Project Jukebox

Digital Branch of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Oral History Program

Judges Additional Resources

Judges of Alaska Project Jukebox Additional Resources


Alaska Bar Association: https://www.alaskabar.org - The Bar Association has a Historians Committee.

Alaska Bar Rag” - official newspaper of the Alaska Bar Association. Quarterly newspaper published by the Alaska Bar Association which represents the voice of the legal community in Alaska. It is written and edited by attorneys for attorneys.

The History of the Anchorage Bar Association: From the Lido Bar to Good Deeds.” Pamela Cravez. Alaska Bar Rag, January-February and March-April 2002, “Our Colorful Past,” Alaska Bar Association/Alaska Bar Rag website.

Harry O. Arend: Alaska Bar Controversy Claims First Judge.” Randy M. Olsen. Alaska Bar Rag, “Our Colorful Past,” Alaska Bar Association/Alaska Bar Rag website.

The Alaska Legal Services Corporation Turns 40: An Historical Timeline.” “Our Colorful Past,” Alaska Bar Association/Alaska Bar Rag website.

In Memory of Barbara, Larry, and Rick: For Golden Friends I Had.” Bev Cutler. Alaska Bar Rag 2006, Issues 1 & 2. “Our Colorful Past,” Alaska Bar Association/Alaska Bar Rag website.

Another Candidate for Alaska’s First Woman Lawyer.” Phyllis Demuth Movius. Alaska Bar Rag, July-September 2004. “Our Colorful Past,” Alaska Bar Association/Alaska Bar Rag website.

Early Woman Attorney Pioneers Reform in Fairbanks: Aline Chenot Baskerville Bradley Beegler, 1867-1943.” Phyllis Demuth Movius. Alaska Bar Rag, January-March 2004. “Our Colorful Past,” Alaska Bar Association/Alaska Bar Rag website.

A History of U.S. Commissioners in Alaska.” Paul Barrett. Alaska Bar Rag, September-October 2002. “Our Colorful Past,” Alaska Bar Association/Alaska Bar Rag website.

The History of Alaska’s Public Defenders.” Victor Carlson. Alaska Bar Rag, September-October ??. “Our Colorful Past,” Alaska Bar Association/Alaska Bar Rag website.

Hornaday Retires…From the Law.” Layton Ehmke. Alaska Bar Rag, October-December 2006 (reprinted from Homer Tribune, October 2006). “Our Colorful Past,” Alaska Bar Association/Alaska Bar Rag website.

Territorial Lawyers Talk the Good Old Days.” Michael Carey. Alaska Bar Rag, July-September 2004. “Our Colorful Past,” Alaska Bar Association/Alaska Bar Rag website.

Territorial Lawyers Remember McCarthy, Early Juneau, New Jersey, et al.” Margaret Russell. Alaska Bar Rag, July-August 2002. “Featured Bar Rag Articles, July/August 2002 Featured Articles,” Alaska Bar Association/Alaska Bar Rag website.

In Memoriam...” Alaska Bar Association website.


Alaska Court System: http://courts.alaska.gov

About the Alaska Court System.” Alaska Court System website that explains how the court system is structured, how a court cases moves through the system, explains the judicial selection and retention process, and profiles current judges and justices.

Alaska Court System School and Community Outreach,” Alaska Court System website with educational material related to the courts and Alaska’s legal system, including The Alaska Legal History Series, 50th Anniversary of the Alaska Court System, Children in Alaska’s Courts Project, the Color of Justice Program, and Supreme Court Live.

Supreme Court LIVE-Educational Materials.” “Alaska Court System School and Community Outreach - Supreme Court Live,” Alaska Court System website.

 “Legal Research - Alaska Resources.” Alaska Court System website.

""Early Juneau Judges - The Pioneers, Walter L. Carpenti, Chief Justice, Alaska Supreme Court. A presentation given at the Alaska Bar Association Convention and Judicial Conference in Juneau, Alaska on May 6, 2009, and as part of the Alaska Legal History Series commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Statehood in Anchorage, Alaska on December 10, 2010.


Alaska Justice Forum. http://justice.uaa.alaska.edu/forum - A quarterly research journal focusing on justice and legal issues in Alaska.  Published by the Justice Center at University of Alaska Anchorage.

Interpreting and Translating in Alaska’s Legal System: Further Discussion.” Phyllis Morrow. Alaska Justice Forum, Vol. 17, No. 3, Fall 2000.

Legal Interpreting in Alaska.” Phyllis Morrow. Alaska Justice Forum,Vol. 10, No. 4, Winter 1994.

A Sociolinguistic Mismatch: Central Alaskan Yup’iks and the Legal System." Phyllis Morrow. Alaska Justice Forum,Vol. 10, No. 2, Summer 1993

A Look at Judicial Selection in Alaska.” Antonia Moras. Alaska Justice Forum, Vol. 21, No. 3, Fall 2004.

