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Current Judges as of July 2025
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Rachel Ahrens - Valdez Superior Court
Appointed: December 6, 2019 by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: Daniel Schally (this was formerly a district court position)
Next Retention: 2030
Marjorie K. Allard - Court of Appeals
Appointed: November 23, 2012 by Governor Sean Parnell
Replaced: Robert G. Coats
Next Retention: 2032
2016 Retention Evaluation Materials
Marika Athens - Anchorage Superior Court
Appointed: April 14, 2025 by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: Andrew Guidi
Next Retention: 2028
Maria P. Bahr - Fairbanks District Court
Appointed: April 5, 2021 by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: Patrick S. Hammers
Next Retention: 2028
Colleen Baxter - Kodiak Superior Court
Appointed: April 14, 2025 by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: Stephen B. Wallace
Next Retention: 2028
Brent Bennett - Fairbanks Superior Court
Appointed: July 3, 2019 by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: Bethany Harbison
Next Retention: 2028
2022 Retention Evaluation Materials
Dario Borghesan - Supreme Court
Appointed: July 1, 2020 by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: Craig F. Stowers
Next Retention: 2034
Amanda L. Browning - Sitka Superior Court
Appointed: March 11, 2024, Sitka Superior Court by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: Jude Pate
Appointed: September 21, 2021, Palmer District Court by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: William L. Estelle
Next Retention: 2028
John C. Cagle - Palmer Superior Court
Appointed: March 21, 2019 by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: Gregory L. Heath
Next Retention: 2028
2022 Retention Evaluation Materials
Susan M. Carney - Supreme Court
Appointed: May 12, 2016 by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: Dana Fabe
Next Retention: 2030
2020 Retention Evaluation Materials
Marianna C. Carpeneti - Juneau Superior Court
Appointed: December 23, 2021 by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: Philip M. Pallenberg
Next Retention: 2026
Matthew Christian - Fairbanks District Court
Appointed: November 21, 2013 by Governor Sean Parnell
Replaced: Jane F. Kauvar
Next Retention: 2028
2016 Retention Evaluation Materials
2020 Retention Evaluation Materials
Jo-Ann M. Chung - Anchorage District Court
Appointed: May 26, 2011 by Governor Sean Parnell
Replaced: Richard W. Postma
Next Retention: 2026
2014 Retention Evaluation Materials
2018 Retention Evaluation Materials
2022 Retention Evaluation Materials
Brian K. Clark - Anchorage District Court
Appointed: January 23, 2003 by Governor Frank Murkowski
Replaced: Peter Ashman
Next Retention: 2026
2006 Retention Evaluation Materials
2010 Retention Evaluation Materials
2014 Retention Evaluation Materials
2018 Retention Evaluation Materials
2022 Retention Evaluation Materials
Dani Crosby - Anchorage Superior Court
Appointed: November 24, 2015 by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: Michael Spaan
Next Retention: 2026
2020 Retention Evaluation Materials
Chris Darnall - Anchorage District Court
Appointed: July 1, 2024 by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: David A. Nesbett
Next Retention: 2026
Romano D. DiBenedetto - Nome Superior Court
Appointed: February 9, 2017 by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: Tim Dooley
Next Retention: 2026
2020 Retention Evaluation Materials
Leslie Dickson - Anchorage District Court
Appointed: November 9, 2012 by Governor Sean Parnell
Replaced: Catherine Easter
Next Retention: 2028
2016 Retention Evaluation Materials
2020 Retention Evaluation Materials
Daniel E. Doty - Ketchikan Superior Court
Appointed: March 9, 2022 by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: William B. Carey
Next Retention: 2026
Catherine M. Easter - Anchorage Superior Court
Appointed: March 5, 2012 Anchorage Superior Court by Governor Sean Parnell
Replaced: Sharon Gleason
Appointed: June 5, 2008 Anchorage District Court by Governor Sarah Palin
Replaced: Nancy J. Nolan
Next Retention: n/a
2010 Retention Evaluation Materials
2016 Retention Evaluation Materials
2022 Retention Evaluation Materials
Martin Fallon - Kenai District Court
Appointed: December 6, 2019 by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: Sharon A. S. Illsley
Next Retention: 2026
2022 Retention Evaluation Materials
Michael Franciosi - Anchorage District Court
Appointed: September 28, 2017 by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: Alex Swiderski
Next Retention: 2028
2020 Retention Evaluation Materials
Una Sonia Gandbhir - Anchorage Superior Court
Appointed: July 20, 2018 by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: Frank A. Pfiffner
Next Retention: 2028
2022 Retention Evaluation Materials
Josie Garton - Anchorage Superior Court
Appointed: July 20, 2018 by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: Mark Rindner
