One justice of the five-member Alaska Supreme Court, 18 judges of the 45-member Alaska Superior Court, and six of the 20 judges on the Alaska District Court are up for retention by Alaska voters on November 3, 2026, concurrently with other state elections. Terms for Supreme Court are ten years, terms for Superior Court are six years, and terms for District Court are four years. These elections are nonpartisan.
Judicial merit The Alaska Judicial Council reviews judges prior to their retention elections. These results have not yet been released for 2026.
Supreme Court One member of the Alaska Supreme Court is up for retention. PositionIncumbentFirst appointedStatusVote At-large 2023 Retention election to be held November 3, 2026.
Superior Court 18 members of the Alaska Superior Court are up for retention. PositionIncumbentFirst appointedStatusVote 1 Marianna C. Carpeneti 2021 Retention election to be held November 3, 2026. 1 Daniel E. Doty 2022 Retention election to be held November 3, 2026. 1 Katherine H. Lybrand 2022 Retention election to be held November 3, 2026. 2 Romano D. DiBenedetto 2017 Retention election to be held November 3, 2026. 2 David L. Roghair 2021 Retention election to be held November 3, 2026. 3 Dani Crosby 2015 Retention election to be held November 3, 2026. 3 Laura Hartz 2023 Retention election to be held November 3, 2026. 3 Yvonne Lamoureux 2017 Retention election to be held November 3, 2026. 3 Kelly J. Lawson 2023 Retention election to be held November 3, 2026. 3 Jack R. McKenna 2021 Retention election to be held November 3, 2026. 3 David A. Nesbett 2023 Retention election to be held November 3, 2026. 3 Christina Rankin 2023 Retention election to be held November 3, 2026. 3 Christina Reigh 2017 Retention election to be held November 3, 2026. 3 Ian Wheeles 2022 Retention election to be held November 3, 2026. 3 Jonathan A. Woodman 2016 Retention election to be held November 3, 2026. 4 Nathaniel Peters 2017 Retention election to be held November 3, 2026. 4 Kirk Schwalm 2022 Retention election to be held November 3, 2026. 4 Amy Welch 2023 Retention election to be held November 3, 2026. District Court Six members of the Alaska District Court are up for retention. PositionIncumbentFirst electedStatusVote 1 Kirsten L. Swanson 2016 Retention election to be held November 3, 2026. 3 Brian K. Clark 2003 Retention election to be held November 3, 2026. 3 Chris Darnall 2024 Retention election to be held November 3, 2026. 3 Martin Fallon 2019 Retention election to be held November 3, 2026. 3 Shawn D. Traini 2019 Retention election to be held November 3, 2026. 4 Benjamin A. Seekins 2012 Retention election to be held November 3, 2026.
See also 2026 Alaska elections 2026 United States judicial elections
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