Alaska Judicial Council
Judicial Selection Survey
Alaska Supreme Court
Technical Report

Staci Corey, M.S., Project Manager
Elizabeth Williams, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Bridget Hanson, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor
January 21, 2016

Funded by Alaska Judicial Council
uaa.alaska.edu/cbhrs

 Table of Contents
Executive Summary .........................................................................................................................1
Table 1: Mean Ratings of Applicants ........................................................................................1
Introduction ......................................................................................................................................2
Methodology ....................................................................................................................................2
Table 2: Respondent Characteristics ..........................................................................................4
Instrumentation ................................................................................................................................5
Confidentiality and Data Safety .......................................................................................................5
Assurance of Non-Duplicate Responding........................................................................................6
Data Management ............................................................................................................................6
Results ..............................................................................................................................................7
Summary Tables
Table 3: Level of Experience with Applicants .......................................................................8
Table 4: Summary of Overall Ratings ...................................................................................9
Table 5: Mean Scores on Overall Rating by Type of Practice .............................................10
Table 6: Mean Scores on Overall Rating of Applicants by Length of Alaska Practice .......11
Table 7: Mean Scores on Overall Rating of Applicants by Caseload Handled ...................12
Table 8: Mean Scores on Overall Rating of Applicants by Location of Practice ................13
Table 9: Mean Scores on Overall Rating of Applicants by Gender .....................................14
Applicant Tables
Table 10: Ruth Botstein: Demographic Description of Respondents ....................................15
Table 11: Ruth Botstein: Detailed Information on Responses ...............................................16
Table 12: Susan M. Carney: Demographic Description of Respondents...............................17
Table 13: Susan M. Carney: Detailed Information on Responses .........................................18
Table 14: Kevin G. Clarkson: Demographic Description of Respondents ............................19
Table 15: Kevin G. Clarkson: Detailed Information on Responses .......................................20
Table 16: Andrew Guidi: Demographic Description of Respondents ...................................21
Table 17: Andrew Guidi: Detailed Information on Responses ..............................................22
Table 18: Jahna Lindemuth: Demographic Description of Respondents...............................23
Table 19: Jahna Lindemuth: Detailed Information on Responses .........................................24
Table 20: Philip Pallenberg: Demographic Description of Respondents...............................25
Table 21: Philip Pallenberg: Detailed Information on Responses .........................................26
Table 22: Paul A. Roetman: Demographic Description of Respondents ...............................27
Table 23: Paul A. Roetman: Detailed Information on Responses .........................................28
Table 24: David Avraham Voluck: Demographic Description of Respondents ....................29
Table 25: David Avraham Voluck: Detailed Information on Responses ..............................30

 Executive Summary
This selection survey was conducted among Alaska Bar Association members for one judicial vacancy on the
Alaska Supreme Court created by the impending retirement of Justice Dana Fabe. By the application deadline,
the Council received eight applications from the following individuals (presented in alphabetical order): Ruth
Botstein; Susan M. Carney; Kevin G. Clarkson; Andrew Guidi; Jahna Lindemuth; Philip Pallenberg; Paul A.
Roetman; and David Avraham Voluck.
The Alaska Judicial Council asked bar members to evaluate applicants on six characteristics: Professional
Competence, Integrity, Fairness, Judicial Temperament, Suitability of Applicant’s Experience for this Vacancy,
and Overall Rating for this Position. The rating scale ranged from Poor (1) to Excellent (5).
Table 1 shows the mean ratings for each applicant by respondents with direct professional experience on all six
characteristics.
Table 1
Mean Ratings of Applicants
Alaska Supreme Court
Professional
Competence

Integrity

Fairness

Judicial
Temperament

Suitability of
Experience

Overall
Rating

n

M

M

M

M

M

M

Ruth Botstein

118

4.4

4.5

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.8

Susan M. Carney

130

4.6

4.7

4.4

4.5

4.2

4.5

Kevin G. Clarkson

124

3.4

3.2

2.7

2.8

2.9

2.7

Andrew Guidi

291

4.4

4.5

4.2

4.4

4.3

4.3

Jahna Lindemuth

143

4.3

4.3

4.2

4.1

3.9

4.1

Philip Pallenberg

197

4.3

4.5

4.2

4.3

4.3

4.2

Paul A. Roetman

147

3.3

4.0

3.7

3.9

3.1

3.2

David Avraham Voluck

54

3.6

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.2

3.3

Note: Ratings from only those respondents with direct professional experience with the applicants.

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 Judicial Selection Survey:
Alaska Supreme Court
Introduction
The State of Alaska Constitution and laws mandate that the Alaska Judicial Council evaluate all
applicants for a judicial vacancy. The Council nominates the two or more most qualified
applicants to the governor who must appoint from the Council’s list. As part of the information
used to fulfill its mandate, the Judicial Council distributed surveys to Alaska Bar Association
members and asked them to rate applicants on six characteristics: Professional Competence,
Integrity, Fairness, Judicial Temperament, Suitability of this Applicant’s Experience for this
Vacancy, and Overall Rating for this Position. Each survey also contained demographic
questions about the respondents, including type of practice, length of Alaska practice, gender,
types of cases handled, and primary location of practice.
To maintain objectivity, the Council contracted with the Center for Behavioral Health Research
and Services (CBHRS), a research workgroup at the University of Alaska Anchorage. CBHRS
was responsible for all aspects of distribution and data collection related to the online version of
the survey. Parallel paper surveys were printed and mailed by the Judicial Council but returned
directly to CBHRS for processing, data entry, and analysis. CBHRS prepared this report
summarizing survey procedures and results.
This selection survey was conducted for one judicial vacancy on the Alaska Supreme Court
created by the impending retirement of Justice Dana Fabe. By the application deadline, the
Council had received eight applications from the following individuals (presented in alphabetical
order): Ruth Botstein; Susan M. Carney; Kevin G. Clarkson; Andrew Guidi; Jahna Lindemuth;
Philip Pallenberg; Paul A. Roetman; and David Avraham Voluck.

Methodology
All active in-state members of the Alaska Bar Association were invited to participate in this
survey. Inactive and retired members and active out-of-state members were also invited to
participate in the survey if the Council had email addresses for them. Of the 2,926 individuals
invited to participate, the vast majority of individuals (2,726) received only an email invitation to
complete the survey online. Eighty-five individuals received only a paper version of the survey
and 115 individuals received both the paper and online versions of the survey.
Respondents initiated 915 online surveys. No surveys were excluded because the respondent
answered “No” to the question certifying that they had complied with the ethical standards set
out in Professional Rule 8.2. One online survey was returned by an individual who also
completed a paper survey. In that case, the paper survey was more complete and was retained
while the online survey was removed from analyses. Therefore, 914 online surveys qualified for
analysis.
Respondents also returned 36 paper surveys. No paper surveys were unsigned. No paper surveys
were excluded either because the respondents answered “No” to the question certifying that they
had complied with the ethical standards set out on Professional Rule 8.2 or because they left that
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 question blank. One paper survey was returned by an individual who also completed the online
survey. In that one case, the paper survey was more complete and was retained while the online
survey was removed from analyses. Therefore, all 36 paper surveys qualified for analysis.
The final analysis included 914 online surveys and 36 paper surveys, for a total of 950 surveys
and a survey return rate of 32.5%. Of the 950 returned surveys, 239 did not rate any of the eight
applicants; 711 (24.3%) of those invited to complete the survey evaluated one or more
applicants. Table 2 summarizes the demographic characteristics of the respondents.

