Judicial Evaluation Materials for Judges Standing for Retention in 2014
For more information about the Judicial Council's 2014 Retention Recommendations, visit the Press Release dated June 23, 2014.
Visit the Judges' links below to view retention performance evaluations.
Supreme Court:
Justice Craig F. Stowers
Court of Appeals:
No Court of Appeals Judges Standing for Retention
First Judicial District:
Superior Court Judge Louis James Menendez - Juneau
District Court Judge Kevin G. Miller - Ketchikan
Second Judicial District:
Superior Court Judge Paul A. Roetman - Kotzebue
Third Judicial District:
Superior Court Judge Andrew Guidi - Anchorage
Superior Court Judge Gregory Miller - Anchorage
District Court Judge Jo-Ann M. Chung - Anchorage
District Court Judge Brian K. Clark - Anchorage
District Court Judge Sharon A.S. Illsley - Kenai
District Court Judge Gregory Motyka - Anchorage
District Court Judge Stephanie Rhoades - Anchorage
District Court Judge John W. Wolfe - Palmer
Fourth Judicial District:
District Court Judge Ben Seekins - Fairbanks
The Alaska Judicial Council unanimously recommends that Alaskans vote "NO" against the retention of:
Third Judicial District Court Judge William L. Estelle - Palmer
Judicial Council Surveys
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)
- Alaska Judicial Observers Ratings (Community-based volunteer court observers)
Retention Public Hearings
- Press Release (June 10, 2014) - Council Recommendations for 2014 Judges Standing for Retention
- Press Release (June 23, 2014) - Revised Council Recommendation for 2014 Judges Standing for Retention
- Press Release (May 12, 2014) - Retention Public Hearing about Judges on the Ballot in November - May 12, 2014
