What judges are on the Alaska 2024 election ballot for retention?
What judges are on the Alaska 2024 election ballot for retention?
How Alaska judges are selected
The Alaska Judicial Council is a citizens’ council commissioned to review the history of judges and the Alaskan judicial system’s integrity. This council has not escaped citizen concerns of participating in the corrupted protection of crimes committed by Alaskan judges and the misconduct of other judicial officials. The Alaska Grand Juror Association (AGJA) was established unofficially by citizen’s worried about widespread misconduct and negligence throughout the judicial process. This group has identified the lead judicial investigator, Marla Greenstein, as having spent around 35 years in her position. The integrity of her position is questionable.
The Council is used “to [screen] applicants for judgeships and nominates the two or more most qualified applicants to the governor.” It is mandatory that the governor make his judicial selections from the Council’s nominees.
Who is on the council and what are its concerns of impartiality?
According to the Alaska Judicial Council, the council is designed to have “three public (non-lawyer) members and three lawyer members. The chief justice of the Alaska System Court is the chair of the council, but only votes when necessary.”
The Council is appointed by the governor and the legislature to confirm a judge’s position. This raised concerns with AGJA, because Alaska’s Bar Association (ABA), used to monitor legal professionals, was taken over by Alaska’s Supreme Court in the early 1900s. This has led to legal professionals fearing the Supreme Court may control their professional future.
The Supreme Court hijacked all the funds that were once in the ABA control. The Supreme Court has an impact on the review of legal professionals in Alaska, This is usually avoided by the independence of a State’s Bar Association. Cowardly attorneys do not push back against the misconduct and negligence of judges that are before them. This has developed a culture of injustice against the people of Alaska, and the protection of judges and attorneys that are misbehaving.
Not only does the governor appoint the members of the Council, he can influence the state legislature to support his appointments. The Alaska Bar Association appoints three lawyers to the Council. Regardless, the Council is ineffective to prevent the intimidation of attorneys by judges with temperaments that are unbecoming the robes they wear.
“The governor appoints the public members, and the legislature confirms them. The lawyer members are appointed by the Board of Governors of the Alaska Bar Association. Each member serves a six-year term. Terms are staggered so that one member is appointed every year. Members come from different areas of the state. Council members serve as volunteers,” reports the Alaska Judicial Council.
What is the Merit System?
1. Professional Competence. Intellect, legal knowledge, written and oral communication skills, and ability to work and communicate well with various people.
2. Diligence and Administrative Skills. Including organizational and case management skills.
3. Integrity. Consistent history of honesty and high moral character.
4. Fairness. Ability to be impartial to all, and commitment to equal justice under the law.
5. Temperament. Compassion, humility, and a history of courtesy and civility.
Judgment and Common Sense. Balance between knowledge and practical reality.
6. Legal Experience. Amount and breadth of legal experience, and the suitability of that experience for the position sought.
7. Life Experience. Diversity of experience, exposure to persons of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds, and demonstrated interests in areas outside the legal field.
8. Public and Community Service. Demonstrated commitment to equal justice, and to the legal needs of the diverse communities of Alaska, commitment to the community generally, and to improving the justice system in particular.
Also, the Council and courts hav been prioritizing the need for diversity and inclusion. On July 30, 2024, the Alaska Beacon published an article named, “Alaska Supreme Court positioned to be majority-women for the first time.” Alaskans are realizing that too many officials were not being selected by merit but by demographics. This shows in judges’ orders, whereas they dismiss evidence, are inconsistent with judgements, judges are making up the law and legal reasoning to benefit the State and corrupted judicial officers.
How Alaskan Judges are retained.
AGJA recommends Alaskans to vote “NO” for the retention of ALL judges, because the Alaska judicial system is seen as systemically corrupted.
Judges on the 2024 Alaska election ballots are based on jurisdiction. Therefore, not all judges are available for a vote on all ballots. The last day to vote is Election Day, November 5, 2024.
The following judges are on the 2024 ballot:
Statewide judges
Justice Dario Borghesan (Alaska Supreme Court)
Term ends on: February 2, 2025, determined by the election. Assumed office July 21, 2020.
Appointed by Governor Mike Dunleavy (R)
Assumed office November 2012.
