Alaska judicial news

News about courts and judges in Alaska

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• Courtroom Weekly:Life and privacy, 2013-05-09 09:07:36
• Justice Bolger sworn into Alaska Supreme Court, 2013-04-29 18:27:00
• Courtroom Weekly:State laws challenged, 2013-02-28 10:05:04
• Judge Bolger receives Alaska Supreme Court appointment, 2013-01-28 12:10:46

• JP Election Brief: 2012 State Supreme Court Results, 2012-11-07 12:14:04
• McConnell begins term on Bethel Superior Court, 2012-09-18 08:10:06
• JP Election Brief: Judges seeking retention are judged, 2012-09-13 09:01:52
• JP Election Brief: Election preview for all thirty-six states, 2012-09-06 11:00:07
• Alaskans celebrate 155th birthday of judge and frontiersman James Wickersham, 2012-09-03 11:23:00
• 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rules oil companies operating in Chukchi Sea will have negligible effect on polar bears and walrus, 2012-08-23 05:48:46
• Peter Maassen appointed to Alaska Supreme Court, 2012-08-10 08:48:30
• Ninth Circuit postpones 2013 judicial conference over cost concerns, 2012 in Maui still scheduled, 2012-07-19 09:13:14
• Governor Parnell to choose between two nominees for the Alaska Supreme Court, 2012-07-07 13:47:00
• JP Election Brief: 2012 Retention Elections, 2012-07-05 09:31:25
• Justices in Alaska and New Mexico announce retirement, 2012-06-18 06:43:07
• Update: Judge Gleason extends restrictions against Greenpeace, 2012-06-11 13:13:23
• Ninth Circuit annual judicial conference in Hawaii draws questions from U.S. Senators over cost, 2012-05-22 10:23:16
• Sentencing date for former director of whaling commission set for end of July, 2012-05-18 13:22:17
• Jacqueline Nguyen confirmed to Ninth Circuit, 2012-05-08 06:58:56
• Judge Thompson accepts plea deal in Ted Nugent case, 2012-05-03 18:14:02
• Beer thief sentenced to 8 years in prison, 2012-04-24 22:30:38
• Proposed bill would allow judges to consider fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in sentencing, 2012-03-29 14:26:18
• Judge Easter appointed to Anchorage Superior Court, 2012-03-14 19:30:06
• Judge rules against union, favoring city, 2012-02-21 16:05:14
• Alaska Redistricting Board moves to appeal judge's redistricting decision, 2012-02-11 15:47:55
• Ex-soldier sentenced to 80 years in prison, 2012-01-25 16:13:05
• Eight apply for Bethel Superior Court judgeship, 2012-01-06 17:05:13
• Third District judge finds abortion law constitutional, 2011-09-09 12:52:05

• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 12/21/2011, 2011-12-21 16:00:31
• District court judge accused of ethics violation for second time, 2011-12-18 01:32:01
• Appeals court rejects insanity claim in Cynthia Lord case, 2011-12-07 11:33:38
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 11/16/2011, 2011-11-16 15:30:27
• Alaskan tribal courts granted power over family law issues, 2011-11-04 12:14:29
• Alaska Judicial Council evaluates applicants for Fourth District vacancy, 2011-10-20 09:02:51
• Menendez sworn-in to Juneau Superior Court, 2011-10-03 12:39:35
• Alaska judge rules in favor of tax exemption for same-sex couples, 2011-09-22 10:37:36
• Third District judge finds abortion law constitutional, 2011-09-09 12:52:05
• Alaska appeals ruling protecting polar bears, 2011-08-29 12:28:21
• Former policeman appointed to Judicial Council, 2011-08-04 11:19:36
• Justices Christen and Gleason nominated for federal judgeship, 2011-07-18 05:27:17
• Former whaling commission director indicted, 2011-07-06 02:10:12
• Trial date set for man accused of killing officers, 2011-06-16 10:57:12
• Judge Suddock dismisses charges against corrections officer, 2011-06-07 08:44:25
• Supreme Weekly: Recent rulings and a state judge goes federal, 2011-05-19 11:08:12
• Alaska man sentenced to 40 years in prison, 2011-05-17 06:32:20
• Supreme Weekly: Comparing votes from the 2010 election, 2011-05-12 13:37:57
• Wolverton to decide murder's fate, 2011-05-01 07:29:06
• Mountain View Murder Trial begins, 2011-04-22 12:03:01
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 4/13/2011, 2011-04-13 10:23:11
• Two nominees for federal court announced by the White House, 2011-04-10 16:19:59
• Alaska Judicial Council nominates Judge Levy and Attorney Menendez for superior court judgeship, 2011-04-06 05:31:58
• Northwest Jesuit order agrees to pay $166.1 million to sex abuse victims, 2011-03-27 07:08:29
• Judge reinstates roadless rule, protecting Tongass National Forest, 2011-03-07 07:04:57
• Judge Philip Pallenberg sets trial date for man accused of beating 2-year-old girl, 2011-02-16 14:55:37
• Judge Carey rejects motion to acquit in Waterman Case, 2011-02-08 10:03:32
• Jury selection process in Anchorage finalized for Waterman trial, 2011-02-05 12:29:47
• Only one women left on bench after the retirement of Stephanie E. Joannides, 2011-01-31 03:57:22

• Former Alaska District Court judge sues the court system, 2010-12-08 00:56:15
• Ninth Circuit upholds Alaska's merit selection process, 2010-10-02 17:34:48
• Thomas Nave appointed Juneau District Court judge, 2010-09-28 20:31:23
• Pamela Washington appointed to Anchorage District Court, 2010-08-10 18:09:56
• Attorney appointed to Anchorage Superior Court, 2010-07-16 21:18:32
• Justice Christen recuses herself from abortion initiative case, 2010-05-20 09:24:02
• Alaska District Court Judge receives ethics complaint, 2010-05-05 12:43:13
• U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge announces move to senior status, 2010-04-05 13:46:41
• Alaska appeals case for the fifth time, 2010-03-25 14:26:08
• Judge disciplined for drunk driving in Alaska, 2010-03-08 03:32:35
• Alaska Supreme Court delivers ruling against Wasilla hospital, 2010-03-03 08:14:59
• Alaska high court steps in on DUI case, 2010-01-25 13:46:08
• Alaska Supreme Court blocks attempt to secede, 2010-01-20 13:45:50
• Four Judges Reappointed to Alaska Superior Court Districts, 2010-01-07 11:23:47

• Parnell makes his first Supreme Court appointment, 2009-12-04 12:44:35
• Pfiffner appointed to Alaska Third District, 2009-11-02 16:43:21
• Candidates for the Alaska Supreme Court narrowed, 2009-10-27 11:11:00
• Alaska Bar Poll rating 19 applicants for Supreme Court released, 2009-08-25 09:39:17
• Federal lawsuit filed alleging judicial selection process is unfair, 2009-07-30 12:48:40
• Carpeneti Alaska's new Chief Justice, 2009-07-02 14:41:58