Biographical Statements Submitted by Applicants
Click on an applicant's name to read the biographical statement submitted by the applicant. If you have difficulty accessing these documents, please contact the Council at (907) 279-2526.
Bethel District Court
Andrew V. Grannik: 
Mr. Grannik has been an Alaska resident for 16 years, and has practiced law for 5½ years. He graduated from Northeastern University School of Law in 2004, and is currently an assistant district attorney in Anchorage.
R. Poke Haffner: 
Ms. Haffner has been an Alaska resident for 26½ years, and has practiced law for 23½ years. She graduated from UC Berkeley Boalt Hall School of Law in 1980, and is currently an assistant attorney general in Fairbanks.
David Lev Roghair: 
Mr. Roghair has been an Alaska resident for 15½ years, and has practiced law for 5 years. He graduated from Lewis & Clark Law School in 2006, and is currently a magistrate in Tok.
Loren K. Stanton: 
Mr. Stanton has been an Alaska resident for 47½ years, and has practiced law for 16½ years. He graduated from Willamette University College of Law in 1986, and is currently in private practice in Ketchikan.
Alaska Supreme Court
Joel H. Bolger: 
Judge Bolger has been an Alaska resident for 31½ years, and has practiced law for 33½ years. He graduated from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1978, and is currently a judge on the Alaska Court of Appeals.
William Grant Callow: 
Mr. Callow has been an Alaska resident for 34½ years, and has practiced law for 34½ years. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1977, and is currently in private practice in Anchorage.
Kevin G. Clarkson: 
Mr. Clarkson has been an Alaska resident for 27½ years, and has practiced law for 27½ years. He graduated from Willamette University College of Law in 1985, and is currently in private practice in Anchorage.
Jeffrey Friedman: 
Mr. Friedman has been an Alaska resident for 24 years, and has practiced law for 23½ years. He graduated from the University of Maryland, School of Law in 1984, and is currently an administrative law judge in Anchorage.
Andy Harrington: 
Mr. Harrington has been an Alaska resident for 31½ years, and has practiced law for 30½ years. He graduated from Harvard University Law School in 1980, and is currently an assistant attorney general in Fairbanks.
Charles T. Huguelet: 
Judge Huguelet has been an Alaska resident for 21½ years, and has practiced law for 25½ years. He graduated from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, School of Law in 1986, and is currently a superior court judge in Kenai.
Peter J. Maassen: 
Mr. Maassen has been an Alaska resident for 31 years, and has practiced law for 30 years. He graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in 1980, and is currently in private practice in Anchorage.
Michael A. MacDonald: 
Judge MacDonald has been an Alaska resident for 31 years, and has practiced law for 22 years. He graduated from the University of New Mexico, School of Law in 1988, and is currently a superior court judge in Fairbanks.
Don McClintock: 
Mr. McClintock has been an Alaska resident for 31½ years, and has practiced law for 30½ years. He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1980, and is currently in private practice in Anchorage.
Frank A. Pfiffner: 
Judge Pfiffner has been an Alaska resident for 36½ years, and has practiced law for 35½ years. He graduated from the University of Iowa, School of Law in 1974, and is currently a superior court judge in Anchorage.
Eric Smith: 
Judge Smith has been an Alaska resident for 30 years, and has practiced law for 32½ years. He graduated from Yale Law School in 1979, and is currently a superior court judge in Palmer.
Terry L. Thurbon: 
Judge Thurbon has been an Alaska resident for 20½ years, and has practiced law for 24½ years. She graduated from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in 1986, and is currently Chief Administrative Law Judge in Juneau.
Daniel Westerburg: 
Mr. Westerburg has been an Alaska resident for 33 years, and has practiced law for 32½ years. He graduated from the Ohio State University College of Law in 1978, and is currently in private practice in Homer.
Marc Wilhelm: 
Mr. Wilhelm has been an Alaska resident for 28½ years, and has practiced law for 25½ years. He graduated from the University of Washington School of Law in 1982, and is currently in private practice in Anchorage.
Bethel Superior Court
Sean E. Brown: 
Mr. Brown has been an Alaska resident for 11 years, and has practiced law for 11½ years. He graduated from the John Marshall Law School in 1999, and is currently in private practice in Bethel.
