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William Morse
William Morse was a judge of the Alaska Third District Superior Court. He left office on April 30, 2023.
Morse ran for re-election for judge of the Alaska Third District Superior Court. He won in the retention election on November 6, 2018.
Morse was appointed on February 27, 2002, by Governor Tony Knowles.[1]
Education
Judge Morse attended the University of Virginia to earn his Bachelor of Arts in 1977 and Lewis and Clark for his J.D. in 1980.[2]
Career
- 2002-Present: Judge, Third Judicial District in Anchorage.
- 1996-2001: Associate General Counsel, Assistant Attorney General, State of Alaska - Department of Law
- 1991-1996: The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
- 1990-1991: Assistant Attorney General, State of Alaska, Department of Law
- 1980-1990: Assistant Public Defender, Alaska Public Defender Agency[2]
Elections
2018
Alaska Third District Superior Court, Morse's seat
William Morse was retained to the Alaska Third District Superior Court on November 6, 2018 with 55.8% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
55.8
|
91,761 | ||
No |
44.2
|
72,706 | |||
Total Votes |
164,467 | ||||
|
|
2012
Morse was retained with 62.67% of the vote on November 6th.[3][4]
- See also: Alaska judicial elections, 2012
Noteworthy cases
Alaska Ballot Measure 1 (2020)
Vote Yes for Alaska’s Fair Share, supporters of Ballot Measure 1, filed a lawsuit naming Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer and the Division of Elections as defendants. Vote Yes for Alaska’s Fair Share argued that the ballot language that Lt. Gov. Meyer wrote for the initiative was not true or impartial. Vote Yes for Alaska’s Fair Share argued that Vote Yes for Alaska’s Fair Share did not make a timely objection to the language and, therefore, the complaint should be dismissed. Judge William Morse ruled in favor of Vote Yes for Alaska’s Fair Share, ordering Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer to strike a sentence from the ballot summary.[5]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Current Alaska Judges
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 William Morse's 2002 Judicial Application
- ↑ Alaska Division of Elections, "2012 General Official Candidate List"
- ↑ Alaska Secretary of State: Official 2012 General Election results
- ↑ Document Cloud, "Vote Yes for Alaska's Fair Share v. Kevin Meyer and Division of Elections," accessed August 25, 2020
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
