Name: Eric Z. Lucas
Title: Judge
Court: Snohomish Cnty Superior Court
County: Snohomish
Discipline: Admonishment
Method of Resolution: Stipulation
Discipline Date: 06/26/2020
Canons Violated:Canon 1: Rules 1.1 and 1.2 and 1.3
Summary: From an agreed statement of facts, Snohomish County Superior Court Judge Eric Z. Lucas stipulated that he violated Canon 1, Rules 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 of the Code of Judicial Conduct. Judge Lucas violated the Code by sending two emails to Everett city officials expressing his and his wife's opposition to a building permit sought by one of Respondent's neighbors. Both emails were sent from the judge's official county work email address, and in the signature block of both emails, Respondent identified himself as a Snohomish County Superior Court Judge. The Commission admonished Judge Lucas and ordered him to complete one hour of judicial ethics training and promptly read the Code.
Case Documents Available:
Stipulation, Agreement and Order of Admonishment filed 6/26/2020.