Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 15.58.050 (2026)
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Sec. 15.58.050. Information and recommendations on judicial officers.
No later than August 7 of the year in which the state general election will be held, the judicial council shall file with the lieutenant governor a statement including information about each supreme court justice, court of appeals judge, superior court judge, and district court judge who will be subject to a retention election. The statement shall reflect the evaluation of each justice or judge conducted by the judicial council according to law and shall contain a brief statement describing each public reprimand, public censure, or suspension received by the judge under AS 22.30.011(d) during the period covered in the evaluation. A statement may not exceed 600 words.
No later than August 7 of the year in which the state general election will be held, the judicial council shall file with the lieutenant governor a statement including information about each supreme court justice, court of appeals judge, superior court judge, and district court judge who will be subject to a retention election. The statement shall reflect the evaluation of each justice or judge conducted by the judicial council according to law and shall contain a brief statement describing each public reprimand, public censure, or suspension received by the judge under AS 22.30.011(d) during the period covered in the evaluation. A statement may not exceed 600 words.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1983–2007 · leading case: State v. Jeffery, 170 P.3d 226 (Alaska 2007).
State v. Jeffery, 170 P.3d 226 (Alaska 2007). “[42] AS 15.58.050 (providing in relevant part that "[n]o later that August 7 .”
Div. of Elections of State v. Johnstone, 669 P.2d 537 (Alaska 1983). “In turn, the judicial council was unable to provide this information to the lieutenant governor's office for inclusion in the election pamphlet distributed to voters, as required by AS 15.58.050. The majority of this court concludes that, under the particular facts of this case,…”
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