Former Alaska judge Elaine Andrews believes the state has one of the best processes for selecting judges in the country — and she’d like to keep it that way. “It is among the most transparent in the nation,” Andrews said during the March 1 meeting of the Chugiak-Eagle River Chamber of Commerce at the ER […]
Over the past three years, Alaskan organizations, newspapers and individuals have come out in opposition to proposed constitutional amendments that would politicize the state’s merit-based judicial selection and retention system. Organizations in opposition include the Alaska Federation of Natives, (AFN), the Alaska AFL-CIO, the Tanana Chiefs Conference and the ANCSA Regional Association (which represents the […]
Alaska’s former Chief Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court talks about Alaska’s judicial system and how judges are selected and retained.
Former judge says Alaska should keep politics out of judicial selection processMarch 15, 2017 - 5:18 am