Archived Version: August 19, 2008
An information resource for Washington voters
Eric Lucas
Snohomish County Superior Court
Position Eight
This race will be decided in the Primary Election.
Current Occupation/Employer: Snohomish County Superior Court Judge, Position 8
Legal/Judicial Experience: State of Washington Board for Judicial Administration, Best Practices Committee State Superior Court Judges Association, Equality and Fairness Committee Administrative Appeals Judge, State of Washington Former City Attorney, Langley Former Deputy Prosecutor, King County
Significant Career Experience: Member, Board of Trustees, Snohomish County YMCA Founding Member Mariner HS Alumni Association Past President NAACP of Snohomish County South-Everett-Mukilteo Rotary
Education: Graduate — Mariner H.S., BA University of Washington, JD, Harvard Law School
Family: Married 34 years to Beth Cohn; 4 children: Joel Z. Lucas, M.D, Jared E. Lucas, BA Economics, District Manager WFF, Ben—Junior, GWU, Peter, Jr., O’Dea.
CANDIDATE STATEMENT: Eric Z. Lucas: Public Service You Can Rely On
Four years ago Judge Eric Lucas was elected to bring a strong work ethic, strong legal experience and a commitment to impartial justice to the Superior Court.
Lucas delivered on that promise.
An experienced judge and tough former prosecutor, Judge Lucas has built a clear record of fairness and sound judgment.
Respected by judges, attorneys, law enforcement, victim advocates and families, Judge Lucas has earned our vote for a second term.
Endorsements We Trust
"Eric Lucas is everything a judge should be: smart, independent, hard working, fair and balanced. He has worked hard to protect our families and deserves our vote." County Prosecutor Janice Ellis
Supreme Court Justices: Charles Johnson and Charles Z. Smith (ret); Executive Aaron Reardon; Sheriff John Lovick; County Clerk Sonya Kraski; County Assessor Cindy Portmann; Superior Court Judges: Gerald Knight, James Allendoerfer, Ronald Castleberry, Larry McKeeman, Thomas Wynne, George Bowden, Anita Farris, Linda Krese, Ellen Fair, Kenneth Cowsert, Michael Downes, David Kurtz, and Bruce Weiss; Everett Mayor Ray Stephanson; County Councilmembers Dave Gossett, Brian Sullivan; State Representatives: John McCoy, Liz Loomis, Marko Liias; Mukilteo Councilmembers Tony Tinsley, Kevin Stoltz, Randy Lord..
Re-Elect Eric Lucas — Superior Court Judge
(Click a dollar figure for detailed data from the
Public Disclosure Commission. Note that summary numbers here might not match
detailed data for various reasons.)
| CANDIDATE | REPORT DATE | CONTRIBUTIONS | EXPENDITURES |
| David Hulbert | 08/13/2008 | $10,993.13 | $10,327.24 |
| Eric Lucas | 08/13/2008 | $23,793.99 | $16,924.30 |
| ORGANIZATION | DAVID HULBERT | ERIC LUCAS |
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Joint Asian Judicial Evaluation Committee |
* |
Exceptionally Well Qualified |
| Loren Miller Bar Association | * |
Exceptionally Well Qualified |
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Snohomish
County Bar Association (Membership Poll) |
428 pts. | 477 pts. |
| Washington Women Lawyers | * | Unqualified |
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Newspaper endorsements (click paper for details):
| NEWSPAPER | DAVID HULBERT | ERIC LUCAS |
| Everett Herald |
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| Marysville Globe/Arlington Times |
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| August 21, 2008 | ||
| Everett Herald | Lucas' lead grows in judicial race | |
| August 20, 2008 | ||
| Everett Herald | Incumbent Eric Lucas holds slim lead over David Hulbert in Snohomish County Superior Court race | |
| August 19, 2008 | ||
| Everett Herald | Last day to turn in primary ballots | |
| August 11, 2008 | ||
| Everett Herald | Judicial candidate says his campaign is 'not a grudge match' | |
| August 7, 2008 | ||
| Edmonds Beacon | Hulbert ready to reclaim his Superior Court bench | |
| July 24, 2008 | ||
| Everett Herald | Candidate for Snohomish County Superior Court judge gets nod from Washington Women Lawyers | |
| July 22, 2008 | ||
| Everett Herald | Snohomish County lawyers rate candidates for Superior Court judge | |
| Mukilteo Beacon | Lucas promises fairness from bench | |
| June 11, 2008 | ||
| Everett Herald | Political FYI: Superior court judge wins endorsements | |
| June 6, 2008 | ||
| Everett Herald | Local NAACP chief quits to seek re-election |
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