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Joshua Michael Kindred

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska · 2020

Joshua Michael Kindred, Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska. The Senate voted 54–41 on the nomination on Feb 12, 2020 (Nomination Confirmed).

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Senate confirmation votes

  • United States District Judge for the District of Alaska
    116th Congress · Nomination Confirmed
    54–41 · Feb 12, 2020

Education

  • University of Alaska AnchorageB.A., 2002
  • Willamette University College of LawJ.D., 2005

Career

Law clerk, Hon. Paul Demuniz, Supreme Court of Oregon, 2005-2007; Private practice, Anchorage, Alaska, 2007-2008; Assistant district attorney and violent crimes supervisor, Anchorage, Alaska, 2008-2013; Environmental counsel, Alaska Oil and Gas Association, 2013-2018; Regional solicitor and special assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. Department of the Interior, Anchorage, Alaska, 2018-2020

Biography

Joshua Michael Kindred (born 1977) is an American former lawyer and former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska. He served on the court from 2020 to 2024. He resigned after being accused of creating a hostile work environment, sexually assaulting a former clerk, and lying to investigators about his behavior. He was subsequently disbarred.

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