Became chief judge of the Alaska Court of Appeals
Appointed by Governor Sean Parnell (R).
“Attorneys who appeared before Judge Allard gave her excellent reviews (4.3 overall), as did court employees (4.8 overall). The chart provided summarizes Judge Allard's survey ratings.”
Judge Timothy W. Terrell (Alaska Court of Appeals)
Term ends on: Feb 3, 2025.
Appointed in December 2020.
Appointed by Governor Mike Dunleavy.
“Attorneys who appeared before Judge Terrell gave him excellent reviews (4.3 overall), and court employees gave him very good reviews (3.6 overall). The chart provided summarizes Judge Terrell's survey ratings.”
Judicial Review Questionnaire:
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/retent24/documents/terrell_questionnaire.pdf
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/ret24terrell.html
https://ballotpedia.org/Timothy_Terrell
Assumed office October 2022.
Appointed by Governor Mike Dunleavy (R).
“Attorneys who appeared before Judge Pickrell gave him excellent reviews (4.6 overall), as did court employees (4.9 overall), and peace and probation officers (4.1 overall). The chart provided summarizes Judge Pickrell's survey ratings.”
Judicial Retention Questionnaire:
https://ajc.alaska.gov/retention/retent24/documents/pickrell_questionnaire.pdf
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/ret24pickrell.html
Term ends on: 2025.
Appointed by Governor Mike Dunleavy (R).
“Attorneys who appeared before Judge Seifert gave her excellent reviews (4.3 overall), as did court employees (4.4 overall). The chart provided summarizes Judge Seifert's survey ratings.”
Term ends on: 2025.
Appointed by Governor Mike Dunleavy (R).
“Attorneys who appeared before Judge Seifert gave her excellent reviews (4.3 overall), as did court employees (4.4 overall). The chart provided summarizes Judge Seifert's survey ratings.”
Term ends on: 2025.
Assumed office July 2015.
Appointed by Governor Bill Walker (R).
“Attorneys who appeared before Judge Walker gave him excellent reviews (4.2 overall), as did court employees (4.5 overall). The chart provided summarizes Judge Walker's survey ratings.”
Judicial Retention Questionnaire
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/retent24/documents/walkerjr_questionnaire.pdf
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/ret24walker.html
Judge Adolf Zeman (Superior Court - Anchorage)
Term ends on: 2025.
Assumed office April 2020.
Appointed by Governor Mike Dunleavy (R)
“Attorneys who appeared before Judge Zeman gave him excellent reviews (4.4 overall), as did court employees (4.5 overall). The chart provided summarizes Judge Zeman's survey ratings.”
Term ends on: 2025.
Assumed office November 2012.
Appointed by Governor Sean Parnell (R).
“Attorneys who appeared before Judge Dickson gave her excellent reviews (4.5 overall), as did court employees (4.7 overall), and peace and probation officers (4.6 overall). The chart provided summarizes Judge Dickson’s survey ratings.”
Term ends on: 2025.
Judicial Retention Questionnaire
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/retent24/documents/hanley_questionnaire.pdf
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/ret24hanley.html
Judge Michael B. Logue (District Court - Anchorage)
Term ends on: 2025.
Assumed office 2018.
Appointed by Governor Mike Dunleavy (R).
”Attorneys who appeared before Judge Logue gave him excellent reviews (4.0 overall), as did court employees (4.2 overall), and peace and probation officers (4.3 overall). The chart provided summarizes Judge Logue’s survey ratings.”
Judicial Retention Questionnaire
https://ajc.alaska.gov/retention/retent24/documents/logue_questionnaire.pdf
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/ret24logue.html
Judge Kari McCrea (District Court - Anchorage)
Term ends on: 2025.
Assumed office September 2017.
Appointed by Governor Mike Dunleavy (R).
”Attorneys who appeared before Judge McCrea gave her excellent reviews (4.8 overall), as did court employees (5.0 overall), and peace and probation officers (4.1 overall). The chart provided summarizes Judge McCrea’s survey ratings.”
Judicial Retention Questionnaire:
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/retent24/documents/mccrea_questionnaire.pdf
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/ret24mccrea.html
Judge David R. Wallace (District Court - Anchorage)
Term ends on: 2025.
