Thomas A. Matthews

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Thomas A. Matthews

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Alaska Third District Superior Court
Tenure
Present officeholder
Term ends

2029

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Appointed

July 20, 2018

Education

Bachelor's

University of California, Berkeley

Law

Lewis & Clark College, Northwestern School of Law

Thomas A. Matthews is a judge of the Alaska Third District Superior Court. His current term ends in 2029.

Matthews ran for re-election for judge of the Alaska Third District Superior Court. He won in the retention election on November 8, 2022.

Matthews was appointed by Gov. Bill Walker (I) on July 20, 2018, to replace John Suddock.[1]

Education

Matthews attended the College of Marin from 1976 to 1977. He received a bachelor's degree from the University of California at Berkeley in 1982, and a J.D. from the Northwestern School of Law at Lewis & Clark College in 1985.[2]

Career

At the time of his appointment, Matthews had practiced law for 32 years. He was a co-founder of Matthews & Zahare, where he worked on civil litigation from 1994 to 2018.[1]

Elections

2022

See also:  City elections in Anchorage, Alaska (2022)

Alaska Third District Superior Court, Matthews' seat

Thomas A. Matthews was retained to the Alaska Third District Superior Court on November 8, 2022 with 57.4% of the vote.

Retention
 Vote
%
Votes
Yes
 
57.4
 
84,489
No
 
42.6
 
62,589
Total Votes
147,078

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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