Next Retention: 2028
2022 Retention Evaluation Materials
Jason Gist - Kenai Superior Court
Appointed: November 21, 2018 by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: Charles T. Huguelet
Next Retention: 2028
2022 Retention Evaluation Materials
Patricia L. Haines - Fairbanks Superior Court
Appointed: April 5, 2021, by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: Michael P. McConahy
Next Retention: 2030
J. Patrick Hanley - Anchorage District Court
Appointed: January 14, 2005 by Governor Frank Murkowski
Replaced: James Wanamaker
Next Retention: 2028
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
Replaced: David Mannheimer
Appointed: September 24, 2012, Fairbanks Superior Court by Governor Sean Parnell
Replaced: Robert B. Downes
Next Retention: 2030
2016 Retention Evaluation Materials
2022 Retention Evaluation Materials
Laura Hartz - Anchorge Superior Court
Appointed: January 6, 2023 by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: Eric A. Aarseth
Next Retention: 2026
Jennifer S. Henderson - Supreme Court
Appointed: July 7, 2021, Supreme Court by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: Joel H. Bolger
Appointed: May 15, 2017, Anchorage Superior Court by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: Paul E. Olson
Appointed: November 9, 2012, Anchorage District Court by Governor Sean Parnell
Replaced: Paul E. Olson
Next Retention: 2034
2016 Retention Evaluation Materials
2020 Retention Evaluation Materials
Thomas V. Jamgochian - Palmer Superior Court
Appointed: July 1, 2024, Palmer Superior Court by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: Kari Kristiansen
Appointed: July 1, 2020, Palmer District Court by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: David L. Zwink
Next Retention: 2028
2022 Retention Evaluation Materials
Lance Joanis - Kenai Superior Court
Appointed: July 2, 2018 by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: Anna M. Moran
Next Retention: 2028
2022 Retention Evaluation Materials
Yvonne Lamoureux - Anchorage Superior Court
Appointed: May 15, 2017 by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: Patrick J. McKay
Next Retention: 2026
2020 Retention Evaluation Materials
Kelly J. Lawson - Kenai Superior Court
Appointed: March 13, 2023 by Governor Mike Dunleavy
Replaced: Jennifer K. Wells
Next Retention: 2026
Michael B. Logue - Anchorage District Court
Appointed: February 12, 2018 by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: Stephanie Rhoades
Next Retention: 2028
2020 Retention Evaluation Materials
Katherine H. Lybrand - Ketchikan Superior Court
Appointed: June 16, 2022 by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: Trevor N. Stephens
Next Retention: 2026
Thomas A. Matthews - Anchorage Superior Court
Appointed: July 20, 2018 by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: John Suddock
Next Retention: 2028
2022 Retention Evaluation Materials
Kari L. McCrea - Anchorage District Court
Appointed: September 18, 2017 by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: Jennifer S. Henderson
Next Retention: 2028
2020 Retention Evaluation Materials
Patrick J. McKay, Jr. - Palmer District Court
Appointed: April 16, 2025 by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: Thomas V. Jamgochian
Next Retention: 2028
Jack R. McKenna - Anchorage Superior Court
Appointed: December 23, 2021 by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: Jennifer S. Henderson
Next Retention: 2026
Amy Mead - Juneau Superior Court
Appointed: July 2, 2018 by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: Louis James Menendez
Next Retention: 2028
2022 Retention Evaluation Materials
William T. Montgomery - Bethel Superior Court
Appointed: March 11, 2024, Bethel Superior Court by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: Terrence P. Haas
Appointed: June 13, 2018, Bethel District Court by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: Nathaniel Peters
Next Retention: 2028
2020 Retention Evaluation Materials
David A. Nesbett - Anchorage Superior Court
Appointed: September 19, 2023, Anchorage Superior Court by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: William F. Morse
Appointed: March 21, 2019, Anchorage District Court by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: Gregory J. Motyka
Next Retention: 2026
2022 Retention Evaluation Materials
Aimee A. Oravec - Supreme Court
Appointed: November 27, 2024, Supreme Court by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: Peter J. Maassen
Next Retention: 2028
Jude Pate - Supreme Court
Appointed: January 20, 2023, Supreme Court by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: Daniel E. Winfree
Appointed: February 12, 2018, Sitka Superior Court by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: David V. George
Next Retention: 2026
2022 Retention Evaluation Materials
Nathaniel Peters - Bethel Superior Court
Appointed: February 9, 2017, Bethel Superior Court by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: Charles W. Ray, Jr.
