Becoming a Judge in Alaska: The Judicial Selection Process Explained (2020) Out of Stock

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Becoming a Judge in Alaska: The Judicial Selection Process Explained
1.0 General & 0.5 Ethics CLE Credits
Registration: Free of Charge | CLE# VOD_2020040
Video-on-Demand: Watch from your computer

Co-sponsored with the Alaska Judicial Council

Presenters:
Chief Justice Joel Bolger, Alaska Supreme Court, and Chair of the Alaska Judicial Council (moderator)
Aimee Oravec, former AJC member
Judge Matthew Christian, Fairbanks District Court
Judge Bethany Harbison, Alaska Court of Appeals
Judge Kari McCrea, Anchorage District Court
Phil Shanahan, Bar Counsel, Alaska Bar Association
Susanne DiPietro, AJC Executive Director

Topics will include the application packet, ethical conduct for judicial applicants, the Judicial Council interview, the Bar survey, and what to expect as a sitting judge. This program will be useful to attorneys considering a judicial application, and to all members of the Bar to better understand their role in Alaska's merit judicial selection process.

Intended Outcomes/Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the program, participants will:
" Understand how to prepare for the merit judicial selection process;
" How to participate in the merit selection process, including the need to encourage well qualified and diverse individuals to apply, responding to the Bar survey consistent with ARPC 8.2, and serving as a reference for an applicant;
" Understand ethical rules governing the conduct of judicial applicants, including how applicants should conduct themselves on social media and in public;
" Differentiate between the perceptions of the judicial role and the reality.