Selecting and Evaluating Alaska’s Judges: 1984-2007.” Teresa White Carns. Alaska Justice Forum,Vol. 25, No. 4, Winter 2009.


Alaska Judicial Council: http://www.ajc.state.ak.us

Historical Selection Log gives the history of appointed judges, nominees, applicants and magistrates in Alaska from 1959 to the present.

Alaska Judicial Council website that explains the organization’s purpose, the judicial selection and retention process, and has a list of all current and former judges in Alaska.


Additional Articles and Relevant Websites

Documenting the ‘Molly Hootch’ Case: Alaska Court System.” Alaskkool website which has materials about Alaska Native history, education, languages, and cultures.

Salmon, Sage-brush, and Safaris: Alaska’s Territorial Judicial System and the Adventures of the Floating Court, 1901-1915.” Michael Schwaiger. Alaska Law Review, Vol. 26, No. 1, 2009, pp. 97-133.

Governing Alaska: The Court System.” “Alaska History and Cultural Studies” website.

Department of Justice, University of Alaska Fairbanks.

UAA Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage.

FindACase™ - Website for finding legal cases and conducting legal research across a wide range of topics and jurisdictions.


PDF Documents

Reconsidering the Course of Justice.CLA Special Edition. College of Liberal Arts, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2011, pp 6-7 - article about UAF Department of Justice and restorative justice and mediation.

Organizational Chart of Alaska’s Court System.” Courtesy of the Alaska Court System.

The Alaska Court System: Celebrating 50 Years.” A presentation prepared by the Alaska Court System on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of Alaska Statehood and the Alaska Court System. Courtesy of the Joint Archives of the Alaska Court System and the Alaska Bar Association.

The Creation of the Alaska State Court System,” excerpted chapter from “A History of the Alaska Federal District Court System, 1884-1959, and the Creation of the State Court System.” Claus-M. Naske. July 1985.

A History of the Alaska Federal District Court System, 1884-1959, and the Creation of the State Court System,” Report prepared pursuant to RSA 410059 between the Alaska Court System and the Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska. Claus-M. Naske. July 1985.

The Magistrate’s Role in Alaska, Past and Present.” Hugh B. Connelly, Presiding District Court Judge, Fourth Judicial District, no date (Hugh Connelly was District Court Judge in Fairbanks from 1968-1987).

A Revolt in the Ranks: The Great Alaska Court-Bar Fight.” Pamela Cravez. Alaska Law Review, Vol. 13, No. 1, June 1996, pp: 1-32.

"A History of the Kodiak Bench and Bar." Roy H. Madsen, Alaska Superior Court Judge (Ret'd), April 1996 (revised August 1, 2012).

Alaskan Rural Justice: A Selected Annotated Bibliography.” A Report to the Alaska Judicial Council, May 1991.

Introduction to the Alaska Court System and the Appellate Process.” A Powerpoint presentation prepared for high schools students as part of the Supreme Court LIVE program. Presentation given December 5, 2011, Lathrop High School, Fairbanks, Alaska. Courtesy of the Alaska Court System.

Serving Justice Since Statehood: Honoring 40 Years of Service by Two Judges from Alaska’s First Court.” Presentation honoring Judge James Fitzgerald and Judge James von der Heydt at the Alaska Bar Association Annual Convention and Alaska Judicial Conference, May 18, 2000, Anchorage, Alaska. Courtesy of the Joint Archives of the Alaska Court System and the Alaska Bar Association.

Flying Judge!” Debbie Miller. Alaska Ruralite, May 1982, pp. 16-17.

Biographical Information About Nora Guinn and Photographs Compiled into a Memorial Program, 2005. Courtesy of the Joint Archives of the Alaska Court System and the Alaska Bar Association.

The History of Criminal Justice Agency Collaboration in Alaska.” Alaska Prisoner Re-Entry Task Force, Department of Corrections, State of Alaska website.


Additional Material Not Available On-Line To Find On Your Own

“A New Face: Implementing Law in the New State of Alaska, 1958-1960.” Stephen Haycox and Claus-M. Naske. Western Legal History, Vol. 11, No. 1, Winter/Spring 1998, pp. 1-21.

“The Shaky Beginnings of Alaska’s Judicial System.” Claus-M. Naske. Western Legal History, Vol. 1, No. 2, Summer/Fall 1988, pp. 163-210.

“The United States Commissioners in Alaska.” Claus-M. Naske. Pacific Northwest Quarterly, Vol. 89, No. 3, Summer 1998, pp. 115-126.

Federal Judges Revealed. William Domnarski. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2009.