In a statement Tuesday, Murkowski said Sullivan’s plan to convene a panel for advice on potential federal judicial nominees came two years into an effort to fill a U.S. District Court seat.
Alaska Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan has convened a handpicked panel to advise him on selecting federal judges — a move senior Sen. Lisa Murkowski says will unnecessarily delay filling a long-vacant Alaska U.S. District Court seat., announced by Sullivan’s office Monday, includes high-profile Republican politicians such as former Gov. Sean Parnell, who was named chair, and former Lt. Gov. Loren Leman.
One of Alaska’s three U.S. District Court seats has been vacant since the retirement of Judge Timothy Burgess in 2021. Federal judges are appointed for life, meaning whoever is selected has the potential to wield influence for decades to come. “Historically, the two senators have conferred before submitting a joint letter to the President,” said Sullivan spokesman Ben Dieterich. “Senator Sullivan plans on sticking with that process.”
“A number of very qualified Alaskans put their names forward to be considered for the seat, and I interviewed many of them,” the statement said. “Recently, the Board of Governors for the Alaska Bar Association sent me and Senator Sullivan a letter sharing their concerns ‘about the length of the vacancy and its impacts on Alaska at large and the administration of justice more broadly,’ ” the statement said. “I couldn’t agree more.
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