Trump announces plans to fill Alaska’s third federal judge position, vacant for over two years

By: Corinne Smith

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: August 20, 2026

Words: 871

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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President Donald Trump announced plans to nominate Kyle Reardon, a federal magistrate judge and former prosecutor, to fill the last of three federal judge positions for the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska.

Trump announced the nomination on social media on Tuesday, as well as picks for federal trial courts in Texas, Florida, Oklahoma, Kentucky and Louisiana. The move largely clears the backlog of judicial vacancies in red states, Bloomberg reported, …

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