Louis J. Menendez
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Louis James Menendez was a judge on the Alaska First District Superior Court. He was appointed by Governor Sean Parnell in May 2011.[1][2] He was sworn in as a Juneau Superior Court Judge on September 30, 2011 and served until his retirement from the court effective June 29, 2018.[3]
Elections
2014
Menendez was retained to the First District Superior Court with 74 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [4]
Education
Menendez received his J.D. from Hastings College of Law at the University of California and a Master of Law from New York University.[1][5]
Career
- 2011-2018: Judge, Alaska First District Superior Court
- 1994-2011: Attorney, private practice
- 1988-1994: Alaska state prosecutor
- 1986-1988: Assistant federal public defender in Texas
- 1979-1985: State prosecutor in Alaska
- 1976-1979: Research attorney, Alaska Judicial Council[1][5]
See also
- News: Judge Menendez sentences beer thief to 8 years in prison, April 24, 2012
- News: Menendez sworn-in to Juneau Superior Court, October 3, 2011
- News: Alaska Judicial Council nominates Attorney Menendez for superior court judgeship, April 6, 2011
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Juneau Empire, "Governor Sean Parnell selects top Juneau defense attorney Louis Menendez for Superior Court seat," May 23, 2011
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Alaska," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ AP News, "Outgoing Juneau judges reflect on time on the bench," accessed July 6, 2022
- ↑ Alaska Division of Elections, "2014 General Official Candidate List - Judicial," accessed August 6, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Juneau Empire "Louis Menendez gets a seat on the bench," October 2, 2011
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
