Steve W. Cole
Steve William Cole was a superior court judge for the Third Judicial District in Kodiak, Alaska.[1] Judge Cole was appointed March 4, 2009, by Governor Sarah Palin replacing Joel H. Bolger as superior court judge in Kodiak. Cole was retained in 2012 to a term that expired in 2018.[2]
Education
Judge Cole has lived in Kodiak, Alaska for 34 years. He has a wife and two adult children whom were raised on Kodiak.[3]
Education
Steve Cole received a B.S.B.A on June 15, 1974 from the University of California at Berkeley. In September of 1978 Cole began law school at the University of Hawaii, Honolulu for two weeks and then transferred to the University of Colorado, Boulder. In May 22, 1981 he graduated from Boulder with a J.D.[3]
Career
- 2009-2018: A superior court judge for the Third Judicial District in Kodiak
- 2005-2008: Magistrate/Standing Master in Anchorage
- 2001-2005: Partner and 1/2 owner of Law Office of Cole and Razo, LLC. in Chugiak
- 1990-2000: Partner with Gray, Cole, and Razo, PC
- 1983-1990: Supervising Attorney for Public Defender Agency
- 1981-1983: Staff Attorney for Alaska Legal Services Corporation
- 1979-1980: VISTA Paralegal with Alaska Legal Services in Kodiak
- 1976-1978: VISTA Paralegal with Alaska Legal Services in Unalaska[3]
Community Involvement
Steve Cole first moved to Kodiak in 1974 as a VISTA volunteer spending time in the six native villages on the island. Cole helped to find programs for the villages and write grants for those programs.
In 1995 Cole started the Kodiak Teen Court and is still on its Board. From 1991 to 1997 Cole was the varsity coach for Kodiak High School Softball. He also taught a law class at Kodiak College from 1996 to 1999.
Judge Cole was an alternate Board member of the ALSC (Alaska Legal Services Corporation) from 1996 to 2005 and Alaskan Pro Bono from 2000 to 2002.[3]
Elections
2012
Cole was retained with 64.48% of the vote on November 6th.[4][5]
- See also: Alaska judicial elections, 2012
External links
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
