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Alaska Judicial Council’s rejection of Kenai judge applicant, fuels growing frustration

FeaturedJanuary 26, 2023

In an unusual show of public participation at Alaska Judicial Council hearings, roughly 30 Kenai Peninsula area residents turned out for a Jan. 23 public testimony on the nine applicants who applied to serve on the Kenai Superior Court. Many of the testifiers

OPINION: Lawsuit against Rep. Eastman is judicial lawlessness

FeaturedNovember 30, 2022

It is the height of hypocrisy to believe that Alaska’s judiciary is “above the fray” of politics as a sort of wise and unbiased referee – a protector of the rule of law – to assist us citizen-peons in understanding the state and federal

OPINION: Is Alaska’s method of selecting judges unconstitutional?

FeaturedOctober 7, 2022

By MICHAEL CHAMBERS – Alaska Freedom Alliance “All political power is inherent in the people. All government originates with the people, is founded upon their will only, and is instituted solely for the good of the people as a whole.” –

Judicial Council to hear complaints on judges up for election

FeaturedApril 29, 2022

The Alaska Judicial Council, a small but extremely powerful group that controls placement of all judges in Alaska – says it wants to hear from rank-and-file Alaskans regarding the suitability of 30 judges up for retention elections this year. After hearing

Alaska’s chief justice denies only rural applicant and person of color from spot on Supreme Court

FeaturedMay 27, 2021

Chief Justice Joel Bolger, like many lawyers, is good with words, but the words have no real meaning. This is the lesson I learned during my first official session on the Alaska Judicial Council. I read the Chief Justice’s June 8, 2020 letter. Justice

Public testimony unanimously favors changing how Alaska chooses judges

PoliticsFebruary 15, 2021

Public testimony in a recent Senate Judiciary hearing was unanimously favored altering how Alaska selects appellate and district court judges. The Feb. 15 hearing dealt with Senate Bill 14, introduced by Sen. Mike Shower (R-Wasilla). The measure looks to curb

Dunleavy’s has a golden opportunity to finally put the court in its place

AbortionDecember 20, 2020

It’s time for Gov. Mike Dunleavy to take a decisive stand against the growing tyranny of Alaska’s court system. This third branch of government has gone unchecked and unchallenged by the other two branches for decades. It now sees no limit to its powers.

With Alaska’s chief justice to retire in 2021, judge selection process must be fixed

FeaturedDecember 1, 2020

Chief Justice Joel Bolger will retire from Alaska’s Supreme Court on June 30 next year, creating yet another vacancy on Alaska’s highest court, which only has five members. On Nov. 30 Bolger announced his plan to step down five years before reaching the

Judicial Imperialism: Justice Carney & Judge Henderson abuse their power over Alaskans

FreedomOctober 29, 2020

Who decides? In an absolute monarchy, one person – the king – decides. In a pure democracy, the people decide, directly. In a constitutional republic, such as the United States, the elected representatives of the people decide — up to a point. Certain

Public safety officers: Justice Carney is ‘tone deaf’ to Alaska’s domestic violence crisis

CrimeOctober 28, 2020

Editor’s note: The following op-ed was written by two long-time Alaska State Troopers, a former U.S. marshal and head of the State Troopers, and 25-year veteran of the Alaska Department of Corrections. Their names appear at the end of this article. Susan

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