Judicial Evaluation Materials for Judges Standing for Retention in 2018
For more information about the Judicial Council's 2018 Retention Recommendations, visit the Press Release dated August 20, 2018.
Visit the Judges' links below to view retention performance evaluations.
Supreme Court:
No Supreme Court Justices are eligible for retention in 2018
Court of Appeals:
No Court of Appeals Judges are eligible for retention in 2018
First Judicial District:
Superior Court Judge William Barker Carey - Ketchikan
District Court Judge Kevin Miller - Ketchikan
District Court Judge Kirsten Swanson - Juneau
Second Judicial District:
No Second Judicial District Judges are eligible for retention in 2018
Third Judicial District:
Superior Court Judge Michael D. Corey - Anchorage
Superior Court Judge William F. Morse - Anchorage
Superior Court Judge Herman G. Walker, Jr. - Anchorage
Superior Court Judge Michael L. Wolverton - Anchorage
District Court Judge Jo-Ann M. Chung - Anchorage
District Court Judge Brian K. Clark - Anchorage
District Court Judge William L. Estelle - Palmer
District Court Judge Sharon A.S. Illsley - Kenai
District Court John W. Wolfe - Palmer
Fourth Judicial District:
Superior Court Paul R. Lyle - Fairbanks
Superior Court Michael P. McConahy- Fairbanks
District Court Ben Seekins - Fairbanks
Judicial Council Surveys:
- Attorney Survey
- Peace Officers Survey
- Social Service Professionals Survey
- Court Employee Survey
- Juror Survey
Other Information:
- Peremptory Challenge Rate (How often a party requested assignment of a new judge)
- Recusal Rate (How often a judge disqualified himself or herself due to a conflict of interest)
- Appellate Affirmance Rate (How often a trial judge was affirmed or reversed on appeal)
- Salary Warrant Withholding
Retention Press Releases:
- Press Release (May 16, 2018) - Pubic Hearing about Judges on the Ballot in November
- Press Release (June 22, 2018) - Public Vote for Judicial Retention Evaluations
- Press Release (August 20, 2018) - Retention Recommendations for Judges on the Ballot in November
