Susan M. Carney Explained

Susan Carney
Office:Associate Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court
Appointer:Bill Walker
Term Start:August 26, 2016
Predecessor:Dana Fabe
Birth Place:Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Education:Harvard University (BA, JD)

Susan M. Carney (born 1961) is an American attorney and jurist serving as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Alaska. Appointed on May 12, 2016, she was sworn in on August 26, 2016.[1]

Biography

Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, Carney earned her bachelor's degree in history and literature at Radcliffe College of Harvard University and graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School.

After law school, she clerked for Alaska Supreme Court Justice Jay Rabinowitz.[2] Carney later worked as a defense attorney in the Office of Public Advocacy and with the Alaska Public Defender Agency.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chomicz. Dorothy. Carney sworn in as 24th Justice of Alaska. 2021-01-16. Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. en.
  2. Web site: Governor Walker Appoints Susan Carney to Alaska Supreme Court – Office of the Governor. gov.alaska.gov.