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Alaska Third District District Court, Alaska
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The Alaska Third District District Court resides in Alaska. Click on the links below to learn more about the court's...
Jurisdiction
This court holds the following jurisdiction:[1]
| “ | The District Court is a trial court of limited jurisdiction. Its powers are narrower than those of the Superior Court. At the time of Statehood in 1959, the Alaska legislature created a District Court for each judicial district and granted the Supreme Court the authority to increase or decrease the number of District Court judges within each judicial district. There are currently 20 District Court judges serving in three of the four judicial districts.[2] | ” |
Judges
| Office | Name | Party | Date assumed office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Third District District Court | Jo-Ann M. Chung | Nonpartisan | 2011 |
| Alaska Third District District Court | Brian K. Clark | Nonpartisan | 2003 |
| Alaska Third District District Court | Leslie N. Dickson | Nonpartisan | 2012 |
| Alaska Third District District Court | Martin Fallon | Nonpartisan | 2019 |
| Alaska Third District District Court | Michael Franciosi | Nonpartisan | 2017 |
| Alaska Third District District Court | J. Patrick Hanley | Nonpartisan | 2005 |
| Alaska Third District District Court | Tom V. Jamgochian | Nonpartisan | 2020 |
| Alaska Third District District Court | Michael Logue | Nonpartisan | 2018 |
| Alaska Third District District Court | Kari McCrea | Nonpartisan | 2017 |
| Alaska Third District District Court | Shawn Traini | Nonpartisan | 2020 |
| Alaska Third District District Court | David R. Wallace | Nonpartisan | 2009 |
| Alaska Third District District Court | Pamela Scott Washington | Nonpartisan | 2010 |
Elections
Alaska is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Alaska, click here.
- Alaska local trial court judicial elections, 2025
- Alaska local trial court judicial elections, 2024
- Alaska local trial court judicial elections, 2023
- Alaska local trial court judicial elections, 2022
- Alaska local trial court judicial elections, 2021
- Alaska local trial court judicial elections, 2020
- Alaska local trial court judicial elections, 2019
- Alaska local trial court judicial elections, 2018
- Alaska local trial court judicial elections, 2017
- Alaska local trial court judicial elections, 2016
- Alaska judicial elections, 2014
- Alaska judicial elections, 2012
- Alaska judicial elections, 2010
Selection method
- See also: Judicial selection in the states
- See also: Assisted appointment
Judges of the Alaska District Courts are selected by gubernatorial appointment with help from a nominating commission. They must face retention two years after their appointment and then every four years thereafter.[3]
Qualifications
To serve on one of the district courts, a judge must be:[3][4]
- at least 21 years of age;
- a U.S. citizen;
- a resident of Alaska for at least five years;
- licensed to practice law in the state and active for at least three years; or
- a magistrate for at least seven years and possessing of a law degree.
Judicial elections in Alaska
- See also: Alaska judicial elections
Alaska is one of eight states that use retention elections to determine whether judges should remain on the bench without using another type of election as an initial selection method. To read more about how states use judicial elections to select judges across the country, click here.
Retention election
In these elections, judges do not compete against another candidate, but voters are given a "yes" or "no" choice in deciding whether to keep the judge in office for another term. The judge must receive a majority of "yes" votes to remain in office. Judges must face their first retention at the next general election occurring at least three years after their appointment. The exception to this are the district court judges, who face retention two years after their appointment.[5]
Judges must file their intention to run for retention by August 1.[5] At least 60 days prior to the election, the Alaska Judicial Council publishes its evaluations of the judges up for retention.[6][7][8][9]
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Alaska State Court System ADMINISTRATION, "District Court," accessed May 10, 2023
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Alaska; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Alaska Court System, "The District Courts," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 FindLaw - Alaska Statutes, "Chapter 15.35, Article 3," accessed June 18, 2014
- ↑ FindLaw, "Alaska Stat. § 22.05.100.," accessed June 18, 2014
- ↑ FindLaw, "Alaska Stat. § 22.07.060.," accessed June 18, 2014
- ↑ FindLaw, "Alaska Stat. § 22.10.150.," accessed June 18, 2014
- ↑ FindLaw, "Alaska Stat. § 22.15.195.," accessed June 18, 2014
Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Alaska • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Alaska
State courts:
Alaska Supreme Court • Alaska Court of Appeals • Alaska Superior Court • Alaska District Court
State resources:
Courts in Alaska • Alaska judicial elections • Judicial selection in Alaska
