Susan M. Carney (born 1961) is an American attorney and jurist serving as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Alaska. Appointed on May 12, 2016, she was sworn in on August 26, 2016.[2]
Susan Carney | |
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| Chief Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court | |
| Assuming office January 10, 2025[1] | |
| Succeeding | Peter J. Maassen |
| Associate 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) |
Biography
editBorn in Worcester, Massachusetts, Carney earned her 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 Alaska Supreme Court Justice Jay Rabinowitz.[3] Carney later worked as a defense attorney in the Office of Public Advocacy and with the Alaska Public Defender Agency.
References
edit- ^ Kitchenman, Andrew (November 26, 2024). "Carney to serve as Alaska Supreme Court chief justice". Alaska Beacon.
- ^ Chomicz, Dorothy. "Carney sworn in as 24th Justice of Alaska". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
- ^ "Governor Walker Appoints Susan Carney to Alaska Supreme Court – Office of the Governor". gov.alaska.gov.
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