Eric Schmidt

Eric Schmidt is an Adjunct Professor at Seattle University. He has held significant legal and judicial roles, including serving as a Court Commissioner for Division II of the Washington State Court of Appeals and as the Senior Health Law Judge for the Washington State Department of Health. His expertise spans medical liability, bioethics in law, and health law.

• Education:
• B.A., Kinesiology, University of Washington, 1980
• J.D., cum laude, Seattle University School of Law, 1985 (Research and Technical Editor, University of Puget Sound Law Review)
• M.A., Philosophy, University of Washington, 2000
• Ph.D., Philosophy and Bioethics, University of Washington, 2004

Professor Schmidt's research focuses on intersections of law, medicine, and ethics, particularly in healthcare regulation and judicial processes. His career includes roles as a health law judge, private attorney, and director of the Appellate Backlog Elimination (ABLE) Project for Division II of the Court of Appeals. He has also served as a judicial law clerk for notable Washington State Court of Appeals judges.