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John Erlick

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John Erlick

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Prior offices
King County Superior Court Department 51
Successor: Cindi Port

Education

Bachelor's

Harvard University, 1975

Law

Georgetown University Law Center, 1981


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

See also: Washington local trial court judicial 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

See also

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