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Alaska has a unified, centrally administered, and totally state funded judicial system. Municipal governments do not maintain separate court systems. There are four levels of courts in the Alaska Court System, each with different powers, duties and responsibilities. The supreme court and court of appeals are appellate courts, which review and decide appeals from decisions made by the trial courts. The superior court and district court are trial courts, which initially hear and decide court cases.

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Supreme Court Justices

Alaska Supreme Court Justices
Front Row (L-R): Justice Daniel E. Winfree, Chief Justice Craig Stowers, Justice Peter J. Maassen
Back Row (L-R): Justice Joel H. Bolger, Justice Susan M. Carney

Justice	Location	Appointed
Daniel E. Winfree	Fairbanks	2007
Craig Stowers Chief Justice	Anchorage	2009
Peter J. Maassen	Anchorage	2012
Joel H. Bolger	Anchorage	2013
Susan M. Carney	Fairbanks	2016

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Court of Appeals Judges

Alaska Court of Appeals Judges
(L-R): Judge Marjorie K. Allard, Chief Judge David Mannheimer, Judge Douglas H. Kossler

Judge	Location	Appointed
David Mannheimer Chief Judge	Anchorage	1990
Marjorie K. Allard	Anchorage	2012
Douglas H. Kossler	Anchorage	2013

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Emmonak
Fairbanks
Fort Yukon
Galena
Glennallen
Haines
Homer
Hoonah
Hooper Bay

Juneau
Kake
Kenai
Ketchikan
Kodiak
Kotzebue
Nenana
Nome

Palmer
Petersburg
Prince of Wales
St. Mary's
Seward
Sitka
Skagway

Tok
Unalakleet
Unalaska
Valdez
Wrangell
Yakutat

Anchorage

Superior Court Judges District Court Judges Magistrate Judges

Superior Court Judges	Appointed
Aarseth, Eric A	2005
Corey, Michael D	2014
Crosby, Dani	2015
Easter, Catherine M	2012
Guidi, Andrew	2010
Marston, Erin B	2012
McKay, Patrick J	2005
Miller, Gregory A	2011
Morse, William F Presiding Judge, Third Judicial District	2002
Olson, Paul E	2012
Pfiffner, Frank A	2009
Rindner, Mark	2000
Saxby, Kevin M	2012
Smith, Jack W	2006
Suddock, John	2003
Walker, Herman G	2015
Wolverton, Michael L	1996


District Court Judges	Appointed
Chung, Jo-Ann M	2011
Clark, Brian K	2003
Dickson, Leslie	2012
Hanley, J Patrick	2005
Henderson, Jennifer S	2013
Motyka, Gregory J	1991
Rhoades, Stephanie	1992
Swiderski, Alex M	2005
Wallace, David R	2009
Washington, Pamela S	2010


Magistrate Judges
Bauer, David
Billingslea, Sidney
Cole, Suzanne
Doherty, Kathleen
Gandbhir, Una
McCrea, Kari
McCready, Donna
Ramgren, Peter
Robinson, Hanley
Smith, Michael
Stanley, James
Teaford, Christina

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Angoon

Magistrate Judge
Jack, Elaine

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Aniak

Magistrate Judge
McConnaughy, John

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Barrow

Superior Court Judge	Appointed
Greene, Angela M	2014


Magistrate Judge
Roghair, David

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Bethel

Superior Court Judges	Appointed
McConnell, Dwayne W	2012
Ray, Charles W Jr	2012


District Court Judge	Appointed
Peters, Nathaniel	2013

Magistrate Judge
Ward, Bruce G

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Cordova

Magistrate Judge
Adams, Kay

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Prince of Wales

Magistrate Judge
Clark, Kay

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Delta Junction

Magistrate Judge
Peterson, Paul

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Dillingham

Superior Court Judge	Appointed
Douglass, Patricia L	2012


Magistrate Judge
Reigh, Christina

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Emmonak

Magistrate Judge
Johnson-Edwards, Darlene

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Fairbanks

Superior Court Judges	Appointed
Blankenship, Douglas L	2006
Harbison, Bethany S	2012
Kauvar, Jane F	2013
Lyle, Paul R	2008
MacDonald, Michael A Presiding Judge, Fourth Judicial District	2007
McConahy, Michael P	2009


District Court Judges	Appointed
Christian, Matthew	2013
Hammers, Patrick S	2009
Seekins, Benjamin A	2012


Magistrate Judges
DiBenedetto, Romano
Rasley, Alicemary
Schick, Nikole V

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Fort Yukon

Magistrate Judge
Alexander, D Dacho

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Galena

Magistrate Judge
Fisher, Brian

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Glennallen

Magistrate Judge
Franciosi, Michael

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Haines

Magistrate Judge
Germain, Mary Kay

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Homer

District Court Judge	Appointed
Murphy, Margaret L	2005

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Hoonah

Magistrate Judge
Germain, Mary Kay

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Hooper Bay

Magistrate Judge
Osborne, Michael

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Juneau

Superior Court Judges	Appointed
Menendez, Louis J	2011
Pallenberg, Philip M	2007


District Court Judges	Appointed
Nave, Thomas G	2010
Vacant


Magistrate Judge
Curtain, James

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Kake

Magistrate Judge
Jackson, Mike

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Kenai

Superior Court Judges	Appointed
Bauman, Carl J	2007
Huguelet, Charles T	2003
Moran, Anna M	2007


District Court Judge	Appointed
Illsley, Sharon A. S.	2007


Magistrate Judges
Fallon, Martin
Wells, Jennifer

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Ketchikan

Superior Court Judges	Appointed
Carey, William B	2008
Stephens, Trevor N Presiding Judge, First Judicial District	2000


District Court Judge	Appointed
Miller, Kevin G	1999


Magistrate Judge
Schulz, Amanda

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Kodiak

Superior Court Judge	Appointed
Cole, Steve W	2009


Magistrate Judge
Williams, Dawson

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Kotzebue

Superior Court Judge	Appointed
Roetman, Paul A Presiding Judge, Second Judicial District	2010


Magistrate Judge
Michels, Aaron

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Nenana

Magistrate Judge
Fisher, Brian

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Nome

Superior Court Judge	Appointed
Dooley, Timothy D	2013


Magistrate Judge
Lewis, Robert D

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Palmer

Superior Court Judges	Appointed
Heath, Gregory L	2009
Kristiansen, Kari	2006
White, Vanessa H	2006
Vacant


District Court Judges	Appointed
Estelle, William L	2003
Wolfe, John W	2004
Zwink, David L	2010


Magistrate Judges
Condie, Craig
Logsdon, Tara

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Petersburg

Magistrate Judge
Burrell, Desiree

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St. Mary's

Magistrate Judge
McConnaughy, John

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Seward

Magistrate Judge
Peck, George

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Sitka

Superior Court Judges	Appointed
George, David V	2007
Devaney, Leonard III (Pro Tem)	2014


Magistrate Judge
Vacant

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Skagway

Magistrate Judge
Reed, Susan

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Tok

Magistrate Judge
Peterson, Paul

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Unalakleet

Magistrate Judge
Ivanoff, Heidi

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Unalaska

Magistrate Judge
Pearson, Jane

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Valdez

District Court Judge	Appointed
Schally, Daniel	2005

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Wrangell

Magistrate Judge
Ellis, Christine P

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Yakutat

Magistrate Judge
Germain, Mary Kay

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