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Current Judicial Vacancies
Kotzebue Superior Court & Juneau District Court
Kotzebue Superior Court Applicants:
TBD
Juneau District Court Applicants:
TBD
*Important Dates:
Meeting Date - Week of November 9, 2026
Anchorage District Court Application Deadline - July 6, 2026 @ 3 p.m.
Documents:
- Press Release Announcing Vacancies for the Kotzebue Superior Court & Juneau District Court; 6/1/2026
- Judicial Announcment Letter and Position Description; 6/1/2026
- Press Release Announcing Applicants for the Nome Superior & Anchorage District Courts; 5/8/2026
- Press Release Announcing Vancancy for the Nome Superior Court; 3/30/2026
- Press Release Announcing Vancancy for the Anchorage District Court; 3/24/2026
- Judicial Announcment Letter and Position Description (Nome); 3/30/2026
- Judicial Announcment Letter and Position Description (Anchorage); 3/24/2026
- Press Release Announcing Nominees for the Alaska Court of Appeals, Kotzebue Superior, Anchorage Superior, & Anchorage District Courts; 5/26/2026
- Bar Survey Report for Alaska Court of Appeals
- Bar Survey Report for Kotzebue Superior Court
- Bar Survey Report for Anchorage Superior Court
- Bar Survey Report for Anchorage District Court
- Press Release Announcing Applicants for the Alaska Court of Appeals, Kotzebue Superior, Anchorage Superior & Anchorage District Courts; 2/6/2026
- Press Release Announcing Vacancies for the Alaska Court of Appeals, Kotzebue Superior, Anchorage Superior & Anchorage District Courts; 1/2/2026
- Judicial Announcement Letter and Position Descriptions; 1/2/2026
Anchorage District Court & Nome Superior Court
Nome Superior Court Applicants:
Nicholas Adam Defreitas (withdrew)
Elisabeth Mering
John Revis
Anchorage District Court Applicants:
Eva Khadjinova
Julia Metzger
Ben Muse
Eric Salinger
Sam Vandergaw
Matt Widmer
*Important Dates:
Meeting Date - Week of August 17, 2026
Anchorage District Court Application Deadline - May 1, 2026 @ 3 p.m.
Nome Superior Court Application Deadline - May 8, 2026 @ 3 p.m.
Documents:
Alaska Court of Appeals, Kotzebue Superior,
Anchorage Superior & Anchorage District Courts
Alaska Court of Appeals Applicants:
Mark Clark
Patricia L. Haines (nominated)
Kelly Taylor (nominated)
Matt Widmer
Kotzebue Superior Court Applicants:
Nicholas Adam Defreitas
Daniel DalleMolle (nominated)
Anchorage Superior Court Applicants:
Loren Patrick Hildebrandt
Matt Widmer (nominated)
David Wilkinson (nominated)
Anchorage District Court Applicants:
Michael John Branson (nominated)
Ronald Dupuis (Appointed to prior Anchorage District Court position)
Lindsay Ingaldson (withdrew)
Eva Khadjinova
Julia Metzger (nominated)
Ben Muse (nominated)
Eric Salinger (nominated)
Patrick Sherry (withdrew)
Hannah Steketee
Sam Vandergaw (nominated)
Matt Widmer (nominated)
*Important Dates:
Meeting Date - Week of May 18, 2026
Withdraw Deadline - April 3, 2026
Application Deadline - February 6, 2026 @ 3 p.m.
