JUNEAU – Governor Bill Walker Sunday ordered Alaska flags be flown at half-staff in honor of former judge Seaborn J. Buckalew, Jr., who passed away on May 11. He was 96 years old. Judge Buckalew served in the Alaska State and Territorial Legislatures as a Senator and Representative respectively, and was a delegate to the […]
An Anchorage Sex Offender, who fled during a Child Pornography investigation in 2016, was sentenced to prison following his conviction on charges of Possession of Child Pornography and Failure to Register as a Sex Offender, on Wednesday, the Justice Department revealed in a press release. 48-year-old Andrew Weed, who was previously convicted in a 2004 […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-AK) seek to identify Alaska attorneys interested in serving on the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska. This information will be used in recommending to the President one or more candidates to succeed Senior U.S. District Judge Ralph Beistline, whose seat became […]
ANCHORAGE – Governor Bill Walker announced the appointment of new judges to the Juneau District and Palmer Superior Courts Tuesday. Kirsten Swanson of Juneau will be the newest judge on the Juneau District Court, while Jonathan Woodman of Eagle River will serve on the Palmer Superior Court. A resident of Juneau for over 17 years, […]