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- ↑ "Superior Court Judge - Michael J. "Jude" Pate, First Judicial District" (PDF). Alaska Division of Elections.
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- 1 2 3 "Superior Court Judge – First Judicial District - Sitka – Jude Pate" (PDF). Retrieved January 24, 2023.
- ↑ Brooks, James (February 13, 2018). "Jude Pate named to Sitka court bench". Juneau Empire. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ↑ Kwong, Emily (June 2, 2018). "'He looks good in black': Jude Pate sworn in as Sitka Judge". KCAW. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
- ↑ Brooks, James (July 26, 2022). "Seven apply for upcoming Alaska Supreme Court vacancy". Alaska Beacon. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ↑ "Governor Dunleavy Appoints Jude Pate to the Alaska Supreme Court" (Press release). Office of Governor Mike Dunleavy. January 20, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
- ↑ Brooks, James (January 21, 2023). "Dunleavy picks Sitka judge for Supreme Court, first justice in decades from small-town Alaska". Alaska Beacon. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
- ↑ "Jude Pate" (PDF). courts.alaska.gov. March 2023. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ↑ Rockey, Tim (January 20, 2023). "Sitka judge appointed to Alaska Supreme Court". www.alaskasnewssource.com. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
