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Eric A. Aarseth - Anchorage Superior Court
Appointed: November 30, 2005 by Governor Frank Murkowski
Replaced: Judge Larry D. Card
Next Retention: 2022
2010 Retention Evaluation Materials
2016 Retention Evaluation Materials
Rachel Ahrens - Valdez Superior Court
Appointed: December 6, 2019 by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: Daniel Schally (this was formerly a district court position)
First Retention: 2024
Marjorie K. Allard - Court of Appeals
Appointed: November 23, 2012 by Governor Sean Parnell
Replaced: Judge Robert G. Coats
Next Retention: 2024
2016 Retention Evaluation Materials
Brent Bennett - Fairbanks Superior Court
Appointed: July 3, 2019 by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: Judge Bethany Harbison
First Retention: 2022
Joel H. Bolger - Supreme Court
Appointed: Alaska Supreme Court, January 25, 2013 by Governor Sean Parnell
Replaced: Justice Walter L. Carpeneti
Appointed: Alaska Court of Appeals, August 29,2008 by Governor Sarah Palin
Replaced: Judge David C. Stewart
Appointed:Kodiak Superior Court, September 9, 2003 by Governor Frank Murkowski
Replaced: Judge Donald Hopwood
Appointed: Valdez District Court, July 3, 1997 by Governor Tony Knowles
Replaced: New Position
Next Retention: n/a
2000 Retention Evaluation Materials
2006 Retention Evaluation Materials
2012 Retention Evaluation Materials
2016 Retention Evaluation Materials
Dario Borghesan - Supreme Court
Appointed: July 1, 2020 by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: Justice Craig F. Stowers
First Retention: 2024
John C. Cagle - Palmer Superior Court
Appointed: March 21, 2019 by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: Judge Gregory L. Heath
First Retention: 2022
William Barker Carey - Ketchikan Superior Court
Appointed: December 7, 2008 by Governor Sarah Palin
Replaced: Judge Michael A. Thompson
Next Retention: n/a
2012 Retention Evaluation Materials
2018 Retention Evaluation Materials
Susan M. Carney - Supreme Court
Appointed: May 12, 2016 by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: Justice Dana Fabe
First Retention: 2020
2020 Retention Evaluation Materials
Matthew Christian - Fairbanks District Court
Appointed: November 21, 2013 by Governor Sean Parnell
Replaced: Judge Jane F. Kauvar
Next Retention: 2020
2016 Retention Evaluation Materials
2020 Retention Evaluation Materials
Jo-Ann M. Chung - Anchorage District Court
Appointed: May 26, 2011 by Governor Sean Parnell
Replaced: Judge Richard W. Postma
Next Retention: 2022
2014 Retention Evaluation Materials
2018 Retention Evaluation Materials
Brian K. Clark - Anchorage District Court
Appointed: January 23, 2003 by Governor Frank Murkowski
Replaced: Judge Peter Ashman
Next Retention: 2022
2006 Retention Evaluation Materials
2010 Retention Evaluation Materials
2014 Retention Evaluation Materials
2018 Retention Evaluation Materials
Dani Crosby - Anchorage Superior Court
Appointed: November 24, 2015 by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: Judge Michael Spaan
First Retention: 2020
2020 Retention Evaluation Materials
Romano D. DiBenedetto - Nome Superior Court
Appointed: February 9, 2017 by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: Judge Tim Dooley
First Retention: 2020
2020 Retention Evaluation Materials
Leslie Dickson - Anchorage District Court
Appointed: November 9, 2012 by Governor Sean Parnell
Replaced: Judge Catherine Easter
Next Retention: 2020
2016 Retention Evaluation Materials
2020 Retention Evaluation Materials
