Michael Wolverton
Michael Wolverton was a judge of the Alaska Third District Superior Court. He left office in 2020.
Wolverton ran for re-election for judge of the Alaska Third District Superior Court. He won in the retention election on November 6, 2018.
Judge Wolverton was appointed on December 4, 1996, by Governor Tony Knowles.
Education
Judge Wolverton earned his Bachelor of Arts in English/Spanish from Mankato State University in 1972. He later earned his J.D. from the University of Minnesota School of Law in 1977.[1]
Career
- 1996-2020: Judge, Alaska Third District
- 1988-1996: He worked as a district court judge in Anchorage
- 1987-1988: He worked as an Assistant Public Defender for the Alaska Public Defender Agency in Anchorage
- 1984-1986: He served as a district court judge (Pro Tem) in Anchorage
- 1983: He was in private practice and assisted in the offices of Ramon G. Villagomez in Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
- 1980: He was a Law Clerk for Judge Victor Carlson in Anchorage
- 1977-1979: He served as a Staff Attorney, Director and an Instructor for the Office of the Public Defender
- 1975-1976: He was a Law Clerk/Investigator for Blethen, Gage & Krause in Minnesota[1]
Elections
2018
Alaska Third District Superior Court, Wolverton's seat
Michael Wolverton was retained to the Alaska Third District Superior Court on November 6, 2018 with 58.4% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
58.4
|
94,339 | ||
No |
41.6
|
67,114 | |||
Total Votes |
161,453 | ||||
|
|
2012
Wolverton was retained with 64.69% of the vote on November 6th.[2][3]
- See also: Alaska judicial elections, 2012
See also
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Footnotes
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
