Sharon L. Gleason | |
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| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Timothy M. Burgess |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska | |
| Assumed office January 4, 2012 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | John W. Sedwick |
| Judge of the Alaska Superior Court | |
| In office 2001–2012 | |
| Appointed by | Tony Knowles |
| Constituency | Anchorage (2001–2012) 3rd District (2009–2012) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 24, 1957 Rochester, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Washington University in St. Louis (BA) University of California, Davis (JD) |
Sharon Louise Gleason (born October 24, 1957)[1] is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska. Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2012, Gleason is the first woman to serve as a federal judge in the District of Alaska.[2] She was previously a state court judge on the Alaska Superior Court from 2001 to 2012.
- ^ United States Public Records, 1970-2009 (Florida, New York, 1996-2004)
- ^ Making History: President Obama’s Female Judicial Nominees Archived 2018-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, Alliance for Justice (June 11, 2013).