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Michael Spaan
Michael Robin Spaan was a judge for the Third Judicial District in Alaska. Spaan was appointed on November 17, 2007, by Governor Frank Murkowski.[1] He retired in November 2015.[2]
Education
Spaan received a bachelor's degree in business administration from California State College at Chico in 1968. He earned his J.D. in 1972 from the University of California at Davis.[3]
Career
Spaan was a law clerk for Jusitce Robert Erwin at the Alaska Supreme Court from 1972 to 1973. In 1973 he worked for Senator Ted Stevens as a legislative assistant until he returned to Alaska in 1976. From 1976 to 1981 he worked with Birch, Horton, Bittner and Cherot as an associate and partner. In 1981 he began work with the Department of Justice in Anchorage. He was there until 1989 when he took a year long sabbatical with his family. After returning from his sabbatical in 1990 Spaan worked with Bogle and Gates, LLC as a partner until the firm went out of business in 1999. He worked at Patton Boggs, LLP from 1999 until his appointment to the Third Judicial District.[3]
Associations
- Alaska Bar Association in 1973
- California Bar Association in 1973
- District of Columbia Bar Association in 1975
- District Court for the District of Alaska in 1973
- United States Supreme Court in 1975
- 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in 1981[3]
2010 election
- Main article: Alaska judicial elections, 2010
- See also: Alaska Judges up for Retention Election in 2010
Spaan was retained in 2010.[4] The Alaska Judicial Council supported his retention.[5][6]
See also
- News: Judge Spaan sentences ex-soldier to 80 years in prison, January 25, 2012
- News: Judge Spaan sentences Alaska man to 40 years in prison, May 17, 2011
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Alaska Judicial Council, "Current Alaska Judges," accessed November 25, 2015
- ↑ KTVA Alaska, "Dani Crosby appointed to Anchorage Superior Court," November 24, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Alaska Judicial Council, "Michael Spaan's Application for Judicial Appointment," accessed November 25, 2015
- ↑ State of Alaska Division of Elections, "2010 General Election Official Results," November 30, 2010
- ↑ Alaska Judicial Council, Press Release: "Judicial Council Recommends that Voters Retain 27 out of 28 Judges," July 5, 2010
- ↑ State of Alaska Division of Elections, "November 2, 2010 General Election Candidate List," October 28, 2010
Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Alaska • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Alaska
State courts:
Alaska Supreme Court • Alaska Court of Appeals • Alaska Superior Court • Alaska District Court
State resources:
Courts in Alaska • Alaska judicial elections • Judicial selection in Alaska
