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Judicial Evaluation Materials for Judges Standing for Retention in 2018

 

For more information about the Judicial Council's 2018 Retention Recommendations, visit the Press Release dated August 20, 2018.

 

Visit the Judges' links below to view retention performance evaluations.

Supreme Court:

No Supreme Court Justices are eligible for retention in 2018

Court of Appeals:

No Court of Appeals Judges are eligible for retention in 2018

First Judicial District:

Superior Court Judge William Barker Carey - Ketchikan

District Court Judge Kevin Miller - Ketchikan

District Court Judge Kirsten Swanson - Juneau

Second Judicial District:

No Second Judicial District Judges are eligible for retention in 2018

Third Judicial District:

Superior Court Judge Michael D. Corey - Anchorage

Superior Court Judge William F. Morse - Anchorage

Superior Court Judge Herman G. Walker, Jr. - Anchorage

Superior Court Judge Michael L. Wolverton - Anchorage

District Court Judge Jo-Ann M. Chung - Anchorage

District Court Judge Brian K. Clark - Anchorage

District Court Judge William L. Estelle - Palmer

District Court Judge Sharon A.S. Illsley - Kenai

District Court John W. Wolfe - Palmer

Fourth Judicial District:

Superior Court Paul R. Lyle - Fairbanks

Superior Court Michael P. McConahy- Fairbanks

District Court Ben Seekins - Fairbanks

Judicial Council Surveys:

• Attorney Survey
• Peace Officers Survey
• Social Service Professionals Survey
• Court Employee Survey
• Juror Survey

Other Information:

• Peremptory Challenge Rate (How often a party requested assignment of a new judge)
• Recusal Rate (How often a judge disqualified himself or herself due to a conflict of interest)
• Appellate Affirmance Rate (How often a trial judge was affirmed or reversed on appeal)
• Salary Warrant Withholding

Retention Press Releases:

• Press Release (May 16, 2018) - Pubic Hearing about Judges on the Ballot in November
• Press Release (June 22, 2018) - Public Vote for Judicial Retention Evaluations
• Press Release (August 20, 2018) - Retention Recommendations for Judges on the Ballot in November