An associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States is a justice of the Supreme Court of the United States,other than the chief justice of the United States. The number of associate justices is eight,as set by the Judiciary Act of 1869.
Frances Ann "Fran" Ulmer is an American administrator and Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Alaska. She served as the seventh lieutenant governor of Alaska from 1994 to 2002 under Governor Tony Knowles,becoming the first woman elected to statewide office in Alaska,and lost the 2002 gubernatorial election against Republican Frank Murkowski. In 2007 she became the Chancellor of the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA),before serving as Chair of the United States Arctic Research Commission between 2011 and 2020,appointed by President Barack Obama.
The United States District Court for the District of Alaska is a federal court that appeals to the Ninth Circuit.
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.
The Alaska Court System is the unified,centrally administered,and totally state-funded judicial system for the state of Alaska. The Alaska District Courts are the primary misdemeanor trial courts,the Alaska Superior Courts are the primary felony trial courts,and the Alaska Supreme Court and the Alaska Court of Appeals are the primary appellate courts. The chief justice of the Alaska Supreme Court is the administrative head of the Alaska Court System.
Shirley Schlanger Abrahamson was the 25th chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. An American lawyer and jurist,she was appointed to the court in 1976 by Governor Patrick Lucey,becoming the first female justice to serve on Wisconsin's highest court. She became the court's first female chief justice on August 1,1996,and served in that capacity until April 29,2015. In all,she served on the court for 43 years (1976–2019),making her the longest-serving justice in the history of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
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.
Thomas Robert Fitzgerald was a chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court. Amid the impeachment of governor Rod Blagojevich,Fitzgerald became the first Illinois chief justice to preside over a gubernatorial impeachment trial.
The Alaska political corruption probe refers to a 2003 to 2010 widespread investigation by the Public Integrity Section of the U.S. Department of Justice,the Federal Bureau of Investigation,and the Internal Revenue Service into political corruption of nine then-current or former Alaskan state lawmakers,as well as Republican US Representative Don Young and then-US Senator,Republican Ted Stevens. Sometimes referred to as "The Corrupt Bastards Club" or the "Operation Polar Pen",the investigation focused on the oil industry,fisheries and for-profit prison industries.
James Martin Fitzgerald was an American lawyer and judge. He served as an associate justice of the Alaska Supreme Court from 1972 to 1975,and resigned that position when he was appointed to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska.
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.
Walter Louis "Bud" Carpeneti is an American lawyer and jurist,who served as the chief justice of the Alaska Supreme Court from 2009 to 2012. He attended Stanford University and Berkeley School of Law. A Californian,Carpeneti moved to Alaska to clerk for two earlier Alaska Supreme Court justices.
Warren Wayne Matthews Jr. is an American lawyer and jurist who was a justice of the Alaska Supreme Court from 1977 to 2009. Matthews served as the 8th and 12th chief justice of the Alaska Supreme Court. His service from May 1977 to April 2009 makes him the second-longest serving justice in Alaska history,slightly less than that of Jay Rabinowitz.
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.
Michael James Dunleavy is an American educator and politician serving since 2018 as the 12th governor of Alaska. A Republican,he was a member of the Alaska Senate from 2013 to 2018. He defeated former U.S. senator Mark Begich in the 2018 gubernatorial election after incumbent governor Bill Walker dropped out of the race. He was reelected in 2022.
Allen Trimble Compton was an American jurist who served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Alaska from December 12,1980,until shortly before his death,including serving as the court's chief justice from 1995 to 1997.
Robert Ladd Eastaugh is an American lawyer and jurist who served on the Alaska Supreme Court from 1994 to 2009. He is the grandson of R. E. Robertson and was formerly in private practice associated with the law firm founded by his grandfather.
The Hurff Ackerman Saunders Federal Building and Robert Boochever U.S. Courthouse is a United States Federal Building,United States Post Office and Federal court,located in Juneau,Alaska. Built in 1964 and completed in 1966,the structure is located at 709 W. 9th Street,on the outskirts of downtown,near the Juneau-Douglas Bridge and across the street from the downtown Capital City Fire/Rescue station. The building serves as the official federal representation for the capital city of Alaska.
Kate M. Fox is an American lawyer who has served as the chief justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court since 2021.
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.
