"The Robing Room: AK State Judges

Hon. Eric A. Aarseth	See Rating Details
Judge Superior
Anchorage County Third Judicial District	See Comments

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General Rating Criteria

* Temperament		(1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Scholarship		(1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Industriousness		(1=Not at all industrious,10=Highly industrious)
* Ability to Handle Complex Litigation		(1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Punctuality		(1=Chronically Late,10=Always on Time)
* General Ability to Handle Pre-Trial Matters		(1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
* General Ability as a Trial Judge		(1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
Flexibility In Scheduling		(1=Completely Inflexible,10=Very Flexible)

Criminal Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Evenhandedness in Criminal Litigation		(1=Demonstrates Bias,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
General Inclination Regarding Bail		(1=Pro-Defense,10=Pro-Government)
Involvement in Plea Discussions		(1=Not at all Involved, 10=Very Involved)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Pretrial Stage		(1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Trial Stage		(1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Sentencing Stage		(1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)

Civil Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Evenhandedness in Civil Litigation		(1=Not at all Evenhanded,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
Involvement in Settlement Discussions		(1=Not at all Involved,10=Very Involved)
General Inclination		(1=Pro-defendant, 10=Pro-plaintiff)

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What others have said about Hon. Eric A. Aarseth

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Other

Comment #: AK109
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Agree with everyone else. This judge was horribly biased. He took all my ex husbands statements as fact, ignoring documentation to the contrary. Stated I was skewing the facts and directly denied medical statements and reports. Did not recuse himself after my ex and family repeatedly reported speaking to him directly. He is terribly biased and even at one point ordered my abusive ex visit my baby in my private home where I was the only adult. Then told my lawyer I was faking when I had a panic attack and my lawyer tried to reason with him.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: AK107
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
This judge was unfair throughout my entire case. He failed to hold my husband to the same rules he set for me concerning finances as well as custody of our child. I filed a motion for change of judge, which he denied, stating that it would be unfair to the father. After years of battling in court to get custody of our daughter, who I had been taking care of and she lived with me, the judge ordered the father NOT pay child support. I ended up finally getting assigned a different judge after all of the custody disputes were over. The new judge said he didn’t know how that order was made because it wasn’t legal. Child support has to be calculated and ordered in a custody case. He couldn’t make it retro so my ex got her PFD’s, taxes and child support from me for years. This man has no right being in a position of power, especially with families.

Other

Comment #: AK55
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Honestly if I could give this man a negative rating I would. I truly believe this judge is biased against women in general. In my divorce proceedings... I got admonished for saying “yeah” instead of “yes”... I was nervous... my ex-husband... over the phone was allowed to yell and scream at me, my lawyer and the judge... no recourse.... the judge is making me pay child and spousal support and I had to pay all expenses... yes I make more money than my ex, but nothing was ever taken into account of how much I had already paid... I was abused by my ex husband and have been repeatedly harassed and threatened and yet the judge says... just don’t belittle him to your child... I have my daughter over 90% of the year... this judge is not fair in any shape or form except in allowing the better parent to raise the child... I am horrified that he is still allowed to be a judge despite his very apparent misuse of power!

Other

Comment #: AK51
Rating:3.0

Comments:
He writes inconsistent orders that are difficult for the parties to follow. He makes inappropriate jokes about situations in the case that seriously affect the parties lives. He seems disconnected with the realities of what he orders. He holds himself above the law and abuses his discretion and refuses to protect women from DV unless they are hospitalized and affluent enough to have expert representation. He is not trauma informed and often makes rulings based on his ease not on the law. He was called a misogynist, due to his reckless disregard and humor in verbally bashing a party to litigation by a third party observer in cases observed. He does not follow guidelines for pro se litigants and has major issues with temperament.

Other

Comment #: AK40
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
The first time I appeared in front of Aarseth was in settlement because I had no money to litigate. The second time was for a motion about my ex indirectly directly threatening to kill me. He ordered me in the most dangerous situation and I thought he's going to get some woman killed some day. The third time time I challenged my ex quitting a high paying job for one that makes less than half. Not only did judge Aarseth rule against the underemployed child support laws, but he set me up and acted as though I was the aggressor who should be punished. He's biased and every victimized woman's enemy. I'd like to see him charged with treason. He deserves punishment for his crimes; he does not enforce the laws.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: AK27
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Hattes women and judges very unfairly in child custody cases. He is a absolute nightmare to deal with. To anyone who gets this judge as a women you are screwed.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: AK26
Rating:2.0

Comments:
extremely bias and prejudice towards my divorce and dealing with a fair child custody.

Other

Comment #: AK9
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Judge Aarseth has no ability whatsoever as a trial judge. He has no idea what is going on in his courtroom. He is rude, and he does not like women.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: AK8
Rating:1.1

Comments:
Judge Aarseth is the worst judge ever. He treats women with no respect. My case started in 2005, and finally ended in 2009. During my first trial, I was allowed to submit all of my evidence and was found "not guilty." The State of Alaska took me to trial a second time. Judge Aarseth would not allow any of my evidence, or allow me to speak. He acted like he was the Great and Powerful Oz, behind the curtain! There is no justice in his courtroom!

Other

Comment #: AK7
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Judge Aarseth is not a good judge. He dislikes women. He has no respect for women. He always rules for the big guy. He ignores evidence. He cannot add. He should be removed from civil cases.

Other

Comment #: AK2
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Judge Aarseth was in charge of my modification of custody case. This case was strung out from Oct. '09 til Feb '12. In this time frame my ex-husband had left our two children in the car while him and his girlfriend went into a bar and drank from 11pm til 2am, them proceeded to drive them from Anchorage to Pitman Rd. in Wasilla completely inebriated. He also was over $6,000 behind in child support, and with a long history of domestic violence, he physically assaulted our daughter. With testimony, police reports, and evidence, Judge Aarseth denied me a hearing and closed the case. Where is the justice? I thought that was why we went to court. If we can't rely on our judicial system, then who are we supposed to rely on?