Alaska House votes to add additional state court judge in Palmer

By: Haley Lehman

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: April 22, 2026

Words: 286

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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The Alaska House of Representatives advanced a bill Wednesday to add a fifth superior court judge in the third judicial district in an effort to lower judge’s caseloads and provide justice to Alaskans in the state’s busiest court.

If the bill becomes law, the number of superior court judges statewide would increase from 45 to 46. It would bring the number of superior court judges in the third judicial district to 29. The third …

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