Assumed office January 2009.
Appointed by Governor Sarah Palin (R).
” Attorneys who appeared before Judge Wallace gave him excellent reviews (4.4 overall), as did court employees (4.6 overall), and peace and probation officers (4.9 overall). The chart provided summarizes Judge Wallace's survey ratings. Detailed survey ratings can be viewed here.”
Judicial Retention Questionnaire:
https://ajc.alaska.gov/retention/retent24/documents/wallace_questionnaire.pdf
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/ret24wallace.html
Judge Pamela Washington (District Court - Anchorage)
Term ends on: 2025.
Assumed office August 2010.
Appointed by Governor Mike Dunleavy (R).
” Attorneys who appeared before Judge Washington gave her excellent reviews (4.2 overall), as did court employees (4.5 overall), and peace and probation officers (3.8 overall). The chart provided summarizes Judge Washington's survey ratings.”
Judicial Retention Questionnaire:
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/retent24/documents/washington_questionnaire.pdf
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/ret24washington.html
Term ends on: 2025.
Assumed office April 2021.
Appointed by Governor Mike Dunleavy (R).
“Attorneys who appeared before Judge Haines gave her excellent reviews (4.7 overall), as did court employees (5.0 overall). Other justice system professionals who appeared in Judge Haines’ courtroom also rated her highly. The chart provided summarizes Judge Haines’ survey ratings.”
Judicial Retention Questionnaire:
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/retent24/documents/haines_questionnaire.pdf
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/ret24haines.html
Judge Maria Pia L. Bahr (District Court - Fairbanks)
Term ends on: Feb 3, 2025.
Assumed office April 2021.
Appointed by Governor Mike Dunleavy (R).
“Attorneys who appeared before Judge Bahr gave her excellent reviews (4.3 overall), as did court employees (4.7 overall), and peace and probation officers (3.2 overall). The chart provided summarizes Judge Bahr’s survey ratings.”
Judicial Retention Questionnaire https://ajc.alaska.gov/retention/retent24/documents/bahr_questionnaire.pdf
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/ret24bahr.html
Judge Matthew Christian (District Court - Fairbanks)
Term ends on: 2025.
Assumed office November 2013.
Appointed by Governor Mike Dunleavy (R).
“Attorneys who appeared before Judge Christian gave him excellent reviews (4.5 overall), as did court employees (4.8 overall), and peace and probation officers (4.4 overall). The chart provided summarizes Judge Christian’s survey ratings.”
Judicial Retention Questionnaire:
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/retent24/documents/christian_questionnaire.pdf
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/ret24christian.html
Judge William T. Montgomery (District Court - Bethel)
Term ends on: 2025.
Assumed office 2018.
Appointed by Governor Mike Dunleavy (R).
“Attorneys who appeared before Judge Zeman gave him excellent reviews (4.4 overall), as did court employees (4.5 overall). The chart provided summarizes Judge Zeman's survey ratings.”
Judicial Retention Questionnaire
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/judges/jdgret/montgomery20.pdf
According to Alaska Judges, “Only Supreme Court and Court of Appeals judges appear on statewide ballots—all other judges appear only on the ballot in their judicial district.”
Sources:
1. Brooks, James. (May 29, 2024). Judicial Council recommends Alaskans keep all judges, including jurist behind correspondence ruling. Alaska Public Media. Retrieved on October 23, 2024. https://alaskapublic.org/2024/05/29/judicial-council-recommends-alaskans-keep-all-judges-including-jurist-behind-correspondence-ruling/
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4. AGJA ABA letters. ????
