NCJ Number
117928
Date Published
1989
Length
173 pages
Annotation
This report for 1987 and 1988 of the Alaska Judicial Council covers three major responsibilities: nominating candidates for judicial vacancies and public defender posts, making reports and recommendations to the Alaska Supreme Court and legislature, and evaluating judges standing for retention.
Abstract
Council activities during 1987 and 1988 are discussed. Appendixes supplement the narrative report and include a listing of statutory and constitutional law affecting the responsibilities of the Judicial Council, summaries of the Council's major reports during 1987 and 1988, a log of judicial applicants, nominees and appointees, a log of all sitting judges and their retention or election dates, and summaries of Council procedures for judicial selection and for evaluating and determining retention.