Current Judicial Vacancies

Juneau, Utqiagvik, and Anchorage Superior Courts

Juneau Superior Court Applicants:

Amanda L. Browning
Marianna Carpeneti
Grace Y. Lee
Nicholas Polasky
Hanna Sebold
Bailey Jennifer Woolfstead
Emily L. Wright

Utqiagvik Superior Court Applicants:

Colleen Baxter
Dara N. Gibson
David L. Roghair

Anchorage Superior Court Applicants:

Kate Demarest
Laura Hartz
Jack R. McKenna
Margaret Paton Walsh
Christina Rankin
Ian Wheeles
Matt Widmer

*Important Dates:

Application Deadline - July 23, 2021 @ 3 p.m.
Survey Deadline - August 23, 2021
Meeting Dates - November 15-18, 2021 (tentative)
Public Hearing - TBA
Public Vote - TBA

Documents:

Palmer District Court

Announcement:

** The previously announced vacancy on the Utqiagvik Superior Court has been postponed. The Council is unable to move forward because it did not receive the necessary minimum of two applications (the Alaska Constitution requires the Council to send at least two nominees to the governor for appointment). A new recruitment period for the Utqiagvik position was announced in June, 2021. **

Palmer District Court Applicants:

Krista Anderson
Amanda L. Browning (nominated)
Lindsey M. Burton
Anna Cometa
Craig S. Condie (nominated)
Aaron J. Michels
Trina Sears (nominated)
Glenn James Shidner

*Important Dates:

Application Deadline - May 7, 2021 @ 3 p.m.
Survey Deadline - June 7, 2021
Meeting Dates - August 24-25, 2021
Public Hearing - August 24, 2021 @ noon
Public Vote - August 25, 2021 @ 11:45 a.m.

Documents:

Alaska Supreme Court

Applicants:

Dani Crosby (nominated)
Jennifer Stuart Henderson (appointed)
Yvonne Lamoureux (nominated)
Margaret Paton Walsh
Paul A. Roetman
Ben Whipple
Jonathan A. Woodman

*Important Dates:

Application Deadline - January 8, 2021 @ 3 p.m.
Survey Deadline - February 8, 2021
Meeting Dates - May 24-25, 2021
Public Hearing - May 24, 2021 @ noon
Public Vote - May 25, 2021 @ 11:45 a.m.

Documents:

Fairbanks District Court & Fairbanks Superior Court

Fairbanks District Court Applicants:

Maria Pia L. Bahr (appointed)
Andrew Patrick Baldock (withdrew)
JB Brainerd (withdrew)
Trisha Haines (nominated)
Steven Hansen (nominated)
Jennifer Page Hite (nominated)
Mike Kenna (withdrew)
Scott Oravec
Kirk Schwalm
John Foster Wallace

Fairbanks Superior Court Applicants:

JB Brainerd (withdrew)
Heather M. Brown (withdrew)
Trisha Haines (appointed)
Steven Hansen (nominated)
Jennifer Page Hite (nominated)
Mike Kenna (withdrew)
Scott Oravec
Kirk Schwalm
John Foster Wallace

*Important Dates:

Application Deadline - October 30, 2020 @ 3 p.m.
Survey Deadline - November 30, 2020
Meeting Dates - February 22-23, 2021
Public Hearing - February 22, 2021 @ noon
Public Vote - February 23, 2021 @ 2:00 p.m.

Documents:

Current Biographical Statements

Biographical Statements Submitted by Juneau, Utqiagivk, and Anchorage Superior Court Applicants, and Palmer District Court Applicants

Historical Selection Log

Historical Selection Log Page or (.pdf)