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Sharon Gleason's Biography

Contact Information

United States District Court
222 West 7th Avenue,
Room 229, Box/Suite#4
Anchorage, AK 99513

Full Name:

Sharon Louise Gleason

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

1957

Birth Place:

Rochester, NY

JD, School of Law, University of California, 1980-1983

BA, Washington University-Saint Louis, 1975-1979

No political experience information on file.

Judge, United States District Court, District of Alaska, 2012-present

Presiding Judge, Alaska Superior Court, Third Judicial District, 2009-2011

Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, District of Alaska, November 15, 2011

Nominated by President Barack Obama, Judge, United States District Court, District of Alaska, April 6, 2011

Judge, Alaska Superior Court, Third Judicial District, 2001-2009

Sole Practitioner, Law Office of Sharon Gleason, 1995-2001

Associate/Partner, Rice, Volland, Gleason and Taylor, 1984-1995

Law Clerk, Honorable Edmond Wayne Burke, Alaska State Supreme Court, 1983-1984

Teaching Assistant, University of California at Davis, 1981-1982, 1982-1983

Intern, Graham and James Limited Liability Partnership, 1982

Intern, State of California, Department of General Services, Office of Energy Assessments, 1981-1982

Intern, Conservation Law Foundation, 1980

Member, Advisory Committee on Adoption Rules, Alaska Supreme Court

Member, Advisory Committee on Civil Rules, Alaska Supreme Court

Chair, Advisory Committee on Family Rules, Alaska Supreme Court

Former Attorney, Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

Member, Alaska Trial Lawyers Association

Member, American Academy of Adoption Attorneys

Member, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers

Member, American Bar Association, Family Law Section

Member, Anchorage Association of Women Lawyers

Member, Anchorage Symphony Orchestra

Member, CINA Court Improvement Committee, Alaska Court System

Member, California Bar Association

Former Treasurer, Hillcrest Daycare Center

Member, KNBA Public Radio

Member, KSKA/KAKM Public Radio and Television

Member, National Association of Women Judges

Member, New Judges Committee, National Association of Women Judges

Member, Road Runners

Member, Steering Committee, "Success Inside and Out"

Member, Time Standards Committee, Alaska Supreme Court

Chair, Family Law Self Help Center Advisory Committee, Alaska Court System, 2004-2009

Chair, Newer Judges Training Committee, Alaska Court System, 2005-2009

Member, The Alaska Club, 1987-2009

Member, Roger's Park Elementary School Parent Teacher Association, 1995-2003

Co-Chair, Family Law Section, Alaska Bar Association, 1994-1997

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