09/12/2008

News / Governor Palin Appoints Joel H. Bolger

August 29, 2008, Dayton, Ohio - Governor Sarah Palin today appointed Kodiak Superior Court Judge Joel H. Bolger to fill the vacancy on the Alaska Court of Appeals created by the retirement of Justice David C. Stewart.

Bolger, 53, has lived in Alaska for 28 years and practiced law for 30 years. He worked for Alaska Legal Services in Dillingham and Kodiak, as assistant public defender in Barrow, and as a private attorney in Kodiak from 1982-97, which included 14 years as municipal attorney for the Kodiak Island Borough. He then served as a Valdez District Court judge from 1997-2003, and has been a Kodiak Superior Court judge since 2003. He received a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Iowa in 1976, and a law degree from its College of Law in 1978.

“Judge Bolger clearly has the experience necessary to be an exceptional appeals court judge,” Governor Palin said. “His work as a trial attorney in rural Alaska, combined with his work as a judge at the district and superior court levels, has made him a seasoned, knowledgeable and thoughtful judge who will continue to provide exemplary service to Alaska in his new position.”

The Alaska Court of Appeals is a three-member judicial panel established in 1980 with jurisdiction to hear appeals in cases involving criminal prosecutions, juvenile delinquency, extradition, habeas corpus, post-conviction relief, probation and parole, bail, and the lenience or excessiveness of sentences.

In accordance with the Alaska Constitution, Governor Palin filled the Appeals Court vacancy by selecting Bolger within 45 days receiving the list of the applicants nominated by the Judicial Council to fill the vacancy created by Stewart’s retirement, which will be effective on September 23.

Bolger will be subject to voter approval in the 2012 statewide general election, and in statewide elections every eight years thereafter.
http://www.gov.state.ak.us/news.php?id=1437


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