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 Table 2
Respondent Characteristics
Alaska Supreme Court
Respondents who
Rated ≥ 1 Applicant
n
%
711
100.0

All respondents

All Respondents
n
%
950
100.0

No response
Private, solo
Private, 2-5 attorneys
Private, 6+ attorneys
Private, corporate employee
Judge or judicial officer
Government
Public service agency or organization
Retired
Other

42
181
133
129
31
82
277
36
29
10

4.4
19.1
14.0
13.6
3.3
8.6
29.2
3.8
3.1
1.1

6
131
100
99
23
72
228
25
19
8

0.8
18.4
14.1
13.9
3.2
10.1
32.1
3.5
2.7
1.1

No response
5 years or fewer
6 to 10 years
11 to 15 years
16 to 20 years
More than 20 years

59
119
99
96
84
493

6.2
12.5
10.4
10.1
8.8
51.9

17
82
72
83
69
388

2.4
11.5
10.1
11.7
9.7
54.6

No response
Prosecution
Criminal
Mixed criminal & civil
Civil
Other

47
51
78
175
514
85

4.9
5.4
8.2
18.4
54.1
8.9

6
37
60
149
405
54

0.8
5.2
8.4
21.0
57.0
7.6

No response
First District
Second District
Third District
Fourth District
Outside Alaska

50
115
17
632
95
41

5.3
12.1
1.8
66.5
10.0
4.3

10
103
15
501
70
12

1.4
14.5
2.1
70.5
9.8
1.7

No response
Male
Female

51
545
354

5.4
57.4
37.3

10
416
285

1.4
58.5
40.1

Type of Practice

Length of Alaska Practice

Cases Handled

Location of Practice

Gender

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 Instrumentation
The survey contained the names of the applicants for the vacancy, questions about demographic
information for each respondent, six evaluation items for each applicant, and space for
respondents to provide additional comments regarding each applicant. Both versions of the
survey required a certification by the respondent that they had rated the applicants as required by
the bar’s Professional Rule 8.2. Specific instructions regarding the certification were provided:
“Attached is the bar survey for applicants for the current vacancy on the Alaska
Supreme Court. Please refer to Professional Conduct Rule 8.2 concerning your
obligation to provide truthful and candid opinions on the qualifications or
integrity of these applicants.”
Respondents evaluated applicants in six areas of performance included in the survey using a fivepoint Likert scale that ranged from Poor (1) to Excellent (5). Detailed descriptions of the
meaning of each point on the Likert scale were provided for each of the performance areas. The
scale and instructions for respondents were:
“Please rate the applicant on each of the following qualities by selecting the
number that best represents your evaluation. Applicants should be evaluated on
each quality separately. Use the ends of the scales as well as the middle. The
tendency to rate an applicant “excellent” or “poor” on every trait should be
avoided since each person has strengths and weaknesses. If you cannot rate the
applicant on any one quality, leave that one blank.”

Professional
Competence

(1)
Poor

(2)
Deficient

(3)
Acceptable

(4)
Good

(5)
Excellent

Lacking in knowledge
and/or effectiveness

Below-average performance
occasionally

Possesses sufficient
knowledge and required
skills

Usually knowledgeable
and effective

Meets the highest
standards for
knowledge and
effectiveness

Above-average
awareness of ethics,
holds self to higher
standard than most

Outstanding
integrity and highest
standards of conduct

Free of substantial bias or
prejudice against groups or
persons

Above-average ability to
treat all persons and
groups impartially

Unusually fair and
impartial to all
groups

Integrity

Unconcerned with propriety Appears lacking in knowledge Follows codes of professional
and/or appearance, or acts
of professional codes of
conduct, respects propriety
in violation of codes of
conduct and/or unconcerned
and appearance of propriety
professional conduct
with propriety or appearance at
at all times
times

Fairness

Often shows strong bias for Displays, verbally or otherwise,
or against some person or some bias for or against groups
groups
or persons

Judicial
Temperament

Often lacks compassion,
humility, or courtesy

Sometimes lacks compassion,
humility, or courtesy

Possesses appropriate
compassion, humility, and
courtesy

Above-average
compassion, humility,
and courtesy

Outstanding
compassion,
humility, and
courtesy

Suitability of
Experience

Has little or no suitable
experience

Has less than suitable
experience

Has suitable experience

Has highly suitable
experience

Has the most
suitable experience
for this position

Has few qualifications for
this position

Has insufficient qualifications
for this position

Has suitable qualifications
for this position

Has highly suitable
qualifications for this
position

Has exceptionally
high qualifications
for this position

Overall Rating

Confidentiality and Data Safety
The survey introduction included a statement that reassured respondents of the confidentiality of
their responses. Confidentiality is also a paramount concern at CBHRS and translated into
specific procedures related to data security. Because data such as those collected through the
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 judicial selection survey are of a sensitive nature, CBHRS has rigorous procedures to protect
data. Specifically, paper surveys are kept in a lockable file cabinet located in a secure data
storage room. Data are kept locked at all times except when being used for data entry or related
purposes. Organizational policies and procedures highlight the requirement for confidentiality
and ensure that only staff involved with the project have access to the data. Online data and data
that have been entered from paper surveys are maintained on a secure server.

Assurance of Non-Duplicate Responding
To ensure that as few duplicates or invalid surveys as possible were received, clear instructions
were provided to potential paper survey respondents regarding how to handle the survey
booklets:
“A postage-paid business reply envelope is enclosed for the return of your
completed evaluations. Place the completed survey inside the envelope marked
“Confidential,” and seal the envelope. Then use the business reply envelope, being
sure to sign in the space provided. The return envelope MUST BE SIGNED in order
for your survey to be counted.”

Based on these instructions, CBHRS implemented procedures to ensure that only one survey was
counted for each respondent. If a survey had been returned without a name on the outside
envelope, the envelope would have been opened to ascertain whether the individual signed the
comment section. No paper surveys were returned without a name on the outside of the
envelope. Signed names on the envelopes were compared to the mailing list, ensuring the
individual was an eligible participant. Each individual’s unique identifier was entered with the
data, providing the ability to check for duplication with the completed online surveys.
Had any paper surveys been returned without signatures, with illegible signatures, or without
being on the mailing list they would have been excluded from the data entry and analysis and not
reflected in the total number of surveys received. No surveys were returned that were not on the
list or signed.
For the online data collection, each potential respondent was provided with a unique URL that
could only be used once, and only accessed from the e-mail address to which it was sent. After
merging online and entered paper data, CBHRS analyzed frequencies of the unique identifier
variable to identify any duplicate responses. One duplicate survey was identified. For each set of
duplicate surveys, the most complete survey data was retained and the duplicate removed,
ensuring that only one survey per respondent was used in the data analysis.

Data Management
With the goal of virtually error-free data handling, CBHRS implemented rigorous data entry
procedures to ensure the accuracy of data entry. Paper data was entered using an electronic
system similar to the online survey that prevents out-of-range responses. Before entry, all paper
data was reviewed and cleaned prior to data entry. Then, a second staff member confirmed all
data cleaning and entered the surveys. After the paper surveys were entered, the first staff
member verified all entries and corrected any mistakes. Online data were downloaded from the
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 survey website and imported into SPSS for analysis. The paper survey responses were merged
with the online responses in SPSS to create one data file of all responses.

Results
Two sets of results are presented in this section of the report. First, respondents’ level of
experience with each applicant rated is shown. Second, ratings and comparisons of the applicants
are provided in a variety of ways. Many of the cross tabulations yield results based on a very
small number of respondents. Results based on small numbers of respondents should be regarded
with caution and more weight given to the overall results for the applicant.
Respondents’ Level of Experience with Each Applicant
All respondents were asked to describe the basis of their evaluation for each applicant they rated,
with options of direct professional experience, professional reputation, and other personal
contacts
Table 3 shows the type of experience of respondents for each applicant.
Ratings of Applicants
In the tables that follow, responses to the rating questions are shown in a variety of ways. Most
tables show the number of respondents (n) and the average rating (M). Tables 4-9 present detail
on the Overall Rating item. Table 4 compares all applicants to those with direct professional
experience and includes the median rating (Mdn) and the standard deviation (SD) in addition to
number of respondents and average. Tables 5-9 present data only from those respondents who
indicated direct professional experience. Table 5 provides applicants’ mean scores broken down
by respondents’ type of practice. Table 6 provides applicants’ mean scores broken down by
respondents’ length of Alaska practice. Table 7 provides applicants’ mean scores broken down
by respondents’ type of caseload handled. Table 8 provides applicants’ mean scores broken
down by location of practice. Table 9 provides applicants’ mean scores broken down by
respondents’ gender.
For each individual applicant, Tables 10-25 provide a demographics summary of respondents
and detailed information on ratings provided by respondent characteristic.

