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John Erlick
John Erlick was a superior court judge for the King County Superior Court in King County, Washington. He was elected to the court in September 2000.[1] Erlick filed for re-election in 2016 and won automatically because he faced no challengers. Erlick retired from the court on April 30, 2020.[2]
Education
Erlick received his undergraduate degree from Harvard University in 1975 and his J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1981.[1]
Career
From 1981 until his election to the court in 2000, Erlick worked as an attorney in private practice.[1]
Awards and affiliations
Awards
- Georgetown Beaudry Fellow
- Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Award, Seattle University School of Law [1]
Associations
- Member, Washington State Bar Association
- Member, King County Bar Association
- Member, Washington State Commission on Judicial Conduct
- Dean, Washington State Judicial College [1]
Elections
2016
Washington held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. Candidates for district and superior court seats had to file for election by May 20, 2016. Primary elections were held on August 2, 2016, for six seats where more than two candidates filed for election.
Erlick won re-election without appearing on a ballot in 2016 because no challengers emerged by the May 2016 filing deadline.[3] In counties with a population that is greater than 100,000, if only one superior court candidate files for election for a judgeship, that candidate is automatically elected and the county does not hold a general election for the seat. According to the 2010 census, the following counties have a population greater than 100,000:[4]
Noteworthy cases
- McCleary v. State of Washington
- Sane Transit v. Sound Transit
- OST v. Regence Blueshield
- Anfinson v. FedEx Ground Package System Inc. [1]
See also
- Courts in Washington
- Washington counties
- Judicial selection in Washington
- King County Superior Court, Washington
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Information submitted via Judgepedia's biographical submission form on July 1, 2014.
- ↑ Washington Governor Jay Inslee, "Inslee appoints Cindi Port to the King County Superior Court," April 1, 2020
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2016 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 21, 2016
- ↑ U.S. Census Bureau, "Washington: Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013," accessed July 24, 2014
Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Washington, Western District of Washington • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Washington, Western District of Washington
State courts:
Washington Supreme Court • Washington Court of Appeals • Washington Superior Court • Washington District Courts • Washington Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Washington • Washington judicial elections • Judicial selection in Washington
