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# Lacie N. B. Nelson

Snohomish County - Superior Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Snohomish County - Superior Court
- State: Washington
- Role: Judge
- Service status: active

## Summary

Lacie N. B. Nelson — Snohomish County - Superior Court

## Sources

- [Judicial Appointments To Date](https://governor.wa.gov/official-actions/judicial-appointments/judicial-appointments-date)
- [Washington State Court Directory: Snohomish County](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/orgs/290.html)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Active judge on the Snohomish County Superior Court in Washington, appointed by Governor Bob Ferguson on July 2, 2026, to fill the seat vacated by Judge Millie Judge’s resignation
- Deputy District Attorney in Jackson County, Oregon
- Deputy Prosecuting Attorney in Snohomish County, WA
- Judge pro tempore for Snohomish County District Court
- Early in her career, she clerked for Clackamas County Circuit Court Judge Kathleen Thomas Rastetter and Lane County Circuit Court Judge Charles Zennaché, and externed at the U.S. District Court of Oregon and Lane County Circuit Court

### Education

- University of Oregon School of Law — J.D. (2010)
- Columbia University — Division I softball team co-captain — B.A. (2007)

### Additional information

- Appointment: Appointed by Governor Bob Ferguson, effective July 2, 2026
- Career litigator with over 18 years of experience in criminal and civil cases.
- handling family law, personal injury, and medical malpractice matters.
- In-house counsel at GEICO for three years
- Selection method: Snohomish County Superior Court judges are selected by nonpartisan election, though Nelson’s current role is via gubernatorial appointment.
- She currently practices at Brewe Layman, P.S. in Everett
- She has tried 70 cases to verdict (over 60 jury trials) and has volunteered with the Snohomish County Family Law Clinic.
- Nelson lives in Everett, WA, with her wife and two children.
- She enjoys motorcycle riding, camping, DIY home projects, and spending time with family.



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Washington GR 16, Courtroom Photography and Recording by the News Media](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-7133c6bd26c80972b86e0d31) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim.  Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_rules/pdf/GR/GA_GR_16_00_00.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.