page one of the order, the 
debtor was actually able to sell their house without paying the 
judgment.

As it turned out, the Clerk just missed it even though there was a 
judgment summary. When I asked the Clerk's Office about it, they said 
"oh, excuse us. You should always independently check to make sure we 
catch that judgment summary."

So, unless and until that judgment summary is entered, a court ordered 
sum can't be enforced. And, if the judgment is there but was not 
recorded, then your client gets a pass when the house is sold. At least, 
that's what happened in my case.....

Andrekita Silva
Law Office of F. Andrekita Silva
1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 940
Seattle, Washington 98101-2509
206-224-8288
ak at seattle-silvalaw.com

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> 4. Re: Title commitment and criminal judgment liens
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> 6. Re: Title commitment and criminal judgment liens (Eric Nelsen)
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> Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:17:58 +0000
> From: Mark Anderson <marka at mbaesq.com>
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> Subject: Re: [WSBARP] Title commitment and criminal judgment liens
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> Maybe the judgment was for some reason not deemed to be a monetary 
> judgment, even though there was a monetary aspect to it like a fine, 
> fee, etc.?
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> Did the title company say which other criminal judgment liens would 
> appear in a standard title search?
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> Mark B. Anderson
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> Subject: [WSBARP] Title commitment and criminal judgment liens
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> I have a client who ordered a preliminary title commitment that doesn't 
> show any judgment liens. But the client does have a criminal 
> restitution judgment that is in the process of being paid off. The 
> title company apparently told the client that "certain criminal 
> judgment liens do not appear in a standard title search."
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> Huh? Any idea what that would mean? Judgments are judgments, indexed 
> and discoverable in the same way regardless of whether they're civil or 
> criminal-so far as I know, anyway. Can anybody enlighten me?
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> Sincerely,
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> Eric
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> Eric C. Nelsen
> Sayre Law Offices, PLLC
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> I am not aware of any Criminal Judgment liens that a title report would 
> not disclose.
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> John McCrady
> Counsel
> Puget Sound Title Company
> 5350 Orchard Street West
> University Place WA 98467
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