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 Table 3
Respondents’ Level of Experience with the Applicants
Alaska Supreme Court
Percent of Respondents Basing Ratings on…

n

% of all
respondents
who rated
applicant

Direct
Professional
Experience

Professional
Reputation

Other
Personal
Contacts

Ruth Botstein

174

18.3

67.8

21.8

10.3

Susan M. Carney

198

20.8

65.7

28.8

5.6

Kevin G. Clarkson

237

24.9

52.3

43.0

4.6

Andrew Guidi

337

35.5

86.4

12.2

1.5

Jahna Lindemuth

215

22.6

66.5

25.1

8.4

Philip Pallenberg

258

27.2

76.4

18.6

5.0

Paul A. Roetman

172

18.1

85.5

12.2

2.3

David Avraham Voluck

109

11.5

49.5

33.0

17.4

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 Table 4
Summary of Overall Ratings
Alaska Supreme Court
Respondents with Direct Professional
Experience

All Respondents
n

M

Mdn

SD

n

M

Mdn

SD

Ruth Botstein

171

3.8

4.0

1.1

117

3.8

4.0

1.1

Susan M. Carney

196

4.4

5.0

1.0

130

4.5

5.0

1.0

Kevin G. Clarkson

233

2.6

2.0

1.2

123

2.7

2.0

1.3

Andrew Guidi

333

4.3

5.0

1.0

287

4.3

5.0

1.0

Jahna Lindemuth

208

4.0

4.0

1.1

140

4.1

4.0

1.1

Philip Pallenberg

254

4.2

5.0

1.0

195

4.2

5.0

1.0

Paul A. Roetman

171

3.2

3.0

1.2

146

3.2

3.0

1.2

David Avraham Voluck

107

3.2

3.0

1.3

54

3.3

3.0

1.4

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 Table 5
Mean Scores on Overall Rating by Type of Practice
Alaska Supreme Court

Private, solo

Private, 2-5
attorneys

Private, 6+
attorneys

Private,
corporate
employee

Judge or
judicial
officer

Government

Public
service
agency/org

Retired

Overall

n

M

n

M

n

M

n

M

n

M

n

M

n

M

n

M

M

R. Botstein

15

3.2

5

3.4

13

3.7

2

3.0

8

3.5

62

4.2

4

2.5

7

3.3

3.8

S. M. Carney

18

4.6

14

4.7

14

4.4

-

-

24

4.4

49

4.4

5

4.6

5

4.4

4.5

K. G. Clarkson

23

2.6

20

3.2

33

2.9

3

2.3

13

2.5

19

2.4

4

2.3

6

2.5

2.7

A. Guidi

52

4.1

68

4.4

59

4.3

4

4.8

33

4.4

54

4.3

8

3.8

5

4.4

4.3

J. Lindemuth

23

3.7

15

4.1

43

4.0

11

4.5

12

4.2

27

3.9

3

5.0

3

4.7

4.1

P. Pallenberg

36

4.3

29

4.0

13

3.9

-

-

35

4.4

65

4.2

9

4.7

6

3.3

4.2

P. A. Roetman

22

3.2

14

3.9

10

2.9

-

-

35

3.3

56

3.0

3

2.7

4

3.0

3.2

D. A. Voluck

10

3.0

3

3.3

5

2.8

1

3.0

10

2.6

14

3.3

5

4.8

3

4.7

3.3

Note: Ratings from only those respondents with direct professional experience with the applicants.

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 Table 6
Mean Scores on Overall Rating by Length of Alaska Practice
Alaska Supreme Court
5 years or
fewer

6 to 10
years

11 to 15
years

16 to 20
years

21 years or
more

Overall

n

M

n

M

n

M

n

M

n

M

M

R. Botstein

12

4.3

16

4.3

13

4.3

11

3.2

60

3.5

3.8

S. M. Carney

11

4.6

14

4.4

17

4.5

14

4.4

71

4.5

4.5

K. G. Clarkson

1

2.0

4

2.8

4

2.0

10

2.5

98

2.7

2.7

A. Guidi

18

4.2

20

4.4

24

4.3

25

3.9

194

4.3

4.3

J. Lindemuth

4

5.0

10

4.2

14

4.4

14

4.1

93

4.0

4.1

P. Pallenberg

15

4.5

14

4.3

11

4.2

18

4.4

134

4.1

4.2

P. A. Roetman

6

3.7

15

3.1

17

3.3

24

3.5

77

3.0

3.2

D. A. Voluck

6

3.3

4

4.3

10

3.7

4

3.5

28

3.1

3.3

Note: Ratings from only those respondents with direct professional experience with the applicants.

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 Table 7
Mean Scores on Overall Rating by Type of Caseload Handled
Alaska Supreme Court
Prosecution

Criminal

Mixed
criminal/civil

Civil

Other

Overall

n

M

n

M

n

M

n

M

n

M

M

R. Botstein

5

3.2

6

3.8

15

3.6

82

3.8

7

4.4

3.8

S. M. Carney

13

4.3

23

4.9

51

4.6

36

4.3

5

3.8

4.5

K. G. Clarkson

1

4.0

3

3.0

26

2.5

84

2.7

6

2.8

2.7

A. Guidi

5

4.8

7

4.1

68

4.2

188

4.3

17

4.7

4.3

J. Lindemuth

6

3.3

5

4.4

20

4.1

101

4.0

7

4.6

4.1

P. Pallenberg

7

4.0

20

4.6

59

4.3

91

4.2

16

3.9

4.2

P. A. Roetman

17

3.5

17

2.8

62

3.2

41

3.1

8

3.4

3.2

D. A. Voluck

1

5.0

3

3.0

12

2.8

31

3.5

5

4.2

3.3

Note: Ratings from only those respondents with direct professional experience with the applicants.

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 Table 8
Mean Scores on Overall Rating by Location of Practice
Alaska Supreme Court
First
District

Second
District

Third
District

Fourth
District

Outside
Alaska

Overall

n

M

n

M

n

M

n

M

n

M

M

R. Botstein

13

3.9

-

-

97

3.8

3

3.0

1

5.0

3.8

S. M. Carney

4

4.5

4

3.5

68

4.4

50

4.7

1

4.0

4.5

K. G. Clarkson

5

2.8

-

-

109

2.7

2

2.0

2

2.5

2.7

A. Guidi

13

4.0

1

4.0

259

4.3

9

3.9

2

4.5

4.3

J. Lindemuth

4

4.0

-

-

126

4.1

8

3.0

-

-

4.1

P. Pallenberg

79

4.4

1

4.0

106

4.1

6

3.8

-

-

4.2

P. A. Roetman

10

2.4

11

3.9

112

3.1

12

3.8

-

-

3.2

D. A. Voluck

16

3.6

3

4.7

29

3.2

2

2.0

1

5.0

3.3

Note: Ratings from only those respondents with direct professional experience with the applicants.

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Alaska Supreme Court, March 2016│13

 Table 9
Mean Scores on Overall Rating by Respondent Gender
Alaska Supreme Court
Male

Female

Overall

n

M

n

M

M

R. Botstein

56

3.6

58

4.0

3.8

S. M. Carney

72

4.6

54

4.4

4.5

K. G. Clarkson

85

2.8

34

2.4

2.7

A. Guidi

188

4.4

94

4.1

4.3

J. Lindemuth

93

4.1

44

4.1

4.1

P. Pallenberg

111

4.1

82

4.3

4.2

P. A. Roetman

87

3.3

58

3.0

3.2

D. A. Voluck

32

3.1

20

3.8

3.3

Note: Ratings from only those respondents with direct professional experience with the applicants.

