List of justices of the Alaska Supreme Court

This is a list of persons who have served as justices of the Alaska Supreme Court.

List of justices # Justice Hometown Born–died Began term Ended term Term aschief justice Appointed by Reason for termination1 Anchorage 1910–1993 1959–1970 Egan (D) resignation2 Juneau 1918–1985 — Egan (D) resignation3 Nome 1896–1975 — Egan (D) appointed to D. Alaska4 Fairbanks 1903–1966 — Egan (D) lost retention election5 Fairbanks 1927–2001 1972–19751978–19811984–19871990–1992 Egan (D) mandatory retirement6 AnchorageWas raised in Juneau and resided there until just months before his appointment to the court. 1926–1999 — Hickel (R) resignation7 Anchorage 1930–1972 1970–1972 Hickel (R) death8 AnchorageWas born and raised in Seward. 1934–2020 — Miller (R) resignation9 Juneau 1917–2011 1975–1978 Egan (D) appointed to 9th Cir.10 Anchorage 1920–2011 — Egan (D) elevation to D. Alaska11 Anchorage 1935–2020 1981–1984 Hammond (R) resignation12 Anchorage 1939– 1987–19901997–2000 Hammond (R) mandatory retirement13 Juneau 1938–2008 1995–1997 Hammond (R) resignation14 Anchorage 1933–2022 1992–1995 Sheffield (D) resignation15 Anchorage 1943– — Hickel (AI) resignation16 Anchorage 1951– 2000–20032006–20092012–2015 Knowles (D) resignation17 Anchorage 1943– 2003–2006 Knowles (D) resignation18 Juneau 1945– 2009–2012 Knowles (D) resignation19 Fairbanks 1953– 2021–2023 Palin (R) mandatory retirement20 Anchorage 1961– — Palin (R) appointed to 9th Cir.21 Anchorage 1954–2022 2015–2018 Parnell (R) resignation22 Anchorage 1955– 2023–2025 Parnell (R) mandatory retirement23 Anchorage 1955– 2018–2021 Parnell (R) resignation24 Fairbanks 1962– incumbent 2025–present Walker (I) —25 Fairbanks 1979– incumbent — Dunleavy (R) —26 Anchorage 1976– incumbent — Dunleavy (R) —27 Sitka — incumbent — Dunleavy (R) —28 — — incumbent — Dunleavy (R) —

Chief justices The Supreme Court had only one chief justice, Buell Nesbett, during its first decade of existence. Alaska voters approved a constitutional amendment in 1970, months after Nesbett's retirement, which set the current limits for chief justices, namely that they are allowed to serve three-year non-consecutive terms.

Succession of seats

Retention election history Justices face a retention election in the first regularly scheduled election after they have served three full years, and every ten years thereafter. Only one justice, Harry Arend, has lost a retention election.

Election Year Justice Name Yes Votes Percentage No Votes Percentage1962 Nesbett 37,872 72.1% 14,679 27.9% Dimond 38,873 73.4% 14,083 26.6% 1964 Arend 29,884 46.7% 34,055 53.3% 1968 Rabinowitz 48,484 65.3% 25,802 34.7% 1972 Connor 63,502 72.8% 23,752 27.2% 1974 Erwin 54,907 67.5% 26,460 32.5% 1976 Boochever 73,062 67.3% 35,476 32.7%1978 Burke 73,841 68.6% 33,806 31.4% Rabinowitz 72,978 67.8% 34,729 32.2% 1980 Matthews 75,991 53.5% 66,095 46.5% 1982 Connor 104,275 61.5% 65,240 38.5% 1984 Compton 125,759 69.6% 54,968 30.4% 1986 Moore 107,420 69.0% 48,159 31.0%1988 Burke 124,827 73.0% 46,124 27.0% Rabinowitz 100,789 59.1% 69,707 40.9% 1990 Matthews 110,036 65.1% 58,897 34.9% 1994 Compton 119,089 64.3% 66,157 35.7% 1998 Eastaugh 127,794 64.9% 69,031 35.1%2000 Bryner 138,749 61.4% 87,347 38.6% Fabe 130,620 57.1% 98,183 42.9% Matthews 134,657 60.8% 86,806 39.2% 2002 Carpeneti 130,566 66.7% 65,117 33.3% 2008 Eastaugh 172,440 63.5% 98,944 36.5% 2010 Fabe 126,885 54.4% 106,524 45.6% 2012 Winfree 165,777 64.9% 89,553 35.1% 2014 Stowers 146,829 62.9% 86,53437.1%2016 Bolger 157,225 57.9% 114,440 42.1% Maassen 154,304 57.5% 114,205 42.5% 2020 Carney 200,598 63.0% 117,66037.0%

References

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