David Zwink

David L. Zwink is a former district court judge for the Palmer District Court in Alaska. He served on the court from 2010 to 2020. Zwink was appointed to the court on January 29, 2010, by Gov. Sean Parnell (R) to replace Judge Gregory L. Heath, who moved to the Alaska Superior Court. Zwink was retained for a four-year term in 2012. He won another full term in the retention election on November 8, 2016. He retired from the court before the end of his term in 2020.

Education

Zwink earned his B.S. from the State University of New York at Albany and his J.D. from the University of Oregon.

Career

• 2010-2020: District court judge for the Palmer District Court
• 1990-2009: Magistrate, standing master, and District Court judge pro tem for the Palmer District Court
• 1989-1990: Solo practitioner at his own law firm in Wasilla, AK
• 1986-1989: Associate attorney for the Law Office of Jean Schanen in Wasilla, AK

Elections

2016

Alaska District Court, 3rd District, David Zwink Retention Election, 2016
Name	Yes votes
David Zwink	59.65%
Source: Alaska Department of Elections, "Unofficial election results," accessed November 9, 2016

2012

Zwink was retained with 65.03 percent of the vote on November 6th.

See also: Alaska judicial elections, 2012

Footnotes

Alaska courts

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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