Political campaigns, pollsters and the media tend to focus on the races at the top of the ballot, so it’s hard to nail down why more and more Alaskans are voting to fire judges.
"Albert Klumpp"
How Alaska decides if a judge can stay on the bench
In some other states, judges run television campaign ads to convince voters to help them keep their seats. That’s not the case in Alaska.
Judge Corey’s fate rests with backlash, low approval rates for Southcentral judges
Anchorage Superior Court Judge Michael Corey has been criticized for accepting a plea deal for Justin Schneider, an Anchorage man who was accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman.