Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 22.05.070 (2026)
Qualifications of justices
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Sec. 22.05.070. Qualifications of justices.
A justice of the supreme court shall be a citizen of the United States and of the state, a resident of the state for five years immediately preceding appointment, have been engaged for not less than eight years immediately preceding appointment in the active practice of law, and at the time of appointment be licensed to practice law in the state. The active practice of law includes
(1) sitting as a judge in a state or territorial court;
(2) being actually engaged in advising and representing clients in matters of law;
(3) rendering legal services to an agency, branch, or department of a civil government within the United States or a state or territory of the United States, in an elective, appointive, or employed capacity;
(4) serving as a professor, associate professor, or assistant professor in a law school accredited by the American Bar Association.
A justice of the supreme court shall be a citizen of the United States and of the state, a resident of the state for five years immediately preceding appointment, have been engaged for not less than eight years immediately preceding appointment in the active practice of law, and at the time of appointment be licensed to practice law in the state. The active practice of law includes
(1) sitting as a judge in a state or territorial court;
(2) being actually engaged in advising and representing clients in matters of law;
(3) rendering legal services to an agency, branch, or department of a civil government within the United States or a state or territory of the United States, in an elective, appointive, or employed capacity;
(4) serving as a professor, associate professor, or assistant professor in a law school accredited by the American Bar Association.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 1963–2013 · leading case: In re Robson, 575 P.2d 771 (Alaska 1978).
In re Robson, 575 P.2d 771 (Alaska 1978). “For that purpose, the active practice of law is defined in AS 22.05.070 as: (1) sitting as a judge in a state or territorial court; (2) being actually engaged in advising and representing clients in matters of law; (3) rendering legal services to an agency, branch, or department…”
Skuse v. State, 714 P.2d 368 (Alaska Ct. App. 1986). “2d 771, 780 (Alaska 1978) “[The practice of law] has been defined by Alaska Statute for the qualification of justices [AS 22.05.070], but this definition is not necessarily the same as that to be used in determining whether .”
In re Cummings, 292 P.3d 187 (Alaska 2013). “, AS 22.05.070 (establishing mandatory qualifications for supreme court justices), AS 22.”
Application of Babcock, 387 P.2d 694 (Alaska 1963). “See AS 22.05.070. 18 . To our knowledge only three courts have considered the question raised in this case.”
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