Who appointed Sharon Louise Gleason?

President Barack Obama appointed Sharon Louise Gleason to the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska in 2012.

Was Sharon Louise Gleason appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Sharon Louise Gleason was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Sharon Louise Gleason's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Sharon Louise Gleason 87–8 on November 15, 2011.

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Sharon Louise Gleason

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

Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2012 and confirmed by the Senate 87–8, Sharon Louise Gleason is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska. She earned a law degree from University of California, Davis, School of Law in 1983. Sources ↓

Born: 1957 · age 69
Appointed by: Barack Obama, 2012
Confirmed: 87–8
Education: Washington in St. Louis 1979 · University of California, Davis, Law 1983
Succeeded: John W. Sedwick

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2012	District of Alaska succeeded John W. Sedwick	Obama (D)	87–8

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 87–8 on November 15, 2011 · 112th Congress, Roll Call 206. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 87

49 D, 36 R, 2 I

Voted against · 8

8 R

Did not vote · 5

2 D, 3 R

Education

Washington University in St. Louis	B.A.	1979
University of California, Davis, School of Law	J.D.	1983

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Gleason was assigned 2,081 district-court cases (2001–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 226 days across 1,378 closed cases.

Other civil matters30%

Criminal14%

Prisoner & habeas13%

Personal-injury torts10%

Civil rights9%

Contract8%

Other17%

Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.

On appeal

Of 154 of Gleason’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 104 were affirmed, 26 reversed or vacated, and 24 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.

Questions & answers

Who appointed Sharon Louise Gleason?: President Barack Obama appointed Sharon Louise Gleason to the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska in 2012.
Was Sharon Louise Gleason appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Sharon Louise Gleason was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Sharon Louise Gleason's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Sharon Louise Gleason 87–8 on November 15, 2011.
Which court is Sharon Louise Gleason on?: Sharon Louise Gleason is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska.

Sources

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14 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).