2004 Distinguished
Alumni ~ Tricia L. Crozier
Nearly 25 years of commitment and contributions to the
criminal justice system in King County has earned Tricia L.
Crozier the 2004 Highline Community College Distinguished Alumni
Award.
The former Tricia Hansen graduated from Highline’s Management
Certificate program in 1990, attending classes while working. In
2000, she graduated as a fellow in the rigorous Court Executive
Development Program at the Institute for Court Management in
Williamsburg, Virginia.
Crozier began her criminal justice career in 1980 as a court
clerk for the Roxbury District Court, a part of the King County
Court system. Today she is the Chief Administrative Officer for
the King County District Court where she is responsible for a
$20.5 million budget, annual caseload of 236,000 filings and
more than 240 employees in nine locations.
Tricia has made outstanding contributions during her long
career in the criminal justice field,” says the Honorable J.
Wesley Saint Clair, who has worked with Crozier for the past two
years in his role as the presiding judge in King County District
Court. “I’ll give you one example. King County had a
failure-to-appear rate of 60 percent. A few years ago, Tricia
evaluated several techniques and recommended a cost-effective
system to reduce failure to appear that we’re still using today.
The automated computer-generated reminder call program has
reduced the failure-to-appear rate by 20 percent to 30 percent.”
Crozier actively volunteers in the field. She served as
president of both the Washington State District and Municipal
Court Managers Association and the King County District Court
Administrators. She is a member of the National Association for
Court Management and was a member of the Washington State Board
for Judicial Education where she earned an award for personal
achievement in 2001. In recognition of her leadership and
commitment to justice, she was given the Washington State Court
Management Award in 1997.
“People often tell me that they’ve served with Tricia on a
committee and what a great job she does. She doesn’t just show
up, she contributes. She has a can-do attitude,” says Saint
Clair, who has recently been appointed to the King County
Superior Court by Gov. Gary Locke to replace Judge Donald Haley,
who is retiring.
Crozier credits Highline’s two-year Management Certificate
program with giving her the foundation she needed to launch her
successful career in court administration. “The courses had an
immediate and direct correlation to my day-to-day challenges,”
says Crozier. “The instructors were outstanding and had field
experience that gave true credibility to the learners.
“I strongly believe that without my certificate I earned at
Highline, I would not have had the opportunities and success
that I’ve been able to achieve in my field,” she says.
A resident of Burien, Crozier, 45, has deep roots in the community
and gives back through volunteer work. She is active on the board of
trustees and the scholarship committee of the Highline High School
Alumni Foundation. She is also a member of the PTA at Gregory
Heights Elementary where her 10-year-old daughter attends fourth
grade.
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Last updated:
May 10, 2010
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