Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 22.10.090 (2026)
Qualifications of judges
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Sec. 22.10.090. Qualifications of judges.
A judge of the superior court shall be a citizen of the United States and of the state, a resident of the state for five years immediately preceding appointment, have been engaged for not less than five years immediately preceding appointment in the active practice of law, and at the time of appointment be licensed to practice law in the state. The active practice of law shall be as defined for justices of the supreme court in AS 22.05.070.
A judge of the superior court shall be a citizen of the United States and of the state, a resident of the state for five years immediately preceding appointment, have been engaged for not less than five years immediately preceding appointment in the active practice of law, and at the time of appointment be licensed to practice law in the state. The active practice of law shall be as defined for justices of the supreme court in AS 22.05.070.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7
cases, 1971–2016 · leading case: Oxereok v. State, 611 P.2d 913 (Alaska 1980).
Oxereok v. State, 611 P.2d 913 (Alaska 1980). “Compare AS 22.10.090 5 with 22.15.160(a). 6 The superior court is a “trial court of general jurisdiction.”
Gates v. City of Tenakee Springs, 954 P.2d 1035 (Alaska 1998). “Neither AS 22.10.090 nor any other Alaska statute or case indicates that Gates is entitled to such relief.”
Vroman v. City of Soldotna, 111 P.3d 343 (Alaska 2005). “at 1038 (citing AS 22.10.090). 17 . Id. 18 . Id. at 1038-39 .”
In re Cummings, 292 P.3d 187 (Alaska 2013). “040 (establishing mandatory qualifications for court of appeals judges); AS 22.10.090 (establishing mandatory qualifications for superior court judges); AS 22.”
Akers v. State, 389 P.3d 65 (Alaska Ct. App. 2016). “In contrast to superior court and district court judges (who must have engaged in the practice of law or served as magistrates for minimum periods before their appointment; see AS 22.10.090 and AS 22.15.160(a)), magistrate judges need only be United States citizens, residents of…”
In re G. M. B., 483 P.2d 1006 (Alaska 1971). “AS 22.10.090 sets forth the qualifications of superior court judges.”
In re GMB, 483 P.2d 1006 (Alaska 1971). “AS 22.10.090 sets forth the qualifications of superior court judges.”
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