Catherine M. Easter - Anchorage Superior Court
Appointed: March 5, 2012 Anchorage Superior Court by Governor Sean Parnell
Replaced: Judge Sharon Gleason
Appointed: June 5, 2008 Anchorage District Court by Governor Sarah Palin
Replaced: Judge Nancy J. Nolan
Next Retention: 2022
2010 Retention Evaluation Materials
2016 Retention Evaluation Materials
William L. Estelle - Palmer District Court
Appointed: June 11, 2003 by Governor Frank Murkowski
Replaced: Judge Suzanne Lombardi
Next Retention: 2022
2006 Retention Evaluation Materials
2010 Retention Evaluation Materials
2014 Retention Evaluation Materials
2018 Retention Evaluation Materials
Martin C. Fallon - Kenai District Court
Appointed: December 6, 2019 by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: Sharon A. S. Illsley
First Retention: 2022
Michael Franciosi - Anchorage District Court
Appointed: September 28, 2017 by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: Judge Alex Swiderski
First Retention: 2020
2020 Retention Evaluation Materials
Una Sonia Gandbhir - Anchorage Superior Court
Appointed: July 20, 2018 by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: Judge Frank A. Pfiffner
First Retention: 2022
Josie Garton - Anchorage Superior Court
Appointed: July 20, 2018 by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: Judge Mark Rindner
First Retention: 2022
Jason Gist - Kenai Superior Court
Appointed: November 21, 2018 by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: Judge Charles T. Huguelet
First Retention: 2022
Andrew Guidi - Anchorage Superior Court
Appointed: July 12, 2010 by Governor Sean Parnell
Replaced: Judge Craig F. Stowers
Next Retention: 2020
2014 Retention Evaluation Materials
2020 Retention Evaluation Materials
Terrence P. Haas - Bethel Superior Court
Appointed: November 7, 2018, by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: Judge Dwayne McConnell
First Retention: 2022
J. Patrick Hanley - Anchorage District Court
Appointed: January 14, 2005 by Governor Frank Murkowski
Replaced: Judge James Wanamaker
Next Retention: 2020
2008 Retention Evaluation Materials
2012 Retention Evaluation Materials
2016 Retention Evaluation Materials
2020 Retention Evaluation Materials
Bethany Spalding Harbison - Court of Appeals
Appointed: November 21, 2018, Court of Appeals by Governor Bill Walker
Replace: Judge David Mannheimer
Appointed: September 24, 2012, Fairbanks Superior Court by Governor Sean Parnell
Replaced: Judge Robert B. Downes
Next Retention: 2022
2016 Retention Evaluation Materials
Jennifer S. Henderson - Anchorage Superior Court
Appointed: May 15, 2017, Anchorage Superior Court by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: Judge Paul E. Olson
Appointed: November 9, 2012, Anchorage District Court by Governor Sean Parnell
Replaced: Judge Paul E. Olson
Next Retention: 2020
2016 Retention Evaluation Materials
2020 Retention Evaluation Materials
Tom V. Jamgochian - Palmer District Court
Appointed: July 1, 2020 by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: Judge David L. Zwink
Next Retention: 2022
Lance Joanis - Kenai Superior Court
Appointed: July 2, 2018 by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: Judge Anna M. Moran
First Retention: 2022
Kari Kristiansen - Palmer Superior Court
Appointed: November 17, 2006 by Governor Frank Murkowski
Replaced: New position
Next Retention: 2022
2010 Retention Evaluation Materials
2016 Retention Evaluation Materials
Yvonne Lamoureux - Anchorage Superior Court
Appointed: May 15, 2017 by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: Judge Patrick J. McKay
