Members of the Senate’s coalition majority say they don’t expect changes to the system before the 2024 election, but others aren’t sure.
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Dunleavy picks Sitka judge for Supreme Court, first justice in decades from small-town Alaska
Jude Pate is also the first justice to come from Southeast Alaska since 2013.
Former Alaska Chief Justice Craig Stowers dies at age 67
Stowers retired from the state Supreme Court in 2020.
Watch: 2022 State of the Judiciary Address
This will be Chief Justice Daniel Winfree’s first State of the Judiciary Address.
Alaska Supreme Court hears challenge that could block ranked choice voting
Unless the justices strike it down, Alaskans will engage in ranked choice voting in November.
Alaska redistricting board to start work on new maps with just released census data
The U.S. Census released its reapportionment data for states this week. That means states now must re-draw congressional and state legislative districts to make sure everyone has fair representation and voting rights.
Alaska courts require face coverings regardless of vaccine status
Alaska Supreme Court Chief Justice Daniel Winfree issued the latest order on Tuesday, reversing a previous order relaxing the use of masks in state court facilities.
Winfree selected to be first Alaska-born chief justice of state Supreme Court
Winfree’s term starts on July 1, succeeding Chief Justice Joel Bolger.
Alaska Supreme Court unanimously rejects attorney general’s bid to quash election reform initiative
This marks Clarkson’s second high-profile Supreme Court defeat in the space of one month, after he also lost an effort to block the campaign to recall Gov. Mike Dunleavy.
‘We must make changes:’ State Supreme Court justices release letter on racial injustice in Alaska
“We recognize that too often African-Americans, Alaska Natives, and other people of color are not treated with the same dignity and respect as white members of our communities,” the justices wrote.