Lisa Murkowski: “I'm pleased that the budget request provides full funding for Contract Support Costs by maintaining the indefinite…”

Kyle brings extensive knowledge of both our state and our court system to the federal bench, having served the District of Alaska as a federal prosecutor and U.S. Magistrate Judge, a position he has held in Alaska for the past five years.

His extensive experience, professionalism, and judicial temperament make him exceptionally well-qualified for this role.

I join Alaskans in condolences as we learn of the plane crash in Cape Newenham today.

Where there’s opportunities to put certain guardrails in our spending bills — there are tools, there are mechanisms — we have to be diligent to it.