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UAA Center for Behavioral Health Research & Services
Alaska Supreme Court, March 2016│14

 Table 10
Ruth Botstein
Demographic Description of Respondents

All respondents

n
174

%
100.0

Direct professional experience
Professional reputation
Other personal contacts

118
38
18

67.8
21.8
10.3

Recent experience (within last 5 years)
Substantial amount of experience
Moderate amount of experience
Limited amount of experience

100
38
41
39

84.7
32.2
34.7
33.1

No response
Private, solo
Private, 2-5 attorneys
Private, 6+ attorneys
Private, corporate employee
Judge or judicial officer
Government
Public service agency or organization
Retired
Other

2
23
9
28
6
11
81
6
7
1

1.0
13.2
5.2
16.1
3.4
6.3
46.6
3.4
4.0
0.6

No response
5 years or fewer
6 to 10 years
11 to 15 years
16 to 20 years
More than 20 years

5
17
19
21
18
94

2.9
9.8
10.9
12.1
10.3
54.0

No response
Prosecution
Criminal
Mixed criminal & civil
Civil
Other

2
7
10
22
118
15

1.1
4.0
5.7
12.6
67.8
8.6

No response
First District
Second District
Third District
Fourth District
Outside Alaska

3
16
149
4
2

1.7
9.2
85.6
2.3
1.1

No response
Male
Female

3
82
89

1.7
47.1
51.1

Experience with Applicant

Detailed Experience*

Type of Practice

Length of Alaska Practice

Cases Handled

Location of Practice

Gender

*Only among those respondents reporting direct professional experience with the applicant.

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UAA Center for Behavioral Health Research & Services
Alaska Supreme Court, March 2016│15

 Table 11
Ruth Botstein
Detailed Responses

All respondents
Basis for Evaluation
Direct professional experience
Experience within last 5 years
Experience not within last 5 years
Substantial amount of experience
Moderate amount of experience
Limited amount of experience
Professional reputation
Other personal contacts
Type of Practice*
No response
Private, solo
Private, 2-5 attorneys
Private, 6+ attorneys
Private, corporate employee
Judge or judicial officer
Government
Public service agency or organization
Retired
Other
Length of Alaska Practice*
No response
5 years or fewer
6 to 10 years
11 to 15 years
16 to 20 years
More than 20 years
Cases Handled*
No response
Prosecution
Criminal
Mixed criminal & civil
Civil
Other
Location of Practice*
No response
First District
Second District
Third District
Fourth District
Outside Alaska
Gender*
No response
Male
Female

Professional
Competence

Integrity

Fairness

Judicial
Temperament

Suitability of
Experience

Overall
Rating

n
174

M
4.4

M
4.4

M
4.1

M
3.9

M
3.5

M
3.8

118
100
13
38
41
39
38
18

4.4
4.4
4.2
4.6
4.3
4.3
4.4
4.2

4.5
4.5
4.2
4.6
4.4
4.4
4.2
4.4

4.2
4.3
4.1
4.3
4.1
4.1
3.8
4.2

3.9
4.0
3.7
4.2
3.8
3.7
3.9
3.8

3.6
3.6
3.2
4.0
3.5
3.2
3.5
3.6

3.8
3.9
3.5
4.2
3.7
3.5
3.7
3.8

1
15
5
14
2
8
62
4
7
-

4.0
4.0
4.0
4.3
4.0
4.3
4.7
3.3
4.1
-

5.0
4.1
4.0
4.3
4.0
4.7
4.7
3.5
4.0
-

5.0
3.9
3.4
4.1
3.5
3.9
4.5
3.3
4.1
-

5.0
3.5
3.2
3.7
3.5
3.7
4.2
3.3
3.3
-

3.0
3.0
3.0
3.6
2.5
3.4
3.9
2.5
3.0
-

4.0
3.2
3.4
3.7
3.0
3.5
4.2
2.5
3.3
-

5
12
16
13
11
61

4.8
4.6
4.7
4.7
3.7
4.3

5.0
4.9
4.7
4.8
3.9
4.3

4.6
4.9
4.8
4.6
3.6
4.0

4.6
4.4
4.5
4.3
3.3
3.6

4.4
4.0
3.9
4.1
3.0
3.3

4.6
4.3
4.3
4.3
3.2
3.5

2
5
6
15
83
7

3.5
4.4
4.7
4.3
4.4
4.7

4.0
4.0
4.6
4.4
4.5
4.9

4.0
3.0
4.4
4.1
4.2
4.7

4.0
3.0
4.2
3.9
3.9
4.3

2.5
3.0
3.8
3.4
3.6
4.1

3.0
3.2
3.8
3.6
3.8
4.4

3
13
98
3
1

4.0
4.5
4.4
3.5
5.0

4.3
4.5
4.5
3.5
4.0

4.0
4.3
4.2
3.5
4.0

4.0
4.1
3.9
3.0
4.0

3.3
3.5
3.6
3.0
5.0

3.7
3.9
3.8
3.0
5.0

3
57
58

4.0
4.4
4.5

4.3
4.3
4.6

4.0
4.0
4.4

4.0
3.6
4.2

3.3
3.5
3.6

3.7
3.6
4.0

*Ratings from only those respondents reporting direct professional experience with the applicant.

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UAA Center for Behavioral Health Research & Services
Alaska Supreme Court, March 2016│16

 Table 12
Susan M. Carney
Demographic Description of Respondents

All respondents

n
198

%
100.0

Direct professional experience
Professional reputation
Other personal contacts

130
57
11

65.7
28.8
5.6

Recent experience (within last 5 years)
Substantial amount of experience
Moderate amount of experience
Limited amount of experience

107
52
53
24

82.3
40.0
40.8
18.5

No response
Private, solo
Private, 2-5 attorneys
Private, 6+ attorneys
Private, corporate employee
Judge or judicial officer
Government
Public service agency or organization
Retired
Other

2
32
17
23
3
32
73
7
9
-

1.0
16.2
8.6
11.6
1.5
16.2
36.9
3.5
4.5
-

No response
5 years or fewer
6 to 10 years
11 to 15 years
16 to 20 years
More than 20 years

4
15
17
26
23
113

2.0
7.6
8.6
13.1
11.6
57.1

No response
Prosecution
Criminal
Mixed criminal & civil
Civil
Other

2
15
36
65
72
8

1.0
7.6
18.2
32.8
36.4
4.0

No response
First District
Second District
Third District
Fourth District
Outside Alaska

3
9
5
117
63
1

1.5
4.5
2.5
59.1
31.8
0.5

No response
Male
Female

4
104
90

2.0
52.5
45.5

Experience with Applicant

Detailed Experience*

Type of Practice

Length of Alaska Practice

Cases Handled

Location of Practice

Gender

*Only among those respondents reporting direct professional experience with the applicant.

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UAA Center for Behavioral Health Research & Services
Alaska Supreme Court, March 2016│17

 Table 13
Susan M. Carney
Detailed Responses

All respondents
Basis for Evaluation
Direct professional experience
Experience within last 5 years
Experience not within last 5 years
Substantial amount of experience
Moderate amount of experience
Limited amount of experience
Professional reputation
Other personal contacts
Type of Practice*
No response
Private, solo
Private, 2-5 attorneys
Private, 6+ attorneys
Private, corporate employee
Judge or judicial officer
Government
Public service agency or organization
Retired
Other
Length of Alaska Practice*
No response
5 years or fewer
6 to 10 years
11 to 15 years
16 to 20 years
More than 20 years
Cases Handled*
No response
Prosecution
Criminal
Mixed criminal & civil
Civil
Other
Location of Practice*
No response
First District
Second District
Third District
Fourth District
Outside Alaska
Gender*
No response
Male
Female

