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Philip Volland
Philip R. Volland was a superior court judge in the Anchorage District of Alaska.[1] He was appointed to the court by former Governor Tony Knowles on November 14, 2002. He was retained in 2012.[1] Volland retired from the court on August 31, 2015.[2][3]
Education
Volland received his undergraduate degree from Oberlin College in 1972 and his J.D. from the New York University School of Law in 1976.[4]
Career
- 2002-2015: Judge, Alaska Third District
- 1980-2002: Attorney in civil litigation, Volland & Taylor, P.C.
- 1976-1980: Attorney in civil litigation, Alaska Legal Services Corp., Anchorage
- 1975: Law clerk, Alaska Legal Services Corp., Anchorage
- 1974: Law clerk, Alaska Legal Services Corp., Fairbanks[4]
Elections
2012
Volland was retained to the Anchorage District with 63.78 percent of the vote on November 6th.[5][6]
- See also: Alaska judicial elections, 2012
2009 supreme court bid
Volland was one of 25 applicants for the seat on the Alaska Supreme Court that opened with the November 2009 retirement of Justice Robert Eastaugh.[7] He received one of the highest overall professional rating on the Alaska Bar Poll issued by the Alaska Judicial Council.[8] Volland was one of the seven candidates nominated by the Alaska Judicial Council for the governor to select from, but he was ultimately not selected.[9]
See also
- News: Appeals court rejects insanity claim in Cynthia Lord case, December 7, 2011
- Courts in Alaska
- Judicial selection in Alaska
External links
- Alaska Judicial Council, "Current Alaska Judges"
- Anchorage Daily News, "Linehan lawyer wants indictment thrown out" September 9, 2011
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Alaska Judicial Council, "Current Alaska Judges," accessed March 9, 2015
- ↑ Alaska Judicial Council, "Anchorage Superior Court, Judge Volland Position," February 25, 2015
- ↑ KTUU.com, "State seeks replacement for retiring Judge Volland," February 25, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Alaska Judicial Council, "Philip Volland's 2002 Judicial Application," June 28, 2002
- ↑ Alaska Division of Elections, "2012 General Official Candidate List," accessed March 9, 2015
- ↑ Alaska Secretary of State, "Official 2012 General Election results," accessed March 9, 2015
- ↑ Anchorage Daily News, "Record 25 apply for Supreme Court seat," May 30, 2009
- ↑ Judicial Council Press Release, "Supreme Court Applicants," August 21, 2009
- ↑ Anchorage Daily News, "7 qualified for seat on high court," October 24, 2009 (dead link)
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
