Dario Borghesan

Dario Borghesan (born December 11, 1979) is an American lawyer from Alaska who is an associate justice of the Alaska Supreme Court.

Dario Borghesan
Associate Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court
Incumbent
Assumed office July 1, 2020
Appointed by	Mike Dunleavy
Preceded by	Craig Stowers
Personal details
Born	(1979-12-11) December 11, 1979 Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.
Education	Amherst College (B.A.) University of Michigan (J.D.)

Education and volunteer service

Borghesan received his Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude from Amherst College in 2002, he received his Juris Doctor from from the University of Michigan Law School in 2008 and served as a law clerk to Justice Daniel Winfree.[1] He was a Peace Corps volunteer in Togo from September 2002–December 2004.[2]

Legal career

He was a summer intern for Judge David G. Trager in 2006. From January–May 2007 he worked as a legal extern with the ACLU of Michigan. From May–July 2007 he worked as a summer associate with Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. From September–December 2007, he worked in the Criminal Litigation Clinic of the University of Michigan School of Law. He has worked for the Alaska Department of Law in various roles including special assistant to the attorney general from September 2009–December 2010, as assistant attorney general handling civil appeals from December 2010–September 2018, and since May 2018, he has been the supervising attorney of the department's civil appeals section.[1][3] He was admitted to the Alaska State Bar on June 1, 2010.[4]

Appointment to Alaska Supreme Court

Borghean was one of eight candidates, which dwindled down four, who applied for the vacancy.[5][6] On July 1, 2020, Governor Mike Dunleavy announced his appointment of Borghesan to be an associate justice of the Alaska Supreme Court, to fill the seat vacated by the retirement of Justice Craig Stowers.[3]

References

1. "Alaska Judicial Council Application for Judicial Appointment" (PDF). Alaska Judicial Council. February 14, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
2. Brooks, James (July 1, 2020). "Gov. Dunleavy picks chief assistant attorney general for Alaska Supreme Court". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
3. "Governor Dunleavy Announces Two Judicial Appointees" (Press release). July 1, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
4. "Dario Borghesan : Alaska Bar". member.alaskabar.org. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
5. Herz, Nathaniel; Anchorage, Alaska Public Media- (May 19, 2020). "Dunleavy will pick from three Anchorage judges, one attorney to fill Alaska's open Supreme Court seat". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
6. "Alaska Supreme Court Judicial Nominees" (PDF) (Press release). Anchorage, Alaska: Alaska Judicial Council. May 20, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2020.

Legal offices
Preceded by Craig Stowers	Associate Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court 2020–present	Incumbent