Craig Stowers

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Craig F. Stowers is a judge on the Supreme Court of Alaska. He was appointed by Republican Governor Sean Parnell in 2009 to replace retired justice Robert Eastaugh. ^[1][2][3] Stowers was one of seven candidates recommended to the Governor by the Alaska Judicial Council out of a record 25 applicants. ^[4]

Education

Stowers received his undergraduate degree from Blackburn College in Illinois in 1975 and his law degree from the University of California Davis in 1985. ^[1]

Legal career

After graduation, Stowers clerked for U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Robert Boochever, and then Alaska Supreme Court Justice Warren Matthews. In 1987 Stowers joined the law firm Atkinson, Conway & Gagnon and worked with them until becoming a founding partner in the law firm Clapp, Peterson and Stowers. He stayed there from 1995 until his appointment to the a seat on the superior court bench for the Third Judicial District in Anchorage, Alaska. He was appointed to that court by Governor Frank Murkowski in 2004. ^[1][5]

Applicant survey

The Alaska Judicial Council performs a bar poll of all applicants for Supreme Court justice positions by interviewing Alaskan attorneys about various qualities of the applicants. Applicants are rated on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest rating and a rating of 3 being "acceptable."

Judge Stowers's scores:

Legal Ability	Impartiality\Fairness	Integrity	Judicial Temperament	Diligence	Overall Evaluation
4.4	4.3	4.6	4.4	4.4	4.4

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Awards and associations

• President of the board of directors of Christian Health Associates, Inc.
• Past board member for the Alaska Natural History Association
• Past board member for the Brother Francis Shelter
• Past board member for the Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center ^[1]

References

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