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# Smith chosen as Alaska Supreme Court possibility
- URL: https://ktna.org/smith-chosen-as-alaska-supreme-court-possibility/
- Published: 2009-02-13T09:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2009-02-13T09:00:00.000Z
- Description: Palmer Superior Court Judge Eric Smith is one of 2 attorneys that will be considered for a vacancy on Alaska’s Supreme Court. The Alaska Judicial Council completed the extensive review
- Author: KTNA Staff
- Tags: Local News, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 01:28

Palmer Superior Court Judge Eric Smith is one of 2 attorneys that will be considered for a vacancy on Alaska’s Supreme Court. The Alaska Judicial Council completed the extensive review of the original 6 applicants for the vacancy created by the upcoming retirement of Justice Warren Matthews.

Smith and Morgan Christen were the 2 judges selected as the most qualified applicants. Governor Sarah Palin makes the final selection. She has 5 more weeks to make a decision on the appointment. 

Smith has been the seated judge on a number of Susitna Valley court cases. He made the lengthy decision in the case of James Skinner Versus the Y community council last year.