Kari Kristiansen
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2023
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]
External links[edit]
Footnotes[edit]
- ↑ Judge Profile: Kari Kristiansen on Martindale.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kari Kristiansen's 2006 Judicial Application
- ↑ GEMS election results: Alaska
- ↑ Alaska Judicial Council, Press Release: "Judicial Council Recommends that Voters Retain 27 out of 28 Judges," July 5, 2010
- ↑ State of Alaska Division of Elections, November 2, 2010 General Election Candidate List
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
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