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 associate justices
JusticeHometownBornDiedBegan termEnded termAppt. by
Governor		ReplacedNotes
Buell Arthur NesbettAnchorageJune 2, 1910August 17, 1993August 1959March 1970EganN/AState courthouse in Anchorage is named after him.
John Henry DimondJuneauDecember 28, 1918June 1985August 1959November 30, 1971EganN/ASon of Anthony Dimond. State courthouse in Juneau is named after him.
Walter Hartman HodgeNomeAugust 29, 1896July 12, 1975August 1959March 1960EganN/AAppointed to federal judgeship.
Harry Oscar ArendFairbanksOctober 26, 1903June 28, 1966May 1960January 1965EganHodgeLost retention election in 1964, the only justice to have done so.
Jay Andrew RabinowitzFairbanksFebruary 25, 1927June 16, 2001March 8, 1965February 28, 1997EganArendAppointed to what has become known colloquially as "the Fairbanks seat." Longest-serving justice. State courthouse in Fairbanks is named after him.
Roger G. ConnorAnchorage[1]April 23, 1926July 4, 1999December 2, 1968May 1, 1983HickelN/A
George Frank BoneyAnchorageJuly 3, 1930August 30, 1972December 2, 1968August 30, 1972HickelN/ADied in office as a result of a boating accident near Houston. State courthouse in Anchorage (one of two, and the one in which the court's sessions are held) is named after him.
Robert Cecil ErwinAnchorage[2]December 29, 1934still livingAugust 1970April 1977MillerNesbettYounger brother of William Matthews Erwin, who represented the eastern Kenai Peninsula in the 1st and 2nd state legislatures. Was the only Alaskan-born justice until the 2007 appointment of Daniel Winfree.
Robert BoocheverJuneauOctober 2, 1917October 9, 2011March 22, 1972October 1980EganDimondAppointed to what has become known colloquially as "the Juneau seat." Appointed to federal judgeship.
James Martin FitzgeraldAnchorageOctober 7, 1920April 3, 2011December 1972March 1975EganBoneyAppointed to federal judgeship.
Edmond W. BurkeAnchorageSeptember 7, 1935March 31, 2020April 4, 1975December 1993HammondFitzgerald
Warren W. Matthews Jr.AnchorageApril 5, 1939still livingMay 26, 1977April 5, 2009HammondErwinSecond-longest-serving justice.
Allen T. ComptonJuneauFebruary 25, 1938October 11, 2008December 12, 1980November 1998HammondBoocheverAppointed to what has become known colloquially as "the Juneau seat."
Daniel Alton Moore Jr.Anchorage1934still livingJuly 10, 1983December 1995SheffieldConnor
Robert Ladd EastaughAnchorageNovember 12, 1943still livingApril 18, 1994November 2, 2009HickelBurkeGrandson of R. E. Robertson.
Dana Anderson FabeAnchorageMarch 29, 1951still livingJanuary 1996June 2016KnowlesMooreFirst female justice.
Alex BrynerAnchorage1943still livingFebruary 1997October 2007KnowlesRabinowitzOriginal member of the Alaska Court of Appeals. Previous to that, was U.S. attorney for Alaska.
Walter L. CarpenetiJuneauDecember 1, 1945still livingNovember 1998January 2013KnowlesComptonCommonly known by the nickname "Bud." Appointed to what has become known colloquially as "the Juneau seat."
Daniel WinfreeFairbanksca. February 1953still livingJanuary 2008incumbentPalinBrynerAppointed to what has become known colloquially as "the Fairbanks seat."
Morgan ChristenAnchorageDecember 5, 1961still livingApril 5, 2009January 10, 2012PalinMatthewsAppointed to federal judgeship.
Craig F. StowersAnchorageJune 11, 1954still livingDecember 3, 2009June 1, 2020ParnellEastaughServed as chief justice from 2015–2018
Peter J. MaassenAnchorageJanuary 14, 1955still livingAugust 2012incumbentParnellChristen
Joel BolgerAnchorageFebruary 16, 1955still livingFebruary 1, 2013incumbentParnellCarpenetiFirst justice to have served as a judge on every level of the Alaska judiciary
Susan M. CarneyFairbanks1962still livingJune 2016incumbentWalkerFabe
Dario BorghesanFairbanks—still livingJuly 1, 2020incumbentDunleavyStowers

List of 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. Chief justices have included:

NameTerm startedTerm endedNotes
Buell A. Nesbett19591970
George Frank BoneyMay 8, 1970August 30, 1972Was the youngest chief justice of any state supreme court at the time.[3] Died in office.
Jay RabinowitzSeptember 25, 19721975
Robert Boochever19751978
Jay RabinowitzOctober 19781981
Edmond W. Burke19811984
Jay Rabinowitz19841987
Warren Matthews19871990
Jay Rabinowitz19901992
Daniel Alton Moore Jr.19921996
Allen T. Compton1994[4]1997
Warren Matthews19972000
Dana Fabe20002003
Alex Bryner20032006
Dana Fabe20062009
Walter L. Carpeneti20092012
Dana Fabe20122015
Craig Stowers20152018
Joel H. Bolger2018incumbent

Retention election history
Election YearJustice NameYes VotesPercentageNo VotesPercentage
1962Nesbett37,87272.0714,67927.93
Dimond38,87373.4114,08326.59
1964Arend29,88446.7434,05553.26
1968Rabinowitz48,48465.2725,80234.73
1972Connor63,50272.7823,75227.22
1974Erwin54,90767.4826,46032.52
1976Boochever73,06267.3135,47632.69
1978Burke73,84168.6033,80631.40
Rabinowitz72,97867.7634,72932.24
1980Matthews75,99153.4866,09546.52
1982Connor104,27561.5165,24038.49
1984Compton125,75954,968
1986Moore107,42048,159
1988Burke124,82746,124
Rabinowitz100,78969,707
1990Matthews110,03658,897

References
  1. Was raised in Juneau and resided there until just months before his appointment to the court.
  2. Was born and raised in Seward.
  3. Mitchell, Elaine B., ed. (1973). "Alaska Court System". Alaska Blue Book (First ed.). Juneau: Alaska Department of Education, Division of State Libraries. p. 99.
  4. http://juneauempire.com/stories/101708/obi_345354374.shtml#.Vd0adlNVhBc

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