Susan M. Carney
Susan Carney | |
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| Chief Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office January 10, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Peter J. Maassen |
| Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office August 26, 2016 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Walker |
| Preceded by | Dana Fabe |
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| Born | 1961 (age 63–64) Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | Harvard University (BA, JD) |
Susan M. Carney (born 1961) is an American attorney and jurist. She has served as the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Alaska since 2025. She concurrently serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Alaska. She was appointed on May 12, 2016, she was sworn in on August 26, 2016.[1][2] In November 2024, she was named chief justice after the mandatory retirement of then-Chief Justice Peter J. Maassen.[3]
Biography
[edit]Carney was born in Worcester, Massachusetts. She earned a bachelor's degree in history and literature at Radcliffe College of Harvard University and graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School.
After law school, she clerked for Justice Jay Rabinowitz.[4] Carney later worked as a defense attorney in the Office of Public Advocacy and with the Alaska Public Defender Agency.
References
[edit]- ^ Chomicz, Dorothy. "Carney sworn in as 24th Justice of Alaska". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
- ^ Kitchenman, Andrew (November 26, 2024). "Carney to serve as Alaska Supreme Court chief justice". Alaska Beacon.
- ^ Stone, Eric (November 25, 2024). "Susan Carney tapped as next chief justice of Alaska Supreme Court". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
- ^ "Governor Walker Appoints Susan Carney to Alaska Supreme Court – Office of the Governor". gov.alaska.gov.
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