Joel Bolger | |
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| Chief Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court | |
| In office July 1, 2018 –June 30, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Craig Stowers |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Winfree |
| Associate Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court | |
| In office January 25,2013 –June 30,2021 | |
| Appointed by | Sean Parnell |
| Preceded by | Walter L. Carpeneti |
| Succeeded by | Jennifer S. Henderson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joel Harold Bolger February 16,1955 Carroll,Iowa,U.S. |
| Education | University of Iowa (BS,JD) |
Joel Harold Bolger (born February 16,1955,in Carroll,Iowa) is an American lawyer and jurist. He served as a justice of the Alaska Supreme Court from 2013 to 2021. [1] [2] He served as chief justice from 2018 to 2021. [3]
He was a judge of the Alaska Court of Appeals (Alaska's intermediate appellate court) 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. [4]