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Alaska Supreme Court
The highest court in Alaska. Who sits on it, how they got there and how long their terms run.
Assisted appointment (Hybrid)How justices are chosenA nominating commission screens candidates and sends a shortlist; the governor appoints from it. In many such states, justices later face yes/no retention elections.
10 yearsTerm length
5Sitting justices
1959Founded
No public decision data available for this court. There is no free, consistently coded source of how each state justice votes in cases, so this site doesn't score state judges.
Justices
Susan Carney
Chief Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: May 12, 2016
Appointed by Bill Walker
Photo: Ballotpedia
Dario Borghesan
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: July 1, 2020
Appointed by Mike Dunleavy (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Jennifer S. Henderson
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: July 21, 2021
Appointed by Mike Dunleavy (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Aimee Oravec
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: January 31, 2025
Appointed by Mike Dunleavy (R)
Jude Pate
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: March 22, 2023
Appointed by Mike Dunleavy (R)
Source: Ballotpedia, Alaska Supreme Court (retrieved Oct 26, 2026). “Party as listed” is Ballotpedia’s label; many state justices are officially nonpartisan. Photos from each justice’s Ballotpedia page (or Wikimedia Commons where Ballotpedia has none). Click a name for a short profile.