Washington Order To Go To Court For Contempt Hearing is a court order issued by a judge in the state of Washington. The order requires a person to appear in court for a contempt hearing, which is a legal proceeding in which a judge determines whether someone has disobeyed a court order. The two types of Washington Order To Go To Court For Contempt Hearing are: 1) Civil Contempt Hearing, in which the court is seeking to enforce a court order, and 2) Criminal Contempt Hearing, in which the court is seeking to punish someone for violating a court order. Civil contempt hearings are generally used to compel a person to comply with a court order, while criminal contempt hearings are used to impose a fine or jail sentence. In both cases, the order requires the person to appear in court to explain why they have not complied with the court order.