Dana Fabe
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Dana Anderson Fabe (born March 29, 1951) was a member of the Alaska Supreme Court from March 1996 until her retirement in June 2016. She served three terms as the court's chief justice (2000–2003, 2006–2009, 2012–2015). She was the first woman appointed to the Alaska Supreme Court and the Alaska Supreme Court's first female chief justice.
Life
A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, she grew up in the city's Hyde Park neighborhood and attended The Seven Hills School. She attended Cornell University (BA 1973) and Northeastern University School of Law (JD 1976), before moving to Alaska in the 1970s.[1]
Following the retirement of U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter, U.S. Senator Mark Begich recommended her as a possible successor in a letter to President Barack Obama.[2]
An Indian Law and Order Commission report in 2013 of its investigation into public safety and justice system in Alaska Native villages commended Fabe's efforts to adapt traditional Native practices in sentencing, calling them "innovative, impressive and welcome."[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Cincy native for Supreme Court?" (Cincinnati Inquirer article) Archived May 14, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Begich to Obama:Pick Fabe to empty Supreme Court seat" (Anchorage Daily News article) Archived 2009-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Study faults justice system for Alaska Natives". www.ksl.com. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
External links
- Dana Fabe info at Alaskan Judicial Council at the Wayback Machine (archived January 17, 2006)
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