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# David Wilkinson

Alaska Superior Court, Judicial District 3 · Superior Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: Alaska Superior Court, Judicial District 3
- State: Alaska
- Role: Superior Court Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-10-02

## Biography

### Professional career

- Superior Court Judge, Anchorage Superior Court; appointed July 9, 2026
- Superior Court Judge for Judicial District 3 in Anchorage, Alaska, appointed in July 2026, with a career in public service, appellate litigation, and environmental law enforcement
- Law clerk to Justice Daniel Winfree, Alaska Supreme Court
- Current State Role: Senior Assistant Attorney General

### Education

- Seattle University School of Law — J.D. (2012)
- Chemistry studies — University of Alaska Fairbanks

### Additional information

- Private practice, Anchorage, briefly.
- Private Practice: Brief tenure in Anchorage
- Alaska Department of Law: Fairbanks office — civil appeals, advising state agencies on complex legal issues Anchorage office — environmental enforcement cases
- handling civil appellate litigation and working with trial teams in state and federal court
- Wilkinson is a lifelong Alaskan, born and raised in Anchorage.

## Sources

- [Official profile](https://courts.alaska.gov/courtdir/3an.htm)
- [Official roster](https://courts.alaska.gov/courtdir/3an.htm)
- [ajc.alaska.gov](https://ajc.alaska.gov/judges/judgemain.html)
- [ajc.alaska.gov](https://ajc.alaska.gov/selection/docs/Selection/may-2026-applicants/David%20Wilkinson.pdf)
- [ajc.alaska.gov](https://ajc.alaska.gov/selection/docs/pressreleases/pr-may26_applicants_2-6-2026.pdf)
- [ajc.alaska.gov](https://ajc.alaska.gov/selection/histlog.html)
- [ajc.alaska.gov](https://ajc.alaska.gov/judges/judgemain.html)
- [ajc.alaska.gov](https://ajc.alaska.gov/selection/docs/Selection/may-2026-applicants/David%20Wilkinson.pdf)
- [ajc.alaska.gov](https://ajc.alaska.gov/selection/docs/pressreleases/pr-may26_applicants_2-6-2026.pdf)
- [ajc.alaska.gov](https://ajc.alaska.gov/selection/histlog.html)
- [ajc.alaska.gov](https://ajc.alaska.gov/selection/histlog.html)
- [ajc.alaska.gov](https://ajc.alaska.gov/judges/judgemain.html)
- [ajc.alaska.gov](https://ajc.alaska.gov/selection/docs/Selection/may-2026-applicants/David%20Wilkinson.pdf)
- [ajc.alaska.gov](https://ajc.alaska.gov/selection/docs/pressreleases/pr-may26_applicants_2-6-2026.pdf)
- [ajc.alaska.gov](https://ajc.alaska.gov/selection/histlog.html)
- [ajc.alaska.gov](https://ajc.alaska.gov/selection/histlog.html)

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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Presiding Judges' Statewide Order on Use of Cameras and Electronic Devices in Common Areas of Court Facilities](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-4195c4aa8c36145cd11c25b9) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim.  Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://courts.alaska.gov/jord/docs/2023/statewide-electronic-devices.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.