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Daniel Schally

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Daniel Schally
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Nonpartisan
Prior offices:
Alaska Third District District Court
Year left office: 2018

Alaska First District Superior Court
Years in office: 2018 - 2023

Elections and appointments
Last election
November 8, 2016
Education
Bachelor's
University of Minnesota, 1990
Law
University of Minnesota Law School, 1997

Daniel Schally was a superior court judge for the First Judicial District in Juneau, Alaska. He was appointed to the Juneau Superior Court to fill a newly created position in November 2018 by former Governor Bill Walker (I)[1].

Prior to that, he was a district court judge for the Third Judicial District in Valdez, Alaska. He was initially appointed to that seat in January 2005 by Gov. Frank Murkowski (R) and was retained for a four-year term in 2012 and again on November 8, 2016.

In 2010, Schally applied for the spot on the Alaska Third District Superior Court that opened when Judge Stephanie E. Joannides retired in February of 2011, but he was not selected for the seat.[2]

Education

Judge Schally graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1990 with a Bachelor of Arts. In 1997 he earned his J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School.[3]

Career

  • 2018-2023: Judge, Alaska First District
  • 2005-2018: Judge, Alaska Third District
  • 1998-2005: He worked as an Assistant District Attorney for the State of Alaska, Department of Law in Ketchikan, Alaska
  • 1997-1998: He worked as a law clerk for Judge Donald D. Howood and the Alaska Court System in Kodiak, Alaska
  • 1996: He worked as a prosecution intern for the City and Borough of Juneau Law Department[3]

Elections

2016

Alaska District Court, 3rd District, Daniel Schally Retention Election, 2016
Name Yes votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel Schally59.49%
Source: Alaska Department of Elections, "Unofficial election results," accessed November 9, 2016

2012

Schally was retained with 63.90 percent of the vote on November 6th.[4][5]

See also: Alaska judicial elections, 2012

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