First Retention: 2020
2020 Retention Evaluation Materials
Michael B. Logue - Anchorage District Court
Appointed: February 12, 2018 by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: Judge Stephanie Rhoades
First Retention: 2020
2020 Retention Evaluation Materials
Paul R. Lyle - Fairbanks Superior Court
Appointed: February 19, 2008 by Governor Sarah Palin
Replaced: Judge Niesje J. Steinkruger
Next Retention: 2024
2012 Retention Evaluation Materials
2018 Retention Evaluation Materials
Peter J. Maassen - Supreme Court
Appointed: August 9, 2012 by Governor Sean Parnell
Replaced: Justice Morgan Christen
Next Retention: n/a
2016 Retention Evaluation Materials
Michael A. MacDonald - Fairbanks Superior Court
Appointed: June 1, 2007 by Governor Sarah Palin
Replaced: New Position
Next Retention: 2022
2010 Retention Evaluation Materials
2016 Retention Evaluation Materials
Erin B. Marston - Anchorage Superior Court
Appointed: September 24, 2012 by Governor Sean Parnell
Replaced: Judge Peter A. Michalski
Next Retention: 2022
2016 Retention Evaulation Materials
Thomas A. Matthews - Anchorage Superior Court
Appointed: July 20, 2018 by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: Judge John Suddock
First Retention: 2022
Michael P. McConahy - Fairbanks Superior Court
Appointed: July 9, 2009 by Governor Sarah Palin
Replaced: Judge Mark I. Wood
Next Retention: n/a
2012 Retention Evaluation Materials
2018 Retention Evaluation Materials
Kari McCrea - Anchorage District Court
Appointed: September 18, 2017 by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: Jennifer Henderson
First Retention: 2020
2020 Retention Evaluation Materials
Amy Mead - Juneau Superior Court
Appointed: July 2, 2018 by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: Judge Louis James Menendez
First Retention: 2022
Gregory Miller - Anchorage Superior Court
Appointed: January 3, 2011 by Governor Sean Parnell
Replaced: Judge Stephanie E. Joannides
Next Retention: 2020
2014 Retention Evaluation Materials
2020 Retention Evaluation Materials
Kevin G. Miller - Ketchikan District Court
Appointed: August 30, 1999 by Governor Tony Knowles
Replaced: Judge Patricia Collins
Next Retention: 2022
2002 Retention Evaluation Materials
2006 Retention Evaluation Materials
2010 Retention Evaluation Materials
2014 Retention Evaluation Materials
2018 Retention Evaluation Materials
William T. Montgomery - Bethel District Court
Appointed: June 13, 2018 by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: Judge Nathaniel Peters
First Retention: 2020
2020 Retention Evaluation Materials
William F. Morse - Anchorage Superior Court
Appointed: February 27, 2002 by Governor Tony Knowles
Replaced: Judge Rene J. Gonzalez
Next Retention: n/a
2006 Retention Evaluation Materials
2012 Retention Evaluation Materials
2018 Retention Evaluation Materials
David A. Nesbett - Anchorage District Court
Appointed: March 21, 2019 by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: Judge Gregory J. Motyka
First Retention: 2022
Philip M. Pallenberg - Juneau Superior Court
Appointed: August 31, 2007 by Governor Sarah Palin
Replaced: Judge Larry R. Weeks
Next Retention: 2022
2010 Retention Evaluation Materials
2016 Retention Evaluation Materials
Jude Pate - Sitka Superior Court
Appointed: February 12, 2018 by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: David V. George
First Retention: 2022
Nathaniel Peters - Bethel Superior Court
Appointed: February 9, 2017, Bethel Superior Court by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: Judge Charles W. Ray, Jr.
