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Dario Borghesan
2020 - Present
2035
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Dario Borghesan is a judge of the Alaska Supreme Court. He assumed office on July 1, 2020. His current term ends on February 5, 2035.
Borghesan ran for re-election for judge of the Alaska Supreme Court. He won in the retention election on November 5, 2024.
Borghesan was first appointed to the Alaska Supreme Court on July 1, 2020, by Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R).[1] To learn more about this vacancy, click here.
Biography
Borghesan received his bachelor's degree in political science from Amherst College in 2002 and his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 2008, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif.[2] Prior to joining the court, he worked for the Alaska Department of Law. He clerked for Alaska Supreme Court Justice Daniel Winfree.[2]
Elections
2024
See also: Alaska Supreme Court elections, 2024
Alaska Supreme Court
Dario Borghesan was retained to the Alaska Supreme Court on November 5, 2024 with 60.6% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
60.6
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159,319 | ||
No |
39.4
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103,541 | |||
Total Votes |
262,860 | ||||
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Endorsements
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Appointments
2020
Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy (R) appointed Dario Borghesan to the Alaska Supreme Court on July 1, 2020. Borghesan succeeded Justice Craig Stowers, who retired on June 1, 2020. Borghesan was Dunleavy's first nominee to the five-member supreme court.[3][4]
At the time of the vacancy under Alaska law, state supreme court justices were appointed by the governor from a list of two or more nominees compiled by the Alaska Judicial Council.
Campaign themes
2024
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Campaign finance summary
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State supreme court judicial selection in Alaska
- See also: Judicial selection in Alaska
The five justices on the Alaska Supreme Court are selected through the assisted appointed method. Each justice is appointed from a list of two or more nominees compiled by the Alaska Judicial Council.[5]
The initial term of a new justice is at least three years, after which the justice stands for retention in an uncontested yes-no election. Subsequent terms last ten years.[6] For more information on these elections, visit the Alaska judicial elections page.
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a justice must be:
- a U.S. citizen;
- a state resident for at least five years;
- licensed to practice law in the state;
- active in law practice for at least eight years; and
- under the age of 70.[7][8]
Chief justice
The chief justice is chosen by a vote of the other supreme court justices and serves a three-year term.[9]
Vacancies
The process of filling interim judicial vacancies is identical to that of filling ones that would occur at the end of a justice's term. The governor appoints a justice from a pool of names provided by the nominating commission. After occupying the seat for at least three years, the appointee runs in an uncontested yes-no retention election and, if retained, will serve a subsequent term of ten years.[10][11]
The map below highlights how vacancies are filled in state supreme courts across the country.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Office of Governor Mike Dunleavy, "Governor Dunleavy Announces Two Judicial Appointees," July 1, 2020
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Alaska Judicial Council, "Application for Judicial Appointment," February 14, 2020
- ↑ Office of Governor Mike Dunleavy, "Governor Dunleavy Announces Two Judicial Appointees," July 1, 2020
- ↑ Anchorage Daily News, "Alaska Supreme Court justice Craig Stowers to retire," January 7, 2020
- ↑ Alaska Judicial Council, "Selection Law - Constitutional and Statutory Provisions Concerning Judicial Selection: Alaska Constitution Article IV, Section 5. Nomination and Appointment," accessed March 23, 2023
- ↑ Alaska Judicial Council, "Constitutional and Statutory Provisions Concerning Judicial Retention/Evaluation: AS 15.35.030. Approval or rejection of supreme court justice," accessed March 23, 2023
- ↑ Alaska Judicial Council, "AS 22.05.070. Qualifications of justices," accessed March 23, 2023
- ↑ Alaska Judicial Council, "AS 22.25.010. Retirement of Justices and Judges," accessed March 23, 2023
- ↑ Alaska Court System, "Court System Information," accessed March 23, 2023
- ↑ Alaska Judicial Council, "Constitutional and Statutory Provisions Concerning Judicial Retention/Evaluation: AS 15.35.030. Approval or rejection of supreme court justice," accessed March 23, 2023
- ↑ Alaska Judicial Council, "Selection Law - Constitutional and Statutory Provisions Concerning Judicial Selection: Alaska Constitution Article IV, Section 5. Nomination and Appointment," accessed March 23, 2023
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