Walker announces Jahna Lindemuth as new Alaska attorney general

Jahna Lindemuth
Gov. Bill Walker named Jahna Lindemuth Alaska’s next attorney general on June 28, 2016. (Photo courtesy Alaska Governor’s Office)

Gov. Bill Walker announced Tuesday afternoon that Jahna Lindemuth would succeed Craig Richards as the state’s next Attorney General.

An Anchorage resident, Lindemuth had previously been considered as the replacement for outgoing Supreme Court Justice Dana Fabe, a position that would eventually be filled by Susan Carney. Walker stated that he “was struck by her outstanding resume and legal experience,” when he had first interviewed her for the Supreme Court.

Anchorage Senator Lesil McGuire said she was pleased with the appointment of Lindemuth. “She brings years of Alaska experience to bear on the legal challenges facing our great state,” McGuire said. “With the Alaska LNG project, correction reforms, Arctic development and tribal sovereignty questions facing our state, I am confident Jahna Lindemuth will work for the best interests of all Alaskans.”

Lindemuth will be the second female Attorney General after Grace Schaible who served from 1987 to 1989 under Gov. Steve Cowper. Lindemuth is set to begin her new position at the Department of Law in early August.

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