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6. Ballotpedia. (2024). Jennifer S. Henderson. Ballotpedia. Retrieved on October 23, 2024. https://ballotpedia.org/Jennifer_S._Henderson
7. Ballotpedia. (2024). Marjorie Allard. Ballotpedia. Retrieved on October 23, 2024. https://ballotpedia.org/Marjorie_Allard
8. Ballotpedia. (2024). Timothy Terrel. Ballotpedia. Retrieved on October 23, 2024. https://ballotpedia.org/Timothy_Terrell
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15. Ballotpedia. (2024). Leslie Dickson. Ballotpedia. Retrieved on October 23, 2024. https://ballotpedia.org/Leslie_N._Dickson
16. Ballotpedia. (2024). Michael Franciosi. Ballotpedia. Retrieved on October 23, 2024. https://ballotpedia.org/Michael_Franciosi
17. Ballotpedia. (2024) J. Patrick Hanley. Ballotpedia. Retrieved on October 23, 2024. https://ballotpedia.org/J._Patrick_Hanley_(Alaska)
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21. Ballotpedia. (2024) Pamela Washington (District Court - Anchorage). Ballotpedia. Retrieved on October 23, 2024. https://ballotpedia.org/Pamela_Scott_Washington
22. Ballot Ready. (2024). Patricia L. Haines. Ballot Ready. Retrieved on October 23, 2024. https://www.ballotready.org/people/patricia-l-haines
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“Attorneys who appeared before Justice Borghesan gave him excellent reviews (4.7 overall), as did court employees (4.9 overall). The chart provided summarizes Justice Borghesan's survey ratings.”
Judicial Retention Questionnaire:
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/retent24/documents/borghesan_questionnaire.pdfhttps://ballotpedia.org/Dario_Borghesan
Justice Jennifer S. Henderson (Alaska Supreme Court)
Term ends on: February 2, 2025.
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/retent24/documents/borghesan_questionnaire.pdfhttps://ballotpedia.org/Dario_Borghesan
Justice Dario Borghesan (Alaska Supreme Court)
Justice Jennifer S. Henderson (Alaska Supreme Court)
Term ends on: February 2, 2025.
Assumed office July 1, 2020.
Appointed by Governor Mike Dunleavy (R
“Attorneys who appeared before Justice Henderson gave her excellent reviews (4.8 overall), as did court employees (4.9 overall). The chart provided summarizes Justice Henderson's survey ratings.’
Judicial Retention Questionnaire:
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/retent24/documents/henderson_questionnaire.pdf
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/ret24henderson.html
Judge Marjorie Allard (Alaska Court of Appeals)
Term ends on: February 2, 2025.
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/retent24/documents/henderson_questionnaire.pdf
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/ret24henderson.html
Justice Jennifer S. Henderson (Alaska Supreme Court)
Term ends on: February 2, 2025.
Assumed office November 2012.
Became chief judge of the Alaska Court of Appeals
Appointed by Governor Sean Parnell (R).
“Attorneys who appeared before Judge Allard gave her excellent reviews (4.3 overall), as did court employees (4.8 overall). The chart provided summarizes Judge Allard's survey ratings.”
Judicial Review Questionnaire:
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/retent24/documents/allard_questionnaire.pdf
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/ret24allard.html
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/retent24/documents/allard_questionnaire.pdf
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/ret24allard.html
Judge Marjorie Allard (Alaska Court of Appeals)
Term ends on: Feb 3, 2025.
Appointed in December 2020.
Appointed by Governor Mike Dunleavy.
“Attorneys who appeared before Judge Terrell gave him excellent reviews (4.3 overall), and court employees gave him very good reviews (3.6 overall). The chart provided summarizes Judge Terrell's survey ratings.”
Judicial Review Questionnaire:
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/retent24/documents/terrell_questionnaire.pdf
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/ret24terrell.html
https://ballotpedia.org/Timothy_Terrell
Judge Timothy W. Terrell (Alaska Court of Appeals)
First Judicial District (Southeast Alaska)
Kristian B. Pickrell (Ketchikan District Court)
Term ends on: 2025. Assumed office October 2022.
Appointed by Governor Mike Dunleavy (R).
“Attorneys who appeared before Judge Pickrell gave him excellent reviews (4.6 overall), as did court employees (4.9 overall), and peace and probation officers (4.1 overall). The chart provided summarizes Judge Pickrell's survey ratings.”
Judicial Retention Questionnaire:
https://ajc.alaska.gov/retention/retent24/documents/pickrell_questionnaire.pdf
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/ret24pickrell.html
Kristian B. Pickrell (Ketchikan District Court)
Second Judicial District (Northwest Alaska and North Slope)
No judge from the Second Judicial District will stand for retention in 2022
Third Judicial District (Southcentral Alaska)
Judge Rachel Ahrens (Superior Court - Valdez)
Assumed office December 2019.
