Alaska judicial elections, 2010

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The Alaska judicial elections of 2010 consisted of a retention election on November 2, 2010. In Alaska, judges are appointed by using a merit selection system. Alaska is one of two states that have used this method since gaining statehood.

Overview

See also: Alaska Judges up for Retention Election in 2010

One judge on the Supreme Court, one judge on the Court of Appeals, 16 judges on the Superior Court and 9 of 10 judges on the District Court were retained in 2010. Richard W. Postma, Jr. was the only judge not retained by Alaskan's on November 2, 2010.

Supreme Court

Court	Candidate	Prior retention elections	Results
Alaska Supreme Court	Dana A. Fabe	1992, 2000	54.36% of votes in favor of retention

Court of Appeals

Court	Candidate	Prior retention elections	Results
Alaska Court of Appeals	David Mannheimer	1994, 2002	61.63% of votes in favor of retention

Superior Court

Court	Candidate	Prior retention elections	Results
First District	David V. George	None	71.19% in favor of retention
First District	Philip M. Pallenberg	None	71.39% in favor of retention
First District	Trevor Stephens	2004	75% in favor of retention
Third District	Eric A. Aarseth	None	60.06% in favor of retention
Third District	Carl Bauman	None	60.91% in favor of retention
Third District	Sharon L. Gleason	2004	60.96% in favor of retention
Third District	Kari Kristiansen	None	61.06% in favor of retention
Third District	Patrick J. McKay	None	58.93% in favor of retention
Third District	Anna M. Moran	None	60.04% in favor of retention
Third District	Mark Rinder	2004	58.17% in favor of retention
Third District	Jack W. Smith	2006	62.68% in favor of retention
Third District	Michael Spaan	None	62.03% in favor of retention
Third District	Vanessa H. White	None	63.38% in favor of retention
Fourth District	Douglas L. Blankenship	None	66.19% in favor of retention
Fourth District	Marvin Charles Hamilton III	None	62.93% in favor of retention
Fourth District	Michael A. MacDonald	None	66.17% in favor of retention

District Courts

Court	Candidate	Prior retention elections	Results
First District	Kevin G. Miller	2002, 2006	75.68% of votes in favor of retention
Third District	Brian K. Clark	2006	64.53% of votes in favor of retention
Third District	Catherine Easter	None	64.50% of votes in favor of retention
Third District	William L. Estelle	2006	62.95% of votes in favor of retention
Third District	Sharon A.S. Illsley	None	62.91% of votes in favor of retention
Third District	Gregory Motyka	1994, 1998, 2002, 2006	62.82% of votes in favor of retention
Third District	Richard W. Postma, Jr.	None	54.03% of votes against retention
Third District	Stephanie Rhoades	1994, 1998, 2002, 2006	61.74% of votes in favor of retention
Third District	John W. Wolfe	2006	64.34% of votes in favor of retention
Fourth District	Jane F. Kauvar	1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006	64.59% of votes in favor of retention

See also

• Judicial elections, 2010
• Judicial selection in Alaska
• Campaign finance requirements for Alaska judicial elections

External links

• List of Judges Eligible to Stand for Retention Election in 2010
• Alaska division of elections
• Retention election history

References