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Welcome to the Office of Hearing Examiner's Internet Records Information System (IRIS).

Most case records from January 2010 to the present can be accessed here. You may download documents directly from our website. Exhibits are not available online. If you have additional questions, or require access to any documents that may not be available through this site, please contact our office directly.

IRIS User Guide (PDF)

Disclaimer All records provided in this system have been reviewed by the Office of Hearing Examiner staff and determined to be public. You can find our privacy policy here. The Office of Hearing Examiner

  1. does not warrant that the data or information is accurate;
  2. makes no representations regarding the identity of any persons whose names appear in data or information;
  3. can guarantee that this online system contains most, but not necessarily all documents in a case file for all cases filed in 2010 and later (for example, some oversized documents may have been filed in hard copy format and not scanned into the system);
  4. does not assume liability resulting from the release or use of the data or information;
  5. in no way guarantees that this site will be available at any given time, and that the City is not responsible for any inconvenience or losses that may occur due to the unavailability of this site; and
  6. warns that changes in policies and/or laws may limit the content of, or terminate this site in the future.

Hearing Examiner

Address: 700 5th Ave, Suite 4000, Seattle, WA, 98104
Mailing Address: PO Box 94729, Seattle, WA, 98124
Phone: (206) 684-0521
Hearing.examiner@seattle.gov
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Hours: Mon - Fri 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

The Office of Hearing Examiner is a separate and independent office of the City created by the Seattle Municipal Code. The Office is charged with conducting fair and impartial administrative hearings, when authorized by the Code, to review the actions of various City departments.