Appointed by Governor Mike Dunleavy (R).
“Attorneys who appeared before Judge Seifert gave her excellent reviews (4.3 overall), as did court employees (4.4 overall). The chart provided summarizes Judge Seifert's survey ratings.”
Judicial Retention Questionnaire
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/retent24/documents/ahrens_questionnaire.pdf
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/ret24ahrens.html
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/retent24/documents/ahrens_questionnaire.pdf
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/ret24ahrens.html
Judge Rachel Ahrens (Superior Court - Valdez)
Judge Bride Seifert (Superior Court - Homer)
Term ends on: 2025.
Assumed office December 2019.
Appointed by Governor Mike Dunleavy (R).
“Attorneys who appeared before Judge Seifert gave her excellent reviews (4.3 overall), as did court employees (4.4 overall). The chart provided summarizes Judge Seifert's survey ratings.”
Judicial Retention Questionnaire
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/retent24/documents/seifert_questionnaire.pdf
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/ret24seifert.html
Judge Herman G. Walker, Jr.. (Superior Court - Anchorage)
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/retent24/documents/seifert_questionnaire.pdf
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/ret24seifert.html
Judge Bride Seifert (Superior Court - Homer)
Judge Herman G. Walker, Jr.. (Superior Court - Anchorage)
Term ends on: 2025.
Assumed office July 2015.
Appointed by Governor Bill Walker (R).
“Attorneys who appeared before Judge Walker gave him excellent reviews (4.2 overall), as did court employees (4.5 overall). The chart provided summarizes Judge Walker's survey ratings.”
Judicial Retention Questionnaire
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/retent24/documents/walkerjr_questionnaire.pdf
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/ret24walker.html
Judge Herman G. Walker, Jr.. (Superior Court - Anchorage)
Judge Adolf Zeman (Superior Court - Anchorage)
Term ends on: 2025.
Assumed office April 2020.
Appointed by Governor Mike Dunleavy (R)
“Attorneys who appeared before Judge Zeman gave him excellent reviews (4.4 overall), as did court employees (4.5 overall). The chart provided summarizes Judge Zeman's survey ratings.”
Judicial Retention Questionnaire:
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/retent24/documents/zeman_questionnaire.pdf
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/ret24zeman.html
Judge Leslie Dickson (District Court - Anchorage)
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/retent24/documents/zeman_questionnaire.pdf
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/ret24zeman.html
Judge Adolf Zeman (Superior Court - Anchorage)
Judge Leslie Dickson (District Court - Anchorage)
Term ends on: 2025.
Assumed office November 2012.
Appointed by Governor Sean Parnell (R).
“Attorneys who appeared before Judge Dickson gave her excellent reviews (4.5 overall), as did court employees (4.7 overall), and peace and probation officers (4.6 overall). The chart provided summarizes Judge Dickson’s survey ratings.”
Judicial Retention Questionnaire
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/retent24/documents/dickson_questionnaire.pdf
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/ret24dickson.html
Judge J. Patrick Hanley (District Court - Anchorage)
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/retent24/documents/dickson_questionnaire.pdf
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/ret24dickson.html
Judge Leslie Dickson (District Court - Anchorage)
Judge J. Patrick Hanley (District Court - Anchorage)
Term ends on: 2025.
Assumed office January 2005.
“Attorneys who appeared before Judge Hanley gave him excellent reviews (4.7 overall), as did court employees (4.9 overall), and peace and probation officers (4.5 overall). The chart provided summarizes Judge Hanley’s survey ratings.”
Appointed by Governor Frank Murkowski
Judicial Retention Questionnaire
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/retent24/documents/hanley_questionnaire.pdf
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/ret24hanley.html
Judge J. Patrick Hanley (District Court - Anchorage)
Judge Michael B. Logue (District Court - Anchorage)
Term ends on: 2025.
Assumed office 2018.
Appointed by Governor Mike Dunleavy (R).
”Attorneys who appeared before Judge Logue gave him excellent reviews (4.0 overall), as did court employees (4.2 overall), and peace and probation officers (4.3 overall). The chart provided summarizes Judge Logue’s survey ratings.”