Appointed: November 25, 2013, Bethel District Court by Governor Sean Parnell
Replaced: Judge Dennis P. Cummings
Next Retention: 2020
2016 Retention Evaluation Materials
2020 Retention Evaluation Materials
Andrew Peterson - Anchorage Superior Court
Appointed: February 12, 2018 by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: Judge Jack Smith
First Retention: 2022
Earl Peterson - Fairbanks Superior Court
Appointed: July 3, 2019 by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: Judge Douglas Blankenship
First Retention: 2022
Peter Ramgren - Anchorage Superior Court
Appointed: July 3, 2019 by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: Michael Corey
First Retention: 2022
Christina Reigh - Dillingham Superior Court
Appointed: February 9, 2017 by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: Judge Patricia Douglass
First Retention: 2020
2020 Retention Evaluation Materials
Paul A. Roetman - Kotzebue Superior Court
Appointed: July 9, 2010 by Governor Sean Parnell
Replaced: Judge Richard Erlich
Next Retention: 2020
2014 Retention Evaluation Materials
2020 Retention Evaluation Materials
Kevin M. Saxby - Anchorage Superior Court
Appointed: March 12, 2012 by Governor Sean Parnell
Replaced: new position
Next Retention: 2022
2016 Retention Evaluation Materials
Daniel Schally - Juneau Superior Court
Appointed: Juneau Superior Court, November 5, 2018 by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: New Position
Appointed: Valdez District Court, January 17, 2005 by Governor Frank Murkowski
Replaced: Judge Joel Bolger
Next Retention: 2022
2008 Retention Evaluation Materials
2012 Retention Evaluation Materials
2016 Retention Evaluation Materials
Ben Seekins - Fairbanks District Court
Appointed: January 13, 2012 by Governor Sean Parnell
Replaced: Judge Raymond M. Funk
Next Retention: 2022
2014 Retention Evaluation Materials
2018 Retention Evaluation Materials
Bride Seifert - Homer Superior Court
Appointed: December 6, 2019 by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: Margaret L. Murphy
First Retention: 2024
Trevor Stephens - Ketchikan Superior Court
Appointed: July 31, 2000 by Governor Tony Knowles
Replaced: Judge Thomas Jahnke
Next Retention: 2022
2004 Retention Evaluation Materials
2010 Retention Evaluation Materials
2016 Retention Evaluation Materials
Kristen C. Stohler - Palmer Superior Court
Appointed: April 17, 2019 by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: Judge Vanessa H. White
Next Retention: 2022
Kirsten Swanson - Juneau District Court
Appointed: October 25, 2016 by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: Judge Keith Levy
Next Retention: 2022
2018 Retention Evaluation Materials
Thomas Temple - Fairbanks Superior Court
Appointed: July 2, 2018 by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: Judge Jane Kauver
First Retention: 2022
Shawn Traini - Palmer District Court
Appointed: December 6, 2019 by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: John W. Wolfe
First Retention: 2022
Nelson Traverso - Utqiagvik Superior Court
Appointed: March 21, 2019 by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: Judge Angela Greene
Next Retention: 2022
Herman G. Walker, Jr. - Anchorage Superior Court
Appointed: July 24, 2015 by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: Judge Philip R. Volland
Next Retention: 2024
2018 Retention Evaluation Material
David R. Wallace - Anchorage District Court
Appointed: January 23, 2009 by Governor Sarah Palin
Replaced: Judge Sigurd E. Murphy
Next Retention: 2020
2012 Retention Evaluation Materials
2016 Retention Evaluation Materials
2020 Retention Evaluation Materials
Stephen B. Wallace - Kodiak Superior Court
Appointed: March 21, 2019 by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: Judge Steve W. Cole
Next Retention: 2022
Pamela Scott Washington - Anchorage District Court
Appointed: August 9, 2010, by Governor Sean Parnell
Replaced: Judge John R. Lohff
Next Retention: 2020
2012 Retention Evaluation Materials
2016 Retention Evaluation Materials
2020 Retention Evaluation Materials
Jennifer K. Wells - Kenai Superior Court
Appointed: Febuary 9, 2017 by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: Judge Carl Bauman
First Retention: 2020
2020 Retention Evaluation Materials
Daniel E. Winfree - Supreme Court
Appointed: November 16, 2007 by Governor Sarah Palin
Replaced: Justice Alexander O. Bryner
Next Retention: 2022
2012 Retention Evaluation Materials
Tracey Wollenberg - Court of Appeals
Appointed: February 9, 2017 by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: Judge Doug Kossler
First Retention: 2020
2020 Retention Evaluation Materials
Jonathan Woodman - Palmer Superior Court
Appointed: October 25, 2016 by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: Judge Eric Smith
First Retention: 2020
2020 Retention Evaluation Materials
Adolf Zeman - Anchorage Superior Court
Appointed: April 15, 2020 by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: Judge Michael L. Wolverton
Next Retention: 2024
Retention Schedule for Justices/Judges
Supreme: First general election held more than three years after appointment; every ten thereafter.
Appellate: First general election held more than three years after appointment; every eight thereafter.
Superior: First general election held more than three years after appointment; every six thereafter.
District: First general election held more than two years after appointment; every four thereafter.
