Qualifications of Magistrate Judges Who

Seek Appointment as District Court Judges Under AS 22.15.160(a)(2). A magistrate judge is qualified for appointment to the office of district court judge under AS 22.15.160(a)(2) if he or she is a citizen of the United States and of the state, is at least 21 years of age, has been a resident of the state for at least five years immediately preceding the appointment, has served for at least seven years in the state as a magistrate judge in the exempt service of the Alaska Court System, and is a graduate of a law school accredited or approved by the Council of Legal Education of the American Bar Association or the Association of American Law Schools. (Added by SCO 532 effective October 1, 1982; amended by SCO 1829 effective October 15, 2014)