Biography

Eric Z. Lucas

Snohomish County Superior Court Judge

EDUCATION

• Born in Spokane, Washington and raised in Spokane and Everett
• 1st ASB President of Mariner High School
• Mariner High School Representative to Boys State - 1971
• 1st President of Everett Mayor's Youth Advisory Council 1971-72
• Member 1st graduating class of Mariner High School - 1972
• National Merit Semi-finalist
• Attended Stanford University: 1972-1974
• Earned Teaching Certificate (TEPFO Program) University of Washington 1980-82: Elementary Education (K-8)
• University of Washington BA, English 1982
• JD Harvard Law School, Cambridge MA (1983-1986)
• Professional Mediation Training Certification: June 2002
• Judicial College Drug Court Training, Reno, Nevada: October 2006
• National Drug Court Conference Training: June 2007

WORK AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Vice President, Luke's M&M Electric, Inc. 1974-1980
• King County Deputy Prosecutor 1986-1989
• Langley, WA City Attorney - 1990-2002
• Judge Pro Tem, Snohomish County Superior Court - 1999-2002
• Langley City Attorney and City Administrator - 2000-2002
• State of Washington Administrative Appeals Judge - 2002-2005
• Elected to the Snohomish County Superior Court Bench (Fall 2004)
• Snohomish County Superior Court Judge - 2005 to present
• Washington State Board of Judicial Administration Best Practices Committee (2006 to present)
• Superior Court Judge's Association Equality and Fairness Committee (2005 to present)
• Adjunct Professor Seattle University Law School (2007 to present)

FAMILY AND COMMUNITY

• Married to Beth Cohn since 1974
• Four Children: Joel (Medical School Student); Jared (Bank District Manager); Ben (College Student, GWU); Peter (High School Student, OHS)
• Former Coach: Mukilteo Little League, Mukilteo Youth Soccer, Mukilteo Boys and Girls Club, AAU Basketball (1986-2006), AAU Basketball: Nationals in 1997
• PTA/PTO
• Board Member: Snohomish County Legal Services (2002-2007)
• Member: Mukilteo Boys and Girls Club Parent Advisory Board (1990 to present)
• Board Member: Gene Nastri School for the Arts (2000-2006)
• Gene Nastri Board President (2005-2006)
• Snohomish County Mental Health Advisory Board - 1990-1994
• Founding President Olympic View Music Boosters - (1999-2000)
• Member: Second Baptist Church of Everett
• Member: South Everett/Mukilteo Rotary (November 2004 to present)
• Member: Snohomish County YMCA Board (2006 to present)
• Member: Snohomish County Chapter NAACP
• President NAACP Snohomish County Chapter (October 2007 to present)

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS:

• The Prospects For A Peaceful Transfer Of Political And Economic Power In South Africa:  Three Scenarios, Harvard Law School, April 1986 (Third Year Paper).
• Addressing The Stigma Of Affirmative Action, The Seattle Times, August 12, 1998
• An Argument For One Humanity, Synthesis Newsletter - February 2001
• The Island Horse, Trafford Publishing Company, Canada, November 2005
• Working for the Causes of Justice, Fairness, The Herald, December 15, 2007; Also distributed as: An Open Letter to the Community From the NAACP
• Legal Publications
  • Environmental Hearings Office Case Notes: 2001, Washington State Bar Association, Environmental Law Section Journal-Spring 2002
  • Environmental Hearings Office Handbook and Formbook, State of Washington Environmental Hearings Office:  Winter 2002.
  • Thirty Nine Legal Opinions: Environmental Hearings Office (2002-2005)[1]

[1] All legal opinions referenced in this section can be found via LEXIS and WESTLAW as well as the Environmental Hearings Office Web page at www.eho.wa.gov.