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Thomas A. Matthews
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
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Thomas A. Matthews did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
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
