The Alaska Supreme Court is the state supreme court for the U.S. state of Alaska. Its decisions are binding on all other Alaska state courts,and the only court its decisions may be appealed to is the Supreme Court of the United States. The Alaska Supreme Court hears appeals from lower state courts and also administers the state's judicial system.
Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician,commentator,author,and reality television personality who served as the ninth governor of Alaska from 2006 until her resignation in 2009. She was the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee alongside U.S. Senator John McCain.
Dana Anderson Fabe is an American lawyer,retired judge,and mediator. She served as a justice of the Alaska Supreme Court from 1996 to 2016,including three terms as the court's chief justice. She previously served as an Alaska trial court judge for nearly eight years,from 1988 to 1996. Fabe was the first woman appointed to the Alaska Supreme Court,as well as its first female chief justice.
In 2006,Sarah Palin was elected governor of Alaska. Running on a clean-government platform,Palin defeated incumbent Governor Frank Murkowski in the Republican gubernatorial primary election in August. She then went on to win the general election in November,defeating former Governor Tony Knowles 48.3% to 40.9%. Her running mate was State Senator Sean Parnell.
Morgan Brenda Christen is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as a U.S. circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She previously served as a state court judge on the Alaska Supreme Court from 2009 to 2012 and on the Alaska Superior Court from 2002 to 2009.
Craig Eaton Campbell is an American politician and businessman who served as the president and CEO of the Alaska Aerospace Corporation (AAC). He joined the corporation as chief operating officer in February 2011,and was appointed president and CEO by the board of directors in October 2012.
Daniel Scott Sullivan is an American politician and attorney serving as the junior United States senator from Alaska since 2015. A member of the Republican Party,Sullivan previously served as the commissioner of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources from 2010 to 2013,and as the Alaska Attorney General from 2009 to 2010.
Craig F. Stowers was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice,and the 18th chief justice,of the Alaska Supreme Court. He was appointed by Governor Sean Parnell in 2009 as an associate justice to replace retiring Justice Robert Eastaugh. Stowers was one of seven candidates recommended to the Governor by the Alaska Judicial Council out of a record 25 applicants.
Steven Charles González is an American lawyer who has served as the chief justice of the Washington Supreme Court since January 11,2021. He was appointed as an associate justice by Governor Christine Gregoire and took office on January 1,2012. González replaced Justice Gerry L. Alexander,who retired upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75.
Joel Harold Bolger is an American lawyer and jurist. He served as a justice of the Alaska Supreme Court from 2013 to 2021. He served as chief justice from 2018 to 2021. He was a judge of the Alaska Court of Appeals from October 2008 until his appointment to the high court. Prior to that,he worked as a lawyer throughout Alaska since arriving there in the late 1970s. He also served as a state trial court judge in Kodiak and Valdez. On November 30,2020,Bolger announced his plans to retire effective June 30,2021.
Peter Jon Maassen is an American lawyer who serves as the chief justice of the Alaska Supreme Court. He was appointed in 2012.
Robert Cecil "Bob" Erwin was an American lawyer who served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Alaska from August 3,1970,to April 15,1977.
Susan Larson Christensen is an American lawyer who has served as an associate justice of the Iowa Supreme Court since 2018 and as the chief justice since 2020.
John A. Hutchison is an American lawyer serving as a justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. He joined the court in 2018 and served as chief justice in 2022.
Dario Borghesan is an American lawyer from Alaska who is an associate justice of the Alaska Supreme Court.
The 2022 Illinois judicial elections consisted of both partisan and retention elections.
Andrew Alan Pinson is an American lawyer from Georgia who was appointed as an associate justice of the Georgia Supreme Court. He served as a judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals from 2021 to 2022.
Michael Jude Pate is an American lawyer who serves as a justice of the Alaska Supreme Court. He previously served as a judge of the Sitka Superior Court from 2018 to 2023.
Judd Edward Stone II is an American lawyer who was the Solicitor General of Texas from February 1,2021 to October 2023.