Professional
Competence

Integrity

Fairness

Judicial
Temperament

Suitability of
Experience

Overall
Rating

n
198

M
4.6

M
4.6

M
4.4

M
4.4

M
4.2

M
4.4

130
107
17
52
53
24
57
11

4.6
4.6
4.8
4.6
4.6
4.5
4.5
4.5

4.7
4.6
4.9
4.7
4.7
4.6
4.4
4.6

4.4
4.4
4.6
4.5
4.5
4.2
4.4
4.3

4.5
4.4
4.8
4.5
4.6
4.0
4.3
4.5

4.2
4.2
4.4
4.3
4.3
4.0
4.1
3.9

4.5
4.4
4.8
4.5
4.5
4.2
4.1
4.5

1
18
14
14
24
49
5
5
-

5.0
4.7
4.8
4.3
4.6
4.6
4.8
4.6
-

5.0
4.8
4.8
4.5
4.7
4.6
5.0
4.6
-

5.0
4.5
4.6
4.4
4.5
4.3
5.0
4.4
-

5.0
4.5
4.6
4.4
4.6
4.3
4.4
4.2
-

5.0
4.2
4.4
4.0
4.2
4.2
4.4
4.0
-

5.0
4.6
4.7
4.4
4.4
4.4
4.6
4.4
-

3
11
14
17
14
71

5.0
4.9
4.6
4.5
4.6
4.6

5.0
4.7
4.7
4.7
4.4
4.7

5.0
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.4
4.4

5.0
4.5
4.6
4.4
4.3
4.4

5.0
4.5
4.1
4.2
4.0
4.2

5.0
4.6
4.4
4.5
4.4
4.5

2
13
23
51
36
5

3.0
4.5
5.0
4.7
4.4
4.2

4.0
4.5
5.0
4.8
4.5
4.3

3.0
4.2
4.8
4.7
4.2
4.0

3.0
4.2
4.9
4.6
4.2
3.6

3.0
4.0
4.6
4.3
4.1
3.6

3.0
4.3
4.9
4.6
4.3
3.8

3
4
4
68
50
1

3.7
4.5
4.0
4.5
4.8
4.0

4.3
4.8
4.3
4.6
4.8
4.0

3.7
4.5
4.0
4.4
4.6
4.0

3.7
4.5
4.0
4.4
4.6
4.0

3.7
4.3
3.5
4.1
4.5
3.0

3.7
4.5
3.5
4.4
4.7
4.0

4
72
54

3.5
4.7
4.6

4.3
4.7
4.7

3.8
4.5
4.4

3.8
4.5
4.4

3.3
4.3
4.2

3.8
4.6
4.4

*Ratings from only those respondents reporting direct professional experience with the applicant.

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UAA Center for Behavioral Health Research & Services
Alaska Supreme Court, March 2016│18

 Table 14
Kevin G. Clarkson
Demographic Description of Respondents

All respondents

n
237

%
100.0

Direct professional experience
Professional reputation
Other personal contacts

124
102
11

52.3
43.0
4.6

Recent experience (within last 5 years)
Substantial amount of experience
Moderate amount of experience
Limited amount of experience

91
23
52
48

73.4
18.5
41.9
38.7

No response
Private, solo
Private, 2-5 attorneys
Private, 6+ attorneys
Private, corporate employee
Judge or judicial officer
Government
Public service agency or organization
Retired
Other

2
50
34
50
10
23
46
8
11
3

0.8
21.1
14.3
21.1
4.2
9.7
19.4
3.4
4.6
1.3

No response
5 years or fewer
6 to 10 years
11 to 15 years
16 to 20 years
More than 20 years

7
3
8
18
21
180

3.0
1.3
3.4
7.6
8.9
75.9

No response
Prosecution
Criminal
Mixed criminal & civil
Civil
Other

3
3
14
42
157
18

1.3
1.3
5.9
17.7
66.2
7.6

No response
First District
Second District
Third District
Fourth District
Outside Alaska

5
12
211
6
3

2.1
5.1
89.0
2.5
1.3

No response
Male
Female

5
150
82

2.1
63.3
34.6

Experience with Applicant

Detailed Experience*

Type of Practice

Length of Alaska Practice

Cases Handled

Location of Practice

Gender

*Only among those respondents reporting direct professional experience with the applicant.

______________________________________________________________________________
UAA Center for Behavioral Health Research & Services
Alaska Supreme Court, March 2016│19

 Table 15
Kevin G. Clarkson
Detailed Responses

All respondents
Basis for Evaluation
Direct professional experience
Experience within last 5 years
Experience not within last 5 years
Substantial amount of experience
Moderate amount of experience
Limited amount of experience
Professional reputation
Other personal contacts
Type of Practice*
No response
Private, solo
Private, 2-5 attorneys
Private, 6+ attorneys
Private, corporate employee
Judge or judicial officer
Government
Public service agency or organization
Retired
Other
Length of Alaska Practice*
No response
5 years or fewer
6 to 10 years
11 to 15 years
16 to 20 years
More than 20 years
Cases Handled*
No response
Prosecution
Criminal
Mixed criminal & civil
Civil
Other
Location of Practice*
No response
First District
Second District
Third District
Fourth District
Outside Alaska
Gender*
No response
Male
Female

Professional
Competence

Integrity

Fairness

Judicial
Temperament

Suitability of
Experience

Overall
Rating

n
237

M
3.3

M
3.1

M
2.5

M
2.6

M
2.8

M
2.6

124
91
31
23
52
48
102
11

3.4
3.4
3.1
3.4
3.4
3.3
3.1
4.0

3.2
3.3
2.9
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.0
3.2

2.7
2.8
2.5
2.9
2.7
2.6
2.2
2.6

2.8
2.8
2.7
3.0
2.8
2.6
2.4
2.7

2.9
3.0
2.5
3.0
2.9
2.8
2.6
3.3

2.7
2.8
2.5
2.7
2.8
2.7
2.4
2.6

1
23
20
33
3
14
19
4
6
1

5.0
3.2
3.5
3.5
3.0
3.4
2.9
3.5
3.7
4.0

5.0
3.0
3.3
3.5
3.0
3.2
3.1
3.3
3.0
3.0

5.0
2.6
3.1
2.9
2.0
2.3
2.5
2.5
2.3
3.0

5.0
2.6
2.9
3.0
3.0
2.8
2.5
2.0
2.7
3.0

5.0
2.7
3.1
3.1
1.5
2.7
2.6
2.8
2.8
3.0

5.0
2.6
3.2
2.9
2.3
2.5
2.4
2.3
2.5
3.0

6
1
4
4
10
99

4.0
5.0
3.5
2.0
3.1
3.4

4.2
3.0
3.3
2.5
2.8
3.2

3.7
1.0
2.8
2.0
2.7
2.7

3.8
2.0
2.3
2.0
2.7
2.8

3.5
3.0
3.0
2.8
2.8
2.8

3.7
2.0
2.8
2.0
2.5
2.7

3
1
4
26
84
6

3.3
4.0
3.3
3.2
3.4
3.5

3.0
4.0
3.3
2.9
3.3
3.7

3.0
4.0
2.7
2.5
2.7
3.3

3.0
4.0
2.7
2.6
2.8
3.0

3.0
4.0
3.0
2.8
2.8
2.8

3.0
4.0
3.0
2.5
2.7
2.8

5
5
110
2
2

3.8
3.4
3.4
2.5
3.5

4.0
3.2
3.2
2.0
3.0

3.8
3.2
2.6
2.0
2.5

4.0
2.4
2.8
2.0
2.0

3.8
3.0
2.8
2.0
3.0

3.8
2.8
2.7
2.0
2.5

4
86
34

3.3
3.4
3.2

3.3
3.4
2.8

3.3
2.8
2.4

3.3
2.9
2.3

3.0
2.9
2.7

3.0
2.8
2.4

*Ratings from only those respondents reporting direct professional experience with the applicant.

______________________________________________________________________________
UAA Center for Behavioral Health Research & Services
Alaska Supreme Court, March 2016│20

 Table 16
Andrew Guidi
Demographic Description of Respondents

All respondents

n
337

%
100.0

Direct professional experience
Professional reputation
Other personal contacts

291
41
5

86.4
12.2
1.5

Recent experience (within last 5 years)
Substantial amount of experience
Moderate amount of experience
Limited amount of experience

249
97
120
72

85.6
33.3
41.2
24.7

No response
Private, solo
Private, 2-5 attorneys
Private, 6+ attorneys
Private, corporate employee
Judge or judicial officer
Government
Public service agency or organization
Retired
Other

3
63
73
67
7
35
70
11
7
1

0.9
18.7
21.7
19.9
2.1
10.4
20.8
3.3
2.1
0.3

No response
5 years or fewer
6 to 10 years
11 to 15 years
16 to 20 years
More than 20 years

8
23
22
25
30
229

2.4
6.8
6.5
7.4
8.9
68.0

No response
Prosecution
Criminal
Mixed criminal & civil
Civil
Other

2
9
12
75
218
21

0.6
2.7
3.6
22.3
64.7
6.2

No response
First District
Second District
Third District
Fourth District
Outside Alaska

4
15
1
300
14
3

1.2
4.5
0.3
89.0
4.2
0.9

No response
Male
Female

6
215
116

1.8
63.8
34.4

Experience with Applicant

Detailed Experience*

Type of Practice

Length of Alaska Practice

Cases Handled

Location of Practice

Gender

*Only among those respondents reporting direct professional experience with the applicant.

