Parnell makes his first Supreme Court appointment
December 2, 2009
Alaska: Republican Governor Sean Parnell has made his first appointment to the Alaska Supreme Court. He selected Craig Stowers from the seven candidates recommended to him by the Alaska Judicial Council, narrowed down from a record number of 25 applicants for the seat.[1]
Governor Parnell said of the appointment: "Judge Stowers’ character, legal experience, his strong work ethic, his intellect, and his record of service to Alaska’s people have prepared him to be an outstanding member of our state’s highest court. Alaskans will benefit immensely from his service on the Supreme Court."[2]
Stowers received his undergraduate degree from Blackburn College in Illinois in 1975 and his law degree from the University of California Davis in 1985.
After graduation, Stowers clerked for U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Robert Boochever, and then Alaska Supreme Court Justice Warren Matthews. In 1987 Stowers joined the law firm Atkinson, Conway & Gagnon and worked with them until becoming a founding partner in the law firm Clapp, Peterson and Stowers. He stayed there from 1995 until his appointment to a seat on the superior court bench for the Third Judicial District in Anchorage, Alaska. He was appointed to that court by Governor Frank Murkowski in 2004.[2][3]
Footnotes
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
