ReElect Judge Chuck Snyder

Biographical Information

Personal and Education

ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Legal Career

Elected as Superior Court Judge, 2004, Currently serving as Presiding Judge, Whatcom County Superior Court
Appointed as Whatcom County Superior Court Commissioner in 1989
Served as a Whatcom County Land Use Hearing Examiner from 1986 – 1989 presiding over land use permit applications in Whatcom County
Moved to Bellingham in 1980 with his wife Johanna and began private law practice
Received a BS in History from the University of Colorado, and earned his law degree at the University of Idaho.

Professional Associations and Activities - Judicial

Currently Vice-chair of the Legislative Committee, Superior Court Judges Association
Member Superior Court Judges Association Family and Juvenile Law Committee
Legislative Subcommittee
Assistant Dean and faculty member Washington State Judicial College
Chair of the Domestic Violence/Child Protective Services Protocol Committee
Member Whatcom County Trial Court Coordinating Council
Member Whatcom County Law and Justice Council
Past Chair of the Family and Juvenile Law Committee, Superior Court Judges Association, member of the committee since 1991
Past Chair of the Coordinated Judicial Response to Domestic Violence Subcommittee of the Whatcom County Law and Justice Council
Member of Planning Committee for Whatcom County Juvenile Court Offender Drug Court and Family Treatment Court
Past member of the Superior Court Judges Association Judicial Education Committee

Awards and recognition

Washington Judges Foundation Nevins Award for service to youth
WSBA Young Lawyers Division Professionalism Award, 1989
Paul Harris Fellow Award from Rotary Club of Bellingham for work with youth and Teen Court
Outstanding Service Award from Whatcom Crisis Services
Two Liberty Bell Awards given to Teen Court by the Whatcom County Bar Association

Civic Activities

Board Member, Whatcom Museum Society, 2007 to present, currently Vice President for Strategic Planning
Board member, Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Northwest Washington, 2004 to present
Member Sun Community Services Board
Created and oversee Whatcom County Teen Court, 1998 to present
Convenor, YMCA Mock Trial Competition, 2002 to present
Member Rotary Club of Bellingham, 1994 to present, Board Member 2006 – 2008, Chair of numerous committees in Rotary Club
Member Whatcom Community College Paralegal Program Advisory Committee
District Chair, Whatcom District, Boy Scouts of America, 2003 – 2004, Vice Chair 2002 - 2003
Member Executive Board Mt. Baker Council, Boy Scouts of America, 2002 – 2004
Board Member, Whatcom County Volunteer Lawyers Program (now Law Advocates) 1988- 1989
Mentor for Western Washington University Law and Diversity Program
Participant in Community Health Partnership, 1997 – 1998
Member Opportunity Council Radio Advisory Board, 1997 – 1999
Mentor for WWU Leadership Academy, 1997
Member Bellingham Substance Abuse Prevention Task Force, 1996 – 1998
Member Board of Trustees for Northern Sound Public Radio (KZAZ), 1993- 1997, Vice
President 1995 and 1997, President, 1996
Member Whatcom County Domestic Violence Task Force, 1992 –1996

Bar Association Activities

Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) Young Lawyers Section/Division President 1985 - 1986
American Bar Association (ABA) Young Lawyers Division (YLD) District 29 Representative to the Executive Council 1987 – 1988
Member WSBA Client Security Fund Committee 1988 - 1989
Vice-Chair ABA YLD Affiliate Assistance Program 1988 – 1989
Chair, WSBA YLD Membership Network 1986 – 1987
Member Whatcom County Bar Association Editorial Advisory Board, 1999 – 2000
Member Washington State Bar Association and American Bar Association Young
Lawyers Division Fellows, 1989 -Present
Member and Chair of the Whatcom County Bar Association History Committee,1991 – 1993
Member Washington State Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Long Range Planning Committee, 1988 – 1990
Member of the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Law and Media Committee, 1987 – 1988
Member of the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Citizenship Education Committee, 1986 – 1987
Member of the Washington State Bar Association Law Related Education Committee, 1985 – 1987
Associate Editor American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Membernet
Newsletter, 1986 – 1987
Second Congressional District Trustee to the Washington State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, 1981 – 1984