______________________________________________________________________________
UAA Center for Behavioral Health Research & Services
Alaska Supreme Court, March 2016│21

 Table 17
Andrew Guidi
Detailed Responses

All respondents
Basis for Evaluation
Direct professional experience
Experience within last 5 years
Experience not within last 5 years
Substantial amount of experience
Moderate amount of experience
Limited amount of experience
Professional reputation
Other personal contacts
Type of Practice*
No response
Private, solo
Private, 2-5 attorneys
Private, 6+ attorneys
Private, corporate employee
Judge or judicial officer
Government
Public service agency or organization
Retired
Other
Length of Alaska Practice*
No response
5 years or fewer
6 to 10 years
11 to 15 years
16 to 20 years
More than 20 years
Cases Handled*
No response
Prosecution
Criminal
Mixed criminal & civil
Civil
Other
Location of Practice*
No response
First District
Second District
Third District
Fourth District
Outside Alaska
Gender*
No response
Male
Female

Professional
Competence

Integrity

Fairness

Judicial
Temperament

Suitability of
Experience

Overall
Rating

n
337

M
4.3

M
4.5

M
4.2

M
4.4

M
4.3

M
4.3

291
249
28
97
120
72
41
5

4.4
4.3
4.7
4.3
4.4
4.4
4.1
4.8

4.5
4.5
4.6
4.4
4.6
4.5
4.3
4.8

4.2
4.2
4.5
4.1
4.3
4.3
4.1
4.8

4.4
4.4
4.6
4.4
4.5
4.5
4.2
4.6

4.3
4.3
4.6
4.2
4.4
4.3
4.2
4.8

4.3
4.3
4.6
4.2
4.3
4.3
4.1
4.6

3
52
70
60
4
33
54
9
5
1

3.3
4.2
4.5
4.4
4.8
4.6
4.4
3.8
4.2
4.0

3.7
4.4
4.6
4.5
5.0
4.5
4.6
3.8
4.4
5.0

3.7
3.9
4.3
4.3
5.0
4.4
4.3
3.9
4.0
5.0

3.7
4.3
4.5
4.4
4.8
4.6
4.4
3.9
4.4
5.0

3.7
4.1
4.4
4.4
5.0
4.5
4.2
3.8
4.2
5.0

3.7
4.1
4.4
4.3
4.8
4.4
4.3
3.8
4.4
5.0

6
20
20
24
26
195

4.2
4.3
4.4
4.3
3.9
4.4

4.3
4.5
4.5
4.5
4.1
4.5

4.0
4.1
4.5
4.1
3.8
4.3

4.2
4.5
4.7
4.5
4.2
4.4

4.2
4.1
4.3
4.0
4.0
4.4

4.2
4.2
4.4
4.3
3.9
4.3

2
5
7
70
190
17

2.5
4.8
4.3
4.3
4.4
4.7

2.5
4.6
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.8

2.5
4.2
4.1
4.1
4.2
4.5

1.5
4.6
4.3
4.4
4.4
4.7

1.5
4.8
4.0
4.2
4.3
4.7

2.0
4.8
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.7

3
13
1
262
10
2

3.3
4.2
4.0
4.4
4.1
5.0

3.7
4.3
4.0
4.5
4.3
5.0

3.7
4.0
4.0
4.2
3.9
4.5

3.3
4.4
5.0
4.4
4.3
5.0

3.3
4.1
4.0
4.3
4.2
4.5

3.3
4.0
4.0
4.3
3.9
4.5

6
189
96

3.6
4.4
4.3

3.4
4.5
4.5

3.4
4.3
4.1

3.8
4.5
4.3

4.0
4.4
4.2

3.6
4.4
4.1

*Ratings from only those respondents reporting direct professional experience with the applicant.

______________________________________________________________________________
UAA Center for Behavioral Health Research & Services
Alaska Supreme Court, March 2016│22

 Table 18
Jahna Lindemuth
Demographic Description of Respondents

All respondents

n
215

%
100.0

Direct professional experience
Professional reputation
Other personal contacts

143
54
18

66.5
25.1
8.4

Recent experience (within last 5 years)
Substantial amount of experience
Moderate amount of experience
Limited amount of experience

121
55
59
28

84.6
38.5
41.3
19.6

No response
Private, solo
Private, 2-5 attorneys
Private, 6+ attorneys
Private, corporate employee
Judge or judicial officer
Government
Public service agency or organization
Retired
Other

2
34
23
61
16
17
49
7
4
2

0.9
15.8
10.7
28.4
7.4
7.9
22.8
3.3
1.9
0.9

No response
5 years or fewer
6 to 10 years
11 to 15 years
16 to 20 years
More than 20 years

5
9
15
23
22
141

2.3
4.2
7.0
10.7
10.2
65.6

No response
Prosecution
Criminal
Mixed criminal & civil
Civil
Other

2
9
10
27
154
13

0.9
4.2
4.7
12.6
71.6
6.0

No response
First District
Second District
Third District
Fourth District
Outside Alaska

3
6
193
10
3

1.4
2.8
89.8
4.7
1.4

No response
Male
Female

3
130
82

1.4
60.5
38.1

Experience with Applicant

Detailed Experience*

Type of Practice

Length of Alaska Practice

Cases Handled

Location of Practice

Gender

*Only among those respondents reporting direct professional experience with the applicant.

______________________________________________________________________________
UAA Center for Behavioral Health Research & Services
Alaska Supreme Court, March 2016│23

 Table 19
Jahna Lindemuth
Detailed Responses

All respondents
Basis for Evaluation
Direct professional experience
Experience within last 5 years
Experience not within last 5 years
Substantial amount of experience
Moderate amount of experience
Limited amount of experience
Professional reputation
Other personal contacts
Type of Practice*
No response
Private, solo
Private, 2-5 attorneys
Private, 6+ attorneys
Private, corporate employee
Judge or judicial officer
Government
Public service agency or organization
Retired
Other
Length of Alaska Practice*
No response
5 years or fewer
6 to 10 years
11 to 15 years
16 to 20 years
More than 20 years
Cases Handled*
No response
Prosecution
Criminal
Mixed criminal & civil
Civil
Other
Location of Practice*
No response
First District
Second District
Third District
Fourth District
Outside Alaska
Gender*
No response
Male
Female

Professional
Competence

Integrity

Fairness

Judicial
Temperament

Suitability of
Experience

Overall
Rating

n
215

M
4.3

M
4.3

M
4.1

M
4.0

M
3.8

M
4.0

143
121
13
55
59
28
54
18

4.3
4.4
4.0
4.4
4.4
4.1
4.1
4.4

4.3
4.4
3.9
4.3
4.4
4.1
4.1
4.6

4.2
4.2
3.9
4.2
4.2
4.0
3.9
4.2

4.1
4.1
3.4
4.1
4.1
3.9
3.8
4.0

3.9
4.0
3.5
4.1
3.9
3.6
3.6
3.8

4.1
4.1
3.6
4.2
4.0
3.8
3.8
3.9

2
23
15
45
11
12
28
3
3
1

5.0
4.2
4.5
4.3
4.6
4.4
4.0
5.0
4.7
4.0

5.0
4.2
4.3
4.3
4.6
4.3
4.2
5.0
4.7
5.0

5.0
3.8
4.2
4.1
4.6
4.3
4.2
4.3
4.7
4.0

4.5
3.8
4.1
3.9
4.6
4.3
4.0
4.7
4.7
4.0

5.0
3.5
4.1
3.9
4.5
3.9
3.7
4.7
4.7
3.0

5.0
3.7
4.1
4.0
4.5
4.2
3.9
5.0
4.7
4.0

5
4
10
14
14
96

4.4
5.0
4.5
4.6
4.1
4.3

4.2
5.0
4.4
4.5
4.1
4.3

4.2
4.8
4.3
4.2
4.1
4.1

3.6
4.8
4.3
4.2
4.0
4.0

3.6
4.8
4.1
4.3
4.2
3.8

3.6
5.0
4.2
4.4
4.1
4.0

1
6
5
20
104
7

5.0
3.3
4.6
4.2
4.4
4.7

5.0
3.6
4.6
4.4
4.3
4.9

5.0
3.8
4.6
4.3
4.1
4.7

5.0
3.7
4.4
4.2
4.0
4.6

5.0
3.2
4.2
4.0
3.9
3.9

5.0
3.3
4.4
4.1
4.0
4.6

2
4
129
8
-

4.5
4.3
4.4
3.4
-

4.5
4.3
4.4
3.3
-

4.5
4.0
4.2
3.6
-

4.0
3.0
4.1
3.4
-

4.0
3.8
4.0
3.1
-

4.0
4.0
4.1
3.0
-

3
95
45

3.7
4.4
4.2

4.0
4.3
4.3

4.3
4.1
4.2

4.0
4.0
4.1

3.3
3.9
3.9

3.3
4.1
4.1

*Ratings from only those respondents reporting direct professional experience with the applicant.

