Kimberley Sweet

Professional career

• Magistrate Judge in the Alaska Court System for Kenai, appointed in 2018
• Helped develop restorative justice practices and community‐centered approaches to healing and wellness

Education

Additional information

• The Kenaitze Indian Tribe directly documents her 2021 Jay Rabinowitz Public Service Award from the Alaska Bar Foundation and her 2019 Judge Nora Guinn award from the Alaska Bar Association.
• Tribal Judge, Kenaitze Indian Tribe Executive Council
• As tribal chief judge she helped form the joint-jurisdiction Henu Community Wellness Court and served as co-lead negotiator for the state Indian Child Welfare Compact.
• She is also a Kenaitze Tribal Member and previously served as Chief Judge of the Kenaitze Tribal Court, where she played a major role in expanding tribal justice initiatives.
• Advocated for inclusion of Alaska Native voices in state and national policy discussions.
• The tribe describes extensive foster-care work, advisory-committee service and her service as a foster parent.