Alaska judicial news
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News about or affecting the judiciary in Alaska.
Carpeneti Alaska's new Chief Justice
Alaska: Walter Carpeneti was elected by a unanimous vote of the justices to become the new chief judge of the Alaska Supreme Court. He will assume the position formerly held by Dana Fabe on July 1, 2009. [1]
Carpeneti was appointed to the Supreme Court by then-Governor Tony Knowles in 1988. He was retained by the voters of Alaska in 2002, and will again be subject to a retention election in 2012.
Newest Supreme Court justice appointed
Governor Sarah Palin appointed Morgan Christen to the Alaska Supreme Court in early 2009. Christen is the second woman to serve on the state's Supreme Court.
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