______________________________________________________________________________
UAA Center for Behavioral Health Research & Services
Alaska Supreme Court, March 2016│24

 Table 20
Philip Pallenberg
Demographic Description of Respondents

All respondents

n
258

%
100.0

Direct professional experience
Professional reputation
Other personal contacts

197
48
13

76.4
18.6
5.0

Recent experience (within last 5 years)
Substantial amount of experience
Moderate amount of experience
Limited amount of experience

163
75
67
54

82.7
38.1
34.0
27.4

No response
Private, solo
Private, 2-5 attorneys
Private, 6+ attorneys
Private, corporate employee
Judge or judicial officer
Government
Public service agency or organization
Retired
Other

1
45
36
21
1
41
88
14
9
2

0.4
17.4
14.0
8.1
0.4
15.9
34.1
5.4
3.5
0.8

No response
5 years or fewer
6 to 10 years
11 to 15 years
16 to 20 years
More than 20 years

4
22
18
17
23
174

1.6
8.5
7.0
6.6
8.9
67.4

No response
Prosecution
Criminal
Mixed criminal & civil
Civil
Other

2
10
25
70
131
20

0.8
3.9
9.7
27.1
50.8
7.8

No response
First District
Second District
Third District
Fourth District
Outside Alaska

3
94
2
148
9
2

1.2
36.4
0.8
57.4
3.5
0.8

No response
Male
Female

3
151
104

1.2
58.5
40.3

Experience with Applicant

Detailed Experience*

Type of Practice

Length of Alaska Practice

Cases Handled

Location of Practice

Gender

*Only among those respondents reporting direct professional experience with the applicant.

______________________________________________________________________________
UAA Center for Behavioral Health Research & Services
Alaska Supreme Court, March 2016│25

 Table 21
Philip Pallenberg
Detailed Responses

All respondents
Basis for Evaluation
Direct professional experience
Experience within last 5 years
Experience not within last 5 years
Substantial amount of experience
Moderate amount of experience
Limited amount of experience
Professional reputation
Other personal contacts
Type of Practice*
No response
Private, solo
Private, 2-5 attorneys
Private, 6+ attorneys
Private, corporate employee
Judge or judicial officer
Government
Public service agency or organization
Retired
Other
Length of Alaska Practice*
No response
5 years or fewer
6 to 10 years
11 to 15 years
16 to 20 years
More than 20 years
Cases Handled*
No response
Prosecution
Criminal
Mixed criminal & civil
Civil
Other
Location of Practice*
No response
First District
Second District
Third District
Fourth District
Outside Alaska
Gender*
No response
Male
Female

Professional
Competence

Integrity

Fairness

Judicial
Temperament

Suitability of
Experience

Overall
Rating

n
258

M
4.3

M
4.5

M
4.2

M
4.3

M
4.3

M
4.2

197
163
28
75
67
54
48
13

4.3
4.3
4.4
4.3
4.4
4.2
4.4
4.6

4.5
4.4
4.5
4.3
4.6
4.4
4.5
4.8

4.2
4.1
4.4
4.0
4.4
4.2
4.3
4.5

4.3
4.3
4.3
4.2
4.4
4.3
4.4
4.3

4.3
4.3
4.5
4.2
4.5
4.2
4.4
4.4

4.2
4.2
4.3
4.1
4.4
4.1
4.3
4.5

36
29
13
35
66
10
6
2

4.3
4.2
3.9
4.4
4.4
4.7
3.2
5.0

4.6
4.1
4.2
4.6
4.5
5.0
3.8
5.0

4.2
3.9
3.9
4.5
4.2
4.9
3.5
5.0

4.3
4.1
4.1
4.5
4.4
4.9
3.7
5.0

4.4
4.1
3.9
4.5
4.3
4.9
3.7
5.0

4.3
4.0
3.9
4.4
4.2
4.7
3.3
5.0

3
15
15
11
18
135

4.0
4.7
4.6
4.1
4.7
4.2

4.3
4.5
4.5
4.4
4.5
4.4

4.0
4.3
4.2
4.1
4.4
4.2

5.0
4.5
4.3
4.5
4.4
4.3

4.0
4.5
4.3
4.2
4.3
4.3

4.0
4.5
4.3
4.2
4.4
4.1

2
7
20
59
92
17

5.0
4.0
4.7
4.4
4.2
4.1

5.0
4.0
4.6
4.6
4.4
4.5

4.5
3.6
4.4
4.3
4.1
4.3

4.5
4.1
4.7
4.5
4.2
4.4

4.0
4.1
4.6
4.3
4.3
4.3

4.0
4.0
4.6
4.3
4.2
3.9

3
81
1
106
6
-

4.3
4.4
4.0
4.2
4.0
-

4.3
4.5
3.0
4.4
4.5
-

4.0
4.3
3.0
4.2
4.0
-

5.0
4.4
3.0
4.3
4.3
-

4.3
4.4
4.0
4.3
3.8
-

4.3
4.4
4.0
4.1
3.8
-

2
112
83

3.5
4.2
4.4

3.5
4.4
4.6

3.0
4.1
4.3

4.5
4.2
4.4

3.5
4.3
4.4

3.5
4.1
4.3

*Ratings from only those respondents reporting direct professional experience with the applicant.

______________________________________________________________________________
UAA Center for Behavioral Health Research & Services
Alaska Supreme Court, March 2016│26

 Table 22
Paul A. Roetman
Demographic Description of Respondents

All respondents

n
172

%
100.0

Direct professional experience
Professional reputation
Other personal contacts

147
21
4

85.5
12.2
2.3

Recent experience (within last 5 years)
Substantial amount of experience
Moderate amount of experience
Limited amount of experience

118
50
61
35

80.3
34.0
41.5
23.8

No response
Private, solo
Private, 2-5 attorneys
Private, 6+ attorneys
Private, corporate employee
Judge or judicial officer
Government
Public service agency or organization
Retired
Other

27
14
12
1
38
69
3
6
2

15.7
8.1
7.0
0.6
22.1
40.1
1.7
3.5
1.2

No response
5 years or fewer
6 to 10 years
11 to 15 years
16 to 20 years
More than 20 years

8
6
17
23
26
92

4.7
3.5
9.9
13.4
15.1
53.5

No response
Prosecution
Criminal
Mixed criminal & civil
Civil
Other

1
20
21
71
49
10

0.6
11.6
12.2
41.3
28.5
5.8

No response
First District
Second District
Third District
Fourth District
Outside Alaska

1
13
12
129
17
-

0.6
7.6
7.0
75.0
9.9
-

No response
Male
Female

1
104
67

0.6
60.5
39.0

Experience with Applicant

Detailed Experience*

Type of Practice

Length of Alaska Practice

Cases Handled

Location of Practice

Gender

*Only among those respondents reporting direct professional experience with the applicant.