Angela Greene: 
Ms. Greene has been an Alaska resident for 7 years, and has practiced law for 14 years. She graduated from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in 1997, and is currently an assistant public defender in Nome.
R. Poke Haffner: 
Ms. Haffner has been an Alaska resident for 26½ years, and has practiced law for 23½ years. She graduated from UC Berkeley Boalt Hall School of Law in 1980, and is currently an assistant attorney general in Fairbanks.
Dwayne W. McConnell: 
Mr. McConnell has been an Alaska resident for 28½ years, and has practiced law for 31 years. He graduated from the University of Missouri at Kansas City in 1975, and is currently an assistant attorney general in the criminal division of the Department of Law in Juneau.
Margaret L. Murphy: 
Judge Murphy has been an Alaska resident for 18 years, and has practiced law for 24 years. She graduated from Valparaiso University School of Law in 1987, and is currently a district court judge in Homer.
Chuck Ray: 
Mr. Ray has been an Alaska resident for 36½ years, and has practiced law for 27 years. He graduated from the University of Oregon Law School in 1983, and is currently in private practice in Anchorage.
David Lev Roghair: 
Mr. Roghair has been an Alaska resident for 15½ years, and has practiced law for 5 years. He graduated from Lewis & Clark Law School in 2006, and is currently a magistrate in Tok.
Loren K. Stanton: 
Mr. Stanton has been an Alaska resident for 47½ years, and has practiced law for 16½ years. He graduated from Willamette University College of Law in 1986, and is currently in private practice in Ketchikan.
Anchorage Superior Court
Sidney Kay Billingslea: 
Ms. Billingslea has been an Alaska resident for 52½ years, and has practiced law for 27 years. She graduated from Lewis & Clark Northwestern School of Law in 1984, and is currently in private practice in Anchorage.
Elizabeth Brennan: 
Ms. Brennan has been an Alaska resident for 22 years, and has practiced law for 20½ years. She graduated from Santa Clara University School of Law in 1989, and is currently an assistant public defender in Anchorage.
Rhonda F. Butterfield: 
Ms. Butterfield has been an Alaska resident for 35 years, and has practiced law for 33 years. She graduated from Georgetown University Law Center in 1976, and is currently in private practice in Anchorage.
Kevin G. Clarkson: 
Mr. Clarkson has been an Alaska resident for 26 years, and has practiced law for 26 years. He graduated from Willamette University College of Law in 1985, and is currently in private practice in Anchorage.
Kimberlee Colbo: 
Ms. Colbo has been an Alaska resident for 19½ years, and has practiced law for 19 years. She graduated from the University of Washington School of Law in 1992, and is currently in private practice in Anchorage.
Suzanne Cole: 
Ms. Cole has been an Alaska resident for 21 years, and has practiced law for 20 years. She graduated from Northeastern University School of Law in 1990, and is currently a superior court master in Anchorage.
Michael D. Corey: 
Mr. Corey has been an Alaska resident for 31 years, and has practiced law for 25½ years. He graduated from the University of San Diego School of Law in 1985, and is currently in private practice in Anchorage.
Dani Crosby: 
Ms. Crosby has been an Alaska resident for 25 years, and has practiced law for 15 years. She graduated from Gonzaga University School of Law in 1996, and is currently in private practice in Anchorage.
Jody Davis: 
Ms. Davis has been an Alaska resident for 16 years, and has practiced law for 18 years. She graduated from the Walter F. George School of Law, Mercer University in 1993, and is currently an assistant municipal prosecutor in Anchorage.
Leslie Dickson:
Ms. Dickson has been an Alaska resident for 16 years, and has practiced law for 15½ years. She graduated from Northeastern University School of Law in 1995, and is currently in private practice in Anchorage.
Ken Diemer: 
Mr. Diemer has been an Alaska resident for 15½ years, and has practiced law for 19 years. He graduated from Vermont Law School in 1991, and is currently an assistant attorney general in Anchorage.
Catherine M. Easter: 
Judge Easter has been an Alaska resident for 26 years, and has practiced law for 25 years. She graduated from the University of San Diego School of Law in 1985, and is currently a district court judge in Anchorage.