Appointed: November 25, 2013, Bethel District Court by Governor Sean Parnell
Replaced: Dennis P. Cummings
Next Retention: 2026
2016 Retention Evaluation Materials
2020 Retention Evaluation Materials
Andrew Peterson - Anchorage Superior Court
Appointed: February 12, 2018 by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: Jack Smith
Next Retention: 2028
2022 Retention Evaluation Materials
Earl Peterson - Fairbanks Superior Court
Appointed: July 3, 2019 by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: Douglas Blankenship
Next Retention: 2028
2022 Retention Evaluation Materials
Kristian B. Pickrell - Ketchikan District Court
Appointed: October 13, 2022 by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: Kevin G. Miller
Next Retention: 2024
Peter Ramgren - Anchorage Superior Court
Appointed: July 3, 2019 by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: Michael Corey
Next Retention: 2028
2022 Retention Evaluation Materials
Christina Rankin - Anchorge Superior Court
Appointed: January 6, 2023 by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: Erin B. Marston
Next Retention: 2026
Christina Reigh - Dillingham Superior Court
Appointed: February 9, 2017 by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: Patricia Douglass
Next Retention: 2026
2020 Retention Evaluation Materials
Paul A. Roetman - Kotzebue Superior Court
Appointed: July 9, 2010 by Governor Sean Parnell
Replaced: Richard Erlich
Next Retention: 2026
2014 Retention Evaluation Materials
2020 Retention Evaluation Materials
David L. Roghair - Utqiagvik Superior Court
Appointed: December 23, 2021 by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: Nelson Traverso
Next Retention: 2026
Kirk Schwalm - Fairbanks Superior Court
Appointed: June 16, 2022 by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: Michael A. MacDonald
Next Retention: 2026
Benjamin A. Seekins - Fairbanks District Court
Appointed: January 13, 2012 by Governor Sean Parnell
Replaced: Raymond M. Funk
Next Retention: 2026
2014 Retention Evaluation Materials
2018 Retention Evaluation Materials
2022 Retention Evaluation Materials
Bride Seifert - Homer Superior Court
Appointed: December 6, 2019 by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: Margaret L. Murphy
Next Retention: 2030
Glenn J. Shidner - Palmer District Court
Appointed: April 14, 2025 by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: Amanda L. Browning
Next Retention: 2028
Kristen C. Stohler - Palmer Superior Court
Appointed: April 17, 2019 by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: Vanessa H. White
Next Retention: 2028
2022 Retention Evaluation Materials
Kirsten L. Swanson - Juneau District Court
Appointed: October 25, 2016 by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: Keith Levy
Next Retention: 2026
2018 Retention Evaluation Materials
2022 Retention Evaluation Materials
Will Taylor - Anchorage Superior Court
Appointed: June 27, 2025 by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: Kevin M. Saxby
Next Retention: 2028
Thomas Temple - Fairbanks Superior Court
Appointed: July 2, 2018 by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: Jane Kauvar
Next Retention: 2028
2022 Retention Evaluation Materials
Timothy W. Terrell - Court of Appeals
Appointed: December 18, 2020 by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: New Position
Next Retention: 2032
Shawn D. Traini - Palmer District Court
Appointed: December 6, 2019 by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: John W. Wolfe
Next Retention: 2026
2022 Retention Evaluation Materials
Herman G. Walker, Jr. - Anchorage Superior Court
Appointed: July 24, 2015 by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: Philip R. Volland
Next Retention: 2030
2018 Retention Evaluation Material
David R. Wallace - Anchorage District Court
Appointed: January 23, 2009 by Governor Sarah Palin
Replaced: Sigurd E. Murphy
Next Retention: 2028
2012 Retention Evaluation Materials
2016 Retention Evaluation Materials
2020 Retention Evaluation Materials
Pamela S. Washington - Anchorage District Court
Appointed: August 9, 2010, by Governor Sean Parnell
Replaced: John R. Lohff
Next Retention: 2024
2012 Retention Evaluation Materials
2016 Retention Evaluation Materials
2020 Retention Evaluation Materials
Amy K. Welch - Fairbanks Superior Court
Appointed: June 27, 2023 by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: Paul R. Lyle
Next Retention: 2026
Ian Wheeles - Anchorage Superior Court
Appointed: June 16, 2022 by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: Gregory A. Miller
Next Retention: 2026
Tracey Wollenberg - Court of Appeals
Appointed: February 9, 2017 by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: Doug Kossler
Next Retention: 2028
2020 Retention Evaluation Materials
Jonathan A. Woodman - Palmer Superior Court
Appointed: October 25, 2016 by Governor Bill Walker
Replaced: Eric Smith
Next Retention: 2026
2020 Retention Evaluation Materials
Larry Raymond Woolford - Juneau Superior Court
Appointed: March 11, 2024 by Governor Michael J. Dunleavyr
Replaced: Daniel Schally
Next Retention: 2028
Adolf V. Zeman - Anchorage Superior Court
Appointed: April 15, 2020 by Governor Michael J. Dunleavy
Replaced: Michael L. Wolverton
Next Retention: 2030
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.
