Alaska2026Passed Legislature
HB262
Increasing Superior Court Judges in Alaska's Third Judicial District
Last scannedAug 22, 2026, 12:25 AM
In one sentence
This law increases the total number of superior court judges in Alaska to 46 by adding one judge specifically for the third judicial district.
What it does
- Increases the total number of superior court judges from 45 to 46.
- Raises the number of judges assigned to the third judicial district from 28 to 29.
- Keeps the judge counts for the first, second, and fourth districts at six, three, and eight respectively.
- Requires the judicial council to specify which district a new appointee will serve in when submitting nominee names to the governor.
Who it affects
- The Alaska superior court system
- Judges serving in the third judicial district
- The state's judicial council
Limits and unknowns
- The law does not specify how much funding is needed for this new position.
- The text does not explain when an election or appointment will occur to fill the seat.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
NUMBER OF SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES An Act increasing the number of superior court judges in the third judicial district; and providing for an effective date.
Official activity
Bill history
- (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 7/3/263161
- (H) LAW W/O GOV SIGNATURE 6/30 CH 46 SLA 263161
- (H) 3:10 P.M. 6/15/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR3095
- (S) VERSION: HB 2622857
- (S) RETURN TO (H), TRANSMIT TO GOV NEXT2857
- (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE2857
- (S) PASSED Y20 N-2857
- (S) READ THE THIRD TIME HB 2622857
- (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/20 CAL2801
- (S) READ THE SECOND TIME2801
- (S) RULES TO FIRST SUP CALENDAR 5/19/20262801
- (S) FN2: (AJS)2623
- (S) NR: OLSON, STEDMAN, KAUFMAN, CRONK2623
- (S) DP: HOFFMAN, MERRICK, KIEHL2623
- (S) FIN RPT 3DP 4NR2623
- (S) Minutes (SFIN)Min
- (S) Moved HB 262 Out of Committee -- Please Note Time Change --Text
- (S) FINANCE at 01:30 PM SENATE FINANCE 532Text
- (S) FIN2340
- (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS2340