Joel Bolger
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Joel H. Bolger is a judge on the Alaska Court of Appeals. He was appointed to the position on August 29, 2008, by Republican Governor Sarah Palin. He will face his first retention election for the Court of Appeals in 2012. [1]Bolger was appointed to the Court of Appeals to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of David Stewart. Palin said of the appointment: "Judge Bolger clearly has the experience necessary to be an exceptional appeals court judge. His work as a trial attorney in rural Alaska, combined with his work as a judge at the district and superior court levels, has made him a seasoned, knowledgeable and thoughtful judge who will continue to provide exemplary service to Alaska in his new position." [2]
Biography
Judge Bolger has lived in Alaska since 1980. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Iowa in 1976, and his JD from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1978. [2]
Legal career
Bolger received his first judicial appointment in 1997 from Governor Tony Knowles to the Valdez District Court. He was retained to that court in 2000. [3]
Judge Bolger was appointed to a judgeship on the Kodiak Superior Court by Governor Frank Murkowski on September 9, 2003, and was retained to that post in 2006. [4]
Bolger's judgeship on the Kodiak Superior Court was replaced on March 4, 2009, by Governor Sarah Palin's appointment of Steve Cole as superior court judge.[5]
External links
- Court of Appeals Judges
- Bolger Application for Judicial Appointment 2003
- Bolger Application for Judicial Appointment 2008
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