History / Courts

U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska

13 judges have served since Feb 19, 1960. Now: Aaron Christian Peterson RSharon Louise Gleason D.

Judges
13
10 R · 3 D
Longest tenure
18 years
John W. Sedwick
Current
8 months
Aaron Christian Peterson, since Feb 10, 2026
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1960197019801990200020102020Walter Hartman Hodge · 1960-02-19 – 1966-08-30 · RepublicanJames Arnold von der Heydt · 1966-11-03 – 1984-07-15 · DemocratH[ezekiah] Russel Holland · 1984-07-16 – 2001-09-18 · RepublicanRalph R. Beistline · 2002-03-19 – 2015-12-31 · RepublicanJoshua Michael Kindred · 2020-02-18 – 2024-07-08 · RepublicanAaron Christian Peterson · 2026-02-10 – present · RepublicanRaymond Eugene Plummer · 1961-09-18 – 1973-06-01 · DemocratJames Martin Fitzgerald · 1974-12-20 – 1989-01-01 · RepublicanJames Keith Singleton, Jr. · 1990-05-14 – 2005-01-27 · RepublicanTimothy Mark Burgess · 2006-01-23 – 2021-12-31 · RepublicanAndrew Jay Kleinfeld · 1986-05-15 – 1991-10-07 · RepublicanJohn W. Sedwick · 1992-10-09 – 2011-03-13 · RepublicanSharon Louise Gleason · 2012-01-04 – present · Democrat
Aaron Christian Peterson R
Feb 10, 2026 – present · 8 months · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 58–39
Joshua Michael Kindred R
Feb 18, 2020 – Jul 8, 2024 · 4.4 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 54–41
Sharon Louise Gleason D
Jan 4, 2012 – present · 15 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 87–8
Timothy Mark Burgess R
Jan 23, 2006 – Dec 31, 2021 · 16 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Dec 31, 2021
Ralph R. Beistline R
Mar 19, 2002 – Dec 31, 2015 · 14 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Dec 31, 2015 · confirmed 98–0
John W. Sedwick R
Oct 9, 1992 – Mar 13, 2011 · 18 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Mar 13, 2011
James Keith Singleton, Jr. R
May 14, 1990 – Jan 27, 2005 · 15 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Jan 27, 2005
Andrew Jay Kleinfeld R
May 15, 1986 – Oct 7, 1991 · 5.4 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan
H[ezekiah] Russel Holland R
Jul 16, 1984 – Sep 18, 2001 · 17 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Sep 18, 2001
James Martin Fitzgerald R
Dec 20, 1974 – Jan 1, 1989 · 14 years · appointed by Gerald Ford · senior status Jan 1, 1989
James Arnold von der Heydt D
Nov 3, 1966 – Jul 15, 1984 · 18 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson · senior status Jul 15, 1984
Raymond Eugene Plummer D
Sep 18, 1961 – Jun 1, 1973 · 12 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy · senior status Jun 1, 1973
Walter Hartman Hodge R
Feb 19, 1960 – Aug 30, 1966 · 6.5 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · senior status Aug 30, 1966

Dates are from the Federal Judicial Center (commission to senior status or departure). Consecutive terms of one person are merged.