Ben Lacy
for Judge
A Washington County prosecutor turned survivor advocate. A decade in the courtroom and a record built on fairness, temperament, and keeping the humanity in every case that comes before the bench.
District · MN
Shaped by all sides of the courtroom.
Ben has seen the courts from the prosecutor’s table and from the seat beside the survivor. He has practiced in this district, lives in this district, and grew up in this district. That full picture is what he’ll bring to the bench.
A decade on both sides of the table.
Ben began his legal career at the Washington County Attorney’s Office — first as a law clerk, then as a criminal prosecutor, with a clerkship for the Honorable B. William Ekstrum in between.
For the past six years he has served metro-area survivors of domestic violence at Tubman, where he is now Managing Attorney. He earned his JD cum laude from Mitchell Hamline with a certificate in advocacy and problem solving, and an MBA alongside it.
Stillwater, then and now.
Ben grew up in Stillwater, graduated from Stillwater Area High School, and earned his Eagle Scout rank with a project at Stonebridge Elementary.
He lives in Stillwater with his wife and two children, in the same community whose courthouse he’s asking to serve.
Keep the humanity in the system.
Past president of the Washington County Bar Association. Volunteer with Washington County Community Circles and local legal clinics. Before law school, an executive with the Boy Scouts of America, leading thousands of volunteers at the National Capital Area Council.
Across every chapter, the same throughline: a temperament that listens, a respect for process, and a belief that every person who walks into a courtroom deserves to be treated like a human being, not a case number.
Systems by their very nature are hard to keep the humanity in. I want to help keep the humanity in our community when elected as judge.
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“It’s easy for a judge to get lost in the shuffle of cases. I won’t. Behind every case number are real people who deserve compassion, safety, and a clear reason for the decision. Not just for those who prevail, but for those who don’t. I’ll always give that reasoning when the law allows.”
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