Joy Green-Armstrong: 
Ms. Green-Armstrong has been an Alaska resident for 32½ years, and has practiced law for 11½ years. She graduated from Rutgers School of Law in 1996, and is currently In-House Counsel for the First National Bank Alaska in Anchorage.
Jennifer Stuart Henderson: 
Ms. Henderson has been an Alaska resident for 8 years, and has practiced law for 8 years. She graduated from Yale Law School in 2001, and is currently in private practice in Anchorage.
Barat M. LaPorte: 
Ms. LaPorte has been an Alaska resident for 42 years, and has practiced law for 16 years. She graduated from the University of Notre Dame Law School in 1995, and is currently in private practice in Anchorage.
Dwayne W. McConnell: 
Mr. McConnell has been an Alaska resident for 28 years, and has practiced law for 30½. He graduated from the University of Missouri at Kansas City in 1975, and is currently an assistant attorney general in the criminal division, Department of Law in Juneau.
Kevin F. McCoy:
Mr. McCoy has been an Alaska resident for 35 years, and has practiced law for 35 years. He graduated from Western State University College of Law in 1975, and is currently an assistant federal public defender in Alaska.
Paul E. Olson: 
Judge Olson has been an Alaska resident for 34½ years, and has practiced law for 33½ years. He graduated from South Texas College of Law in 1975, and is currently a district court judge in Anchorage.
Robert P. Owens: 
Mr. Owens has been an Alaska resident for 28 years, and has practiced law for 27 years. He graduated from Gonzaga University School of Law in 1981, and is currently an assistant municipal attorney in Anchorage.
Daniel Quinn: 
Mr. Quinn has been an Alaska resident for 29 years, and has practiced law for 29 years. He graduated from the University of Washington School of Law in 1982, and is currently in private practice in Anchorage.
Kevin M. Saxby: 
Mr. Saxby has been an Alaska resident for 25 years, and has practiced law for 26 years. He graduated from the University of Wyoming College of Law in 1986, and is currently a senior assistant attorney general in Anchorage.
Gregory G. Silvey: 
Mr. Silvey has been an Alaska resident for 23½ years, and has practiced law for 25½ years. He graduated from Willamette University College of Law in 1985, and is currently in private practice in Anchorage.
Krista S. Stearns: 
Ms. Stearns has been an Alaska resident for 19 years, and has practiced law for 17 years. She graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1992, and is currently City Attorney for Kenai.
Jonathan Woodman: 
Mr. Woodman has been an Alaska resident for 12 years, and has practiced law for 18 years. He graduated from the Ohio State University College of Law in 1993, and is currently an assistant attorney general in Anchorage.
Fairbanks District Court
Matthew Christian 
Magistrate Christian has been an Alaska resident for 9 years, and has practiced law for 9 years. He graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 2001, and is currently a magistrate/master in Kenai.
Gene L. Gustafson 
Mr. Gustafson has been an Alaska resident for 14 years, and has practiced law for 31 years. He graduated from University of Idaho, College of Law in 1980, and is currently an assistant attorney general in Fairbanks.
Bethany Spalding Harbison 
Magistrate Harbison has been an Alaska Resident for 18 years, and has practiced law for 17½ years. She graduated from the Harvard Law School in 1993, and is currently a magistrate/master in Fairbanks.
Robert S. Noreen 
Mr. Noreen has been an Alaska Resident for 32 years, and has practiced law for 36 years. He graduated from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in 1975, and is currently an assistant public advocate in Fairbanks.
Alicemary L. Rasley 
Magistrate Rasley has been an Alaska resident for 32 years, and has practiced law for 28 years. She graduated from the University of Minnesota School of Law in 1979, and is currently magistrate/master in Fairbanks.
Ben Seekins 
Mr. Seekins has been an Alaska resident for 37 years, and has practiced law for 9 years. He graduated from Gonzaga Law School in 2002, and is currently an assistant district attorney in Fairbanks.
Cassandra Tilly 
Ms. Tilly has been an Alaska resident for 38 years, and has practiced law for 12 years. She graduated from the Northwestern School of Law, Lewis & Clark University in 1999, and is currently an assistant borough attorney in Fairbanks.