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Revision as of 22:38, 14 August 2024


Jack W. Smith was a superior court judge for the Third Judicial District in Anchorage, Alaska. Smith was appointed on November 17, 2006, by Gov. Frank Murkowski (R). Smith was retained for a six-year term in 2010. He won another full term in the retention election on November 8, 2016. Smith resigned from the court in 2017.[1]

Education

Judge Smith earned his undergraduate degree from the U.S. Air Force Academy and his J.D. from the University of Idaho.[2]

Career

  • 2006-2017: Superior Court Judge, Anchorage Superior Court
  • 2003-2006: District Court Judge, Anchorage District Court
  • 2000-2003: Assistant District Attorney, State of Alaska, Palmer
  • 1998-2000: Assistant District Attorney, State of Alaska, Kotzebue
  • 1997-1998: Attorney, self-employed[2]

Military career

  • 1994-1997: Judge Advocate, Alaskan Command and 11th Air Force
  • 1992-1994: Judge Advocate, 55th Wing, Nebraska
  • 1991-1992: Air Force, Headquarters Strategic Air Command, Nebraska
  • 1988-1991: Judge Advocate General, U.S. Air Force at K.I. Sawyer AFB, Michigan
  • 1985-1988: Assistant Staff Judge Advocate, 26th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing
  • 1982-1985: Medical Law Consultant, USAF Medical Center
  • 1979-1982: Assistant Staff Judge Advocate, 380th Bomb Wing, New York[2]

Bar admissions

  • US District Court for Alaska in 1996
  • Supreme Court of Alaska in 1996
  • US Court of Military Appeals in 1979
  • Supreme Court of Idaho in 1979[2]

Associations

  • Alaska State Bar Association
  • Idaho State Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • National District Attorneys Association
  • American Judges Association
  • American Judicature Society[2]

Elections

2016

Alaska Superior Court, 3rd District, Jack W. Smith Retention Election, 2016
Name Yes votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJack W. Smith58.79%
Source: Alaska Department of Elections, "Unofficial election results," accessed November 9, 2016

2010

Smith was retained in 2010.[3] The Alaska Judicial Council supported his retention.[4][5] He is up for retention again in 2016.

Main article: Alaska judicial elections, 2010
See also: Alaska Judges up for Retention Election in 2010

See also

External links

Footnotes