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Highest court in the U.S. state of Alaska
Alaska Supreme Court
Established
1959
Location
Anchorage Fairbanks Juneau
Composition method
Missouri plan with retention elections
Authorized by
Alaska State Constitution
Appeals to
Supreme Court of the United States
Judge term length
10 years
Number of positions
5
Website
Official site
Chief Justice
Currently
Peter J. Maassen
Since
February 7, 2023
The Alaska Supreme Court is the state supreme court for the U.S. state of Alaska. Its decisions are binding on all other Alaska state courts, and the only court its decisions may be appealed to is the Supreme Court of the United States. The Alaska Supreme Court hears appeals from lower state courts and also administers the state's judicial system.
The court consists of five justices, one of whom is internally chosen to serve as chief justice for a three-year term. The justices are appointed by the governor of Alaska from slates of candidates approved by the Alaska Judicial Council, an independent commission of Alaskan lawyers and lay citizens. Each justice faces a judicial retention election after their third year of service and once every ten years thereafter.
It hears cases on a monthly basis in Anchorage, approximately quarterly in Fairbanks and Juneau, and as needed in other Alaska communities. The court prefers to hear oral arguments in the city where the case was heard in the trial court.
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