Haley Stevens: “Ralph Beistline is a lifelong Alaskan, born in Fairbanks. He grew up in Alaska and will bring that important prospective…”

“Ralph Beistline is a lifelong Alaskan, born in Fairbanks. He grew up in Alaska and will bring that important prospective to the bench. He served as a superior court judge from 1992 until today and for the past 5 years he has been the presiding judge in the Fairbanks Superior Court. He is married to Peggy Beistline and has five children: Carrie, Daniel, Tamara, Rebecca, and David. He is the former president of the Alaska Bar Association, former president of the Tanana Valley Bar Association, former president of the Alaska Conference of Judges, and a former member of the board of governors of the Alaska Bar Association. He has been a lawyer representative to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference and was a long time pro-bono participant. Ralph is also an executive board member of the Boy Scouts of America and a member of Igloo #4 Pioneers of Alaska. Hailing from Fairbanks, Ralph will also bring further geographical balance to the court. I thank Chairman Leahy and Senator Hatch for moving his nomination to the floor.”