Kari Kristiansen

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Kari Cecilie Kristiansen

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Nonpartisan

Alaska Third District Superior Court

Tenure

Present officeholder

Term ends

2023

Report an officeholder change

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 8, 2016

Education

Bachelor's

Northwestern University, 1986

Law

Willamette University, 1989

## Contents

* 1 Education
* 2 Career
* 3 Elections
* 3.1 2016
* 3.2 2010
* 4 See also
* 5 External links
* 6 Footnotes

Kari Cecilie Kristiansen is a superior court judge for the Third Judicial District in Alaska. She was appointed on November 17, 2006, by Gov. Frank Murkowski (R). Kristiansen was retained for a six-year term in 2010. She won another full term in the retention election on November 8, 2016.

## Education[edit]

Judge Kristiansen attended Northwestern University to earn her Bachelor of Science in engineering in 1986 and Willamette University for her J.D. in 1989.[1][2]

## Career[edit]

* 2006-Present: Judge, Palmer Superior Court in the Third Judicial District
* 1999-2006: She worked for the State of Alaska, Department of Law, specializing in construction, public housing law, contracts, tort defense,collections, and child in need of aid law.
* 1997-1999: She worked for Guess & Rudd P.C. specializing in insurance defense, real estate and construction law, personal injury and nonprofit organizations.
* 1989-1996: She worked in criminal law in the City and County of Honolulu, Department of the Prosecuting Attorney in Hawaii.
* 1988: She was a Law Clerk for Krassa, Lindhom, Madsen and Kumli in Colorado.
* 1987: She was a Law Clerk for the Bonneville Power Administration in Oregon.[2]

## Elections[edit]

### 2016[edit]

Alaska Superior Court, 3rd District, Kari Kristiansen Retention Election, 2016

Name | Yes votes
Kari Kristiansen| 57.45%
Source: Alaska Department of Elections, "Unofficial election results," accessed November 9, 2016

### 2010[edit]

Kristiansen was retained in 2010.[3] The Alaska Judicial Council supported her retention.[4][5] She is up for retention again in 2016.

Main article: Alaska judicial elections, 2010
See also: Alaska Judges up for Retention Election in 2010

## See also[edit]

* Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska
* Alaska Superior Court

## External links[edit]

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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Judge Profile: Kari Kristiansen on Martindale.com
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kari Kristiansen's 2006 Judicial Application
3. ↑ GEMS election results: Alaska
4. ↑ Alaska Judicial Council, Press Release: "Judicial Council Recommends that Voters Retain 27 out of 28 Judges," July 5, 2010
5. ↑ State of Alaska Division of Elections, November 2, 2010 General Election Candidate List

Alaska courts

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Federal courts:

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Alaska • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Alaska

State courts:

Alaska Supreme Court • Alaska Court of Appeals • Alaska Superior Court • Alaska District Court

State resources:

Courts in Alaska • Alaska judicial elections • Judicial selection in Alaska