Judicial Retention Questionnaire
https://ajc.alaska.gov/retention/retent24/documents/logue_questionnaire.pdf
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/ret24logue.html
Judge Michael B. Logue (District Court - Anchorage)
Term ends on: 2025.
Assumed office September 2017.
Appointed by Governor Mike Dunleavy (R).
”Attorneys who appeared before Judge McCrea gave her excellent reviews (4.8 overall), as did court employees (5.0 overall), and peace and probation officers (4.1 overall). The chart provided summarizes Judge McCrea’s survey ratings.”
Judicial Retention Questionnaire:
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/retent24/documents/mccrea_questionnaire.pdf
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/ret24mccrea.html
Judge Kari McCrea (District Court - Anchorage)
Term ends on: 2025.
Assumed office January 2009.
Appointed by Governor Sarah Palin (R).
” Attorneys who appeared before Judge Wallace gave him excellent reviews (4.4 overall), as did court employees (4.6 overall), and peace and probation officers (4.9 overall). The chart provided summarizes Judge Wallace's survey ratings. Detailed survey ratings can be viewed here.”
Judicial Retention Questionnaire:
https://ajc.alaska.gov/retention/retent24/documents/wallace_questionnaire.pdf
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/ret24wallace.html
Judge David R. Wallace (District Court - Anchorage)
Judge Pamela Washington (District Court - Anchorage)
Term ends on: 2025.
Assumed office August 2010.
Appointed by Governor Mike Dunleavy (R).
” Attorneys who appeared before Judge Washington gave her excellent reviews (4.2 overall), as did court employees (4.5 overall), and peace and probation officers (3.8 overall). The chart provided summarizes Judge Washington's survey ratings.”
Judicial Retention Questionnaire:
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/retent24/documents/washington_questionnaire.pdf
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/ret24washington.html
Judge Pamela Washington (District Court - Anchorage)
Fourth Judicial District (Interior and Western Alaska)
Patricia L. Haines (Superior Court - Fairbanks)
Assumed office April 2021.
Appointed by Governor Mike Dunleavy (R).
“Attorneys who appeared before Judge Haines gave her excellent reviews (4.7 overall), as did court employees (5.0 overall). Other justice system professionals who appeared in Judge Haines’ courtroom also rated her highly. The chart provided summarizes Judge Haines’ survey ratings.”
Judicial Retention Questionnaire:
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/retent24/documents/haines_questionnaire.pdf
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/ret24haines.html
Patricia L. Haines (Superior Court - Fairbanks)
Judge Maria Pia L. Bahr (District Court - Fairbanks)
Term ends on: Feb 3, 2025.
Assumed office April 2021.
Appointed by Governor Mike Dunleavy (R).
“Attorneys who appeared before Judge Bahr gave her excellent reviews (4.3 overall), as did court employees (4.7 overall), and peace and probation officers (3.2 overall). The chart provided summarizes Judge Bahr’s survey ratings.”
Judicial Retention Questionnaire https://ajc.alaska.gov/retention/retent24/documents/bahr_questionnaire.pdf
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/ret24bahr.html
Judge Maria Pia L. Bahr (District Court - Fairbanks)
Term ends on: 2025.
Assumed office November 2013.
Appointed by Governor Mike Dunleavy (R).
“Attorneys who appeared before Judge Christian gave him excellent reviews (4.5 overall), as did court employees (4.8 overall), and peace and probation officers (4.4 overall). The chart provided summarizes Judge Christian’s survey ratings.”
Judicial Retention Questionnaire:
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/retent24/documents/christian_questionnaire.pdf
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/retention/ret24christian.html
Judge Matthew Christian (District Court - Fairbanks)
Judge William T. Montgomery (District Court - Bethel)
Term ends on: 2025.
Assumed office 2018.
Appointed by Governor Mike Dunleavy (R).
“Attorneys who appeared before Judge Zeman gave him excellent reviews (4.4 overall), as did court employees (4.5 overall). The chart provided summarizes Judge Zeman's survey ratings.”
Judicial Retention Questionnaire
https://www.ajc.state.ak.us/judges/jdgret/montgomery20.pdf
According to Alaska Judges, “Only Supreme Court and Court of Appeals judges appear on statewide ballots—all other judges appear only on the ballot in their judicial district.”
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