Kevin Clarkson

Kevin G. Clarkson (born April 27, 1959) is an American attorney and politician from the state of Alaska, currently serving as the 32nd Alaska Attorney General.

Kevin Clarkson
32nd Alaska Attorney General
Assumed office
December 5, 2018
GovernorMike Dunleavy
Preceded byJahna Lindemuth
Personal details
Born (1959-04-27) April 27, 1959
Political partyRepublican
EducationOregon State University (BA)
Willamette University (JD)

Education

After earning a Bachelor of Arts degree from Oregon State University, Clarkson graduated cum laude from the Willamette University College of Law in 1985.[1]

Career

He worked for the law firm Perkins Coie from 1985 to 1995 and for Brena, Bell & Clarkson, P.C. from 1985 to 2018.[2] Governor Mike Dunleavy appointed him as Alaska's attorney general on December 5, 2018. He was confirmed by the Alaska Legislature on April 17, 2019.[1]

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gollark: Mine is at least moderately interesting as I used [REDACTED] sortological algorithms and wrote the code myself.
gollark: Apparently they just copypasted a sorting algorithm off the internet.
gollark: It is ALWAYS profiling time.
gollark: Added to your much-left-having profile.

References
  1. Brooks, James (December 5, 2018). "Dunleavy attorney general appointee Kevin Clarkson is lawyer with ties to religious-liberty causes". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  2. "Anchorage attorney faces discrimination complaint while defending faith-based homeless shelter". ktuu.com. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Jahna Lindemuth		 Attorney General of Alaska
2018–present		 Incumbent


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