Joel Bolger
Joel Bolger | |
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| Chief Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Craig Stowers |
| Associate Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office January 25, 2013 | |
| Appointed by | Sean Parnell |
| Preceded by | Walter L. Carpeneti |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joel Harold Bolger February 16, 1955 Carroll, Iowa, U.S. |
| Education | University of Iowa, (BS, JD) |
Joel Harold Bolger (born February 16, 1955 in Carroll, Iowa) is an American lawyer and jurist. He has served as a justice of the Alaska Supreme Court since his appointment in 2013, succeeding Walter L. Carpeneti.[1][2] He was elevated to chief justice in 2018.[3] He was a judge of the Alaska Court of Appeals (Alaska's intermediate appellate court) from October 2008 until his appointment to the high court. Prior to that, he worked as a lawyer throughout Alaska since arriving there in the late 1970s. He also served as a state trial court judge in Kodiak and Valdez.
References
- ^ "Governor Parnell Elevates Joel Bolger to Supreme Court". Alaska Business. January 25, 2013. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
- ^ "Justices Biographies". Archived from the original on September 14, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
- ^ Brooks, James (June 19, 2018). "Alaska Supreme Court elects new chief justice". Juneau Empire. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
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