______________________________________________________________________________
UAA Center for Behavioral Health Research & Services
Alaska Supreme Court, March 2016│27

 Table 23
Paul A. Roetman
Detailed Responses

All respondents
Basis for Evaluation
Direct professional experience
Experience within last 5 years
Experience not within last 5 years
Substantial amount of experience
Moderate amount of experience
Limited amount of experience
Professional reputation
Other personal contacts
Type of Practice*
No response
Private, solo
Private, 2-5 attorneys
Private, 6+ attorneys
Private, corporate employee
Judge or judicial officer
Government
Public service agency or organization
Retired
Other
Length of Alaska Practice*
No response
5 years or fewer
6 to 10 years
11 to 15 years
16 to 20 years
More than 20 years
Cases Handled*
No response
Prosecution
Criminal
Mixed criminal & civil
Civil
Other
Location of Practice*
No response
First District
Second District
Third District
Fourth District
Outside Alaska
Gender*
No response
Male
Female

Professional
Competence

Integrity

Fairness

Judicial
Temperament

Suitability of
Experience

Overall
Rating

n
172

M
3.3

M
3.9

M
3.7

M
3.8

M
3.1

M
3.2

147
118
24
50
61
35
21
4

3.3
3.4
3.0
3.4
3.3
3.4
3.1
3.5

4.0
4.1
3.6
4.0
4.0
4.1
3.5
4.5

3.7
3.8
3.2
3.7
3.7
3.8
3.2
4.3

3.9
4.0
3.4
3.8
3.9
4.0
3.2
4.3

3.1
3.2
2.9
3.1
3.2
3.1
2.9
3.3

3.2
3.3
2.8
3.3
3.1
3.2
2.9
3.5

22
14
11
35
56
3
4
2

3.4
4.0
3.1
3.4
3.1
2.7
3.3
4.5

3.9
4.4
3.8
4.1
3.9
4.3
3.5
5.0

3.5
4.2
3.6
3.8
3.6
4.0
3.8
5.0

3.6
4.4
3.8
3.8
3.9
3.7
3.8
5.0

3.2
3.8
2.9
3.2
3.0
2.7
2.8
4.0

3.2
3.9
2.9
3.3
3.0
2.7
3.0
4.0

7
6
15
17
24
78

3.7
3.7
3.3
3.4
3.6
3.2

4.4
4.2
3.8
4.0
4.1
3.9

4.3
3.7
3.8
3.6
4.0
3.6

4.4
4.0
4.0
3.8
4.2
3.7

3.4
3.2
3.0
3.2
3.5
3.0

3.3
3.7
3.1
3.3
3.5
3.0

1
17
17
62
42
8

3.0
3.4
2.9
3.4
3.3
3.4

4.0
4.1
3.7
4.0
4.0
4.1

4.0
4.1
3.2
3.8
3.7
3.5

4.0
4.1
3.5
3.9
3.8
4.1

2.0
3.2
2.8
3.1
3.2
3.6

2.0
3.5
2.8
3.2
3.1
3.4

1
10
11
113
12
-

4.0
2.9
4.0
3.2
4.0
-

5.0
3.3
4.0
4.0
4.4
-

5.0
3.1
3.7
3.7
4.3
-

5.0
3.2
4.1
3.9
4.3
-

4.0
2.3
3.7
3.1
3.6
-

4.0
2.4
3.9
3.1
3.8
-

1
87
59

4.0
3.4
3.2

5.0
4.1
3.8

5.0
3.9
3.5

5.0
4.0
3.7

4.0
3.2
3.0

4.0
3.3
3.0

*Ratings from only those respondents reporting direct professional experience with the applicant.

______________________________________________________________________________
UAA Center for Behavioral Health Research & Services
Alaska Supreme Court, March 2016│28

 Table 24
David Avraham Voluck
Demographic Description of Respondents

All respondents

n
109

%
100.0

Direct professional experience
Professional reputation
Other personal contacts

54
36
19

49.5
33.0
17.4

Recent experience (within last 5 years)
Substantial amount of experience
Moderate amount of experience
Limited amount of experience

46
15
16
23

85.2
27.8
29.6
42.6

No response
Private, solo
Private, 2-5 attorneys
Private, 6+ attorneys
Private, corporate employee
Judge or judicial officer
Government
Public service agency or organization
Retired
Other

23
8
11
4
16
30
9
5
3

21.1
7.3
10.1
3.7
14.7
27.5
8.3
4.6
2.8

No response
5 years or fewer
6 to 10 years
11 to 15 years
16 to 20 years
More than 20 years

3
12
12
15
8
59

2.8
11.0
11.0
13.8
7.3
54.1

No response
Prosecution
Criminal
Mixed criminal & civil
Civil
Other

2
3
10
20
67
7

1.8
2.8
9.2
18.3
61.5
6.4

No response
First District
Second District
Third District
Fourth District
Outside Alaska

3
26
4
67
7
2

2.8
23.9
3.7
61.5
6.4
1.8

No response
Male
Female

3
60
46

2.8
55.0
42.2

Experience with Applicant

Detailed Experience*

Type of Practice

Length of Alaska Practice

Cases Handled

Location of Practice

Gender

*Only among those respondents reporting direct professional experience with the applicant.

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 Table 25
David Avraham Voluck
Detailed Responses

All respondents
Basis for Evaluation
Direct professional experience
Experience within last 5 years
Experience not within last 5 years
Substantial amount of experience
Moderate amount of experience
Limited amount of experience
Professional reputation
Other personal contacts
Type of Practice*
No response
Private, solo
Private, 2-5 attorneys
Private, 6+ attorneys
Private, corporate employee
Judge or judicial officer
Government
Public service agency or organization
Retired
Other
Length of Alaska Practice*
No response
5 years or fewer
6 to 10 years
11 to 15 years
16 to 20 years
More than 20 years
Cases Handled*
No response
Prosecution
Criminal
Mixed criminal & civil
Civil
Other
Location of Practice*
No response
First District
Second District
Third District
Fourth District
Outside Alaska
Gender*
No response
Male
Female

Professional
Competence

Integrity

Fairness

Judicial
Temperament

Suitability of
Experience

Overall
Rating

n
109

M
3.6

M
4.0

M
3.9

M
3.7

M
3.0

M
3.2

54
46
7
15
16
23
36
19

3.6
3.6
3.7
3.9
3.7
3.4
3.4
3.7

4.0
4.0
4.0
4.2
4.2
3.7
3.9
4.3

4.0
3.9
4.3
4.3
4.0
3.7
3.7
3.9

3.8
3.7
4.0
4.3
3.6
3.5
3.5
3.7

3.2
3.2
3.3
3.9
2.9
2.8
2.9
3.1

3.3
3.3
3.3
4.0
3.2
3.0
3.1
3.3

10
3
5
1
10
14
5
3
3

3.6
3.7
3.0
4.0
3.0
3.6
4.4
5.0
4.3

3.5
3.7
3.8
4.0
4.1
3.6
5.0
5.0
5.0

3.7
3.7
4.0
3.0
4.1
3.6
4.6
4.3
5.0

3.0
3.7
3.6
3.0
3.7
3.8
4.8
4.7
4.0

2.9
3.0
2.2
3.0
2.6
3.3
4.6
4.0
3.7

3.0
3.3
2.8
3.0
2.6
3.3
4.8
4.7
4.0

2
6
4
10
4
28

3.0
4.0
4.5
3.9
3.8
3.4

3.5
4.0
4.5
4.1
4.3
3.9

4.0
3.5
4.8
4.0
4.0
3.9

3.5
3.7
4.5
3.7
3.8
3.7

2.0
3.7
4.0
3.6
3.0
2.9

2.5
3.3
4.3
3.7
3.5
3.1

2
1
3
12
31
5

2.0
4.0
4.3
3.3
3.7
4.2

1.5
5.0
4.7
3.8
4.1
4.4

1.5
5.0
3.5
3.8
4.1
4.4

2.0
5.0
3.7
3.4
3.9
4.0

2.0
4.0
3.0
2.8
3.3
3.8

1.5
5.0
3.0
2.8
3.5
4.2

3
16
3
29
2
1

2.0
4.1
4.7
3.5
2.5
5.0

2.7
4.2
4.7
4.0
3.0
5.0

3.0
4.3
5.0
3.9
2.5
5.0

3.0
4.0
5.0
3.6
3.0
5.0

1.7
3.4
5.0
3.0
2.0
5.0

2.0
3.6
4.7
3.2
2.0
5.0

2
32
20

1.5
3.5
4.1

1.5
4.0
4.2

2.0
4.0
4.1

2.0
3.7
4.1

1.0
3.0
3.7

1.5
3.1
3.8

*Ratings from only those respondents reporting direct professional experience with the applicant.

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