United States District Court for the District of Alaska

United States District Court for the District of Alaska
(D. Alaska)
Appeals to: Ninth Circuit
Established: July 7, 1958
Judges assigned: 3
Chief Judge: Timothy Mark Burgess
http://www.akd.uscourts.gov/

The United States District Court for the District of Alaska (in case citations, D. Alaska) is a federal court in the Ninth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).

The District was established on July 7, 1958, pending Alaska statehood on January 3, 1959.[1]

The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Alaska represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. The current United States Attorney is Karen L. Loeffler, who was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 15, 2009.

Organization of the court

The United States District Court for the District of Alaska is the sole federal judicial district in Alaska.[2] Court for the District is held at Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, Ketchikan, and Nome.

Anchorage Division comprises the following borough/census areas: Aleutians East, Aleutians West, Anchorage, Bethel, Bristol Bay, Dillingham, Kenai Peninsula, Kodiak Island, Lake and Peninsula, Matanuska-Susitna, and Valdez-Cordova.

Fairbanks Division comprises the following borough/census areas: Denali, Fairbanks North Star, North Slope, Southeast Fairbanks, and Yukon-Koyukuk.

Juneau Division comprises the following borough/census areas: Haines, Hoonah-Angoon, Juneau, Petersburg, Sitka, Skagway, and Yakutat.

Ketchikan Division comprises the following borough/census areas: Ketchikan Gateway, Prince of Wales, and Wrangell.

Nome Division comprises the following borough/census areas: Nome, Northwest Arctic, and Kusilvak.

Current judges

# Title Judge Duty station Born Term of service Appointed by
Active Chief Senior
10 Chief Judge Timothy Mark Burgess Anchorage 1956 2006–present 2015–present — G.W. Bush
11 District Judge Sharon L. Gleason Anchorage 1957 2012–present — — Obama
12 District Judge vacant — — — — — —
5 Senior Judge Hezekiah Russel Holland Anchorage 1936 1984–2001 1989–1995 2001–present Reagan
7 Senior Judge James Keith Singleton, Jr. Anchorage 1939 1990–2005 1995–2002 2005–present G.H.W. Bush
8 Senior Judge John W. Sedwick Anchorage 1946 1992–2011 2002–2009 2011–present G.H.W. Bush
9 Senior Judge Ralph R. Beistline Anchorage 1948 2002–2015 2009–2015 2015–present G.W. Bush

Vacancies and pending nominations

Seat Seat last held by Vacancy reason Date of vacancy Nominee Date of nomination
1 Ralph R. Beistline Senior Status December 31, 2015 – –

Former judges

# Judge State Born–died Active service Chief Judge Senior status Appointed by Reason for
termination
1 Hodge, Walter HartmanWalter Hartman Hodge AK 1896–1975 1960–1966 1961–1966 1966–1975 Eisenhower, Eisenhower death
2 Plummer, Raymond EugeneRaymond Eugene Plummer AK 1913–1987 1961–1973 1966–1973 1973–1987 Kennedy, Kennedy death
3 von der Heydt, JamesJames von der Heydt AK 1919–2013 1966–1984 1973–1984 1984–2013 L. Johnson death
4 James Martin Fitzgerald AK 1920–2011 1974–1989 1984–1989 1989–2011 Ford death
6 Kleinfeld, AndrewAndrew Kleinfeld AK 1945–present 1986–1991 — — Reagan, Reagan reappointment

Succession of seats

Seat 1
Seat established on January 3, 1959 by 72 Stat. 339
Hodge 1960–1966
von der Heydt 1966–1984
Holland 1984–2001
Beistline 2002–2015
vacant 2015–present
Seat 2
Seat established on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80
Plummer 1961–1973
Fitzgerald 1974–1989
Singleton, Jr. 1990–2005
Burgess 2006–present
Seat 3
Seat established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333
Kleinfeld 1986–1991
Sedwick 1992–2011
Gleason 2012–present

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.fjc.gov/history/home.nsf/page/courts_district_ak.html U.S. District Courts of Alaska, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center
  2. ↑ 28 U.S.C. § 81A
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