Wasilla lawmaker introduces bill that would upend the way Alaska selects some judges Published February 17 Share on Facebook Print article A Mat-Su state senator has introduced legislation that would upend Alaska’s longstanding system for choosing judges, the latest salvo on a long running effort by conservatives to reshape the state’s judicial selection system. Senate Bill 14, introduced in January by Sen. Mike Shower, R-Wasilla, would allow the governor to directly appoint judges to the District Court and to the Court of Appeals — but not the Superior Court or Alaska Supreme Court, which can’t be changed without a constitutional amendment.