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Sharon Louise Gleason

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska. Born 1957.

Federal judicial service

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Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska

Appointed by
Barack Obama (Democratic)
Nominated
Apr 6, 2011
Senate vote
87 to 8
Confirmed
Nov 15, 2011
Commissioned
Jan 4, 2012

Education

  • B.A., Washington University in St. Louis, 1979
  • J.D., University of California, Davis, School of Law, 1983

Career

  • Law clerk, Hon. Edmond Wayne Burke, Alaska Supreme Court, 1983-1984
  • Private practice, Anchorage, Alaska, 1984-2001
  • Judge, Alaska Superior Court, 2001-2011
  • presiding judge, Third Judicial District, 2009-2011

DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026

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