Craig Stowers

Craig F. Stowers (born June 11, 1954) is an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice, and the 18th chief justice, of the Alaska Supreme Court. He was appointed by Governor Sean Parnell in 2009 as an associate justice to replace retiring Justice Robert Eastaugh. Stowers was one of seven candidates recommended to the Governor by the Alaska Judicial Council out of a record 25 applicants.[2][3]

Craig Stowers
Chief Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court
In office July 1, 2015 – July 1, 2018
Preceded by	Dana Fabe
Succeeded by	Joel Bolger
Associate Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court
In office December 3, 2009 – June 1, 2020
Appointed by	Sean Parnell
Preceded by	Robert Eastaugh
Succeeded by	Dario Borghesan
Judge of the Alaska Superior Court
In office 2004–2009
Appointed by	Frank H. Murkowski
Personal details
Born	June 11, 1954[1] Daytona Beach, Florida
Education	Blackburn College, (BS) University of California, Davis, (JD)

Born in Daytona Beach, Florida and raised in Yorktown, Virginia, Stowers earned his Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Blackburn College in 1975. He then went on to serve as a park ranger with the National Park Service at Colonial National Historical Park in Virginia before transferring to Mount McKinley National Park in 1977.[3] After leaving the National Park Service he earned his juris doctor in 1985 from the University of California, Davis School of Law, where he was inducted into the Order of the Coif honor society. Stowers then served as a law clerk for U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals judge Robert Boochever and then went on to serve as a law clerk for Alaska Supreme Court Justice Warren Matthews.[2][3][4]

In 1987, Stowers joined the law firm of Atkinson, Conway & Gagnon until leaving in 1995 to become a founding partner of the law firm of Clapp, Peterson and Stowers. In 2004, he left Clapp, Peterson and Stowers when he was appointed a Superior Court judge for the Third Judicial District in Anchorage by Governor Frank Murkowski.[2][4]

Before his appointment to the Supreme Court by Governor Sean Parnell in 2009, Stowers was president of the board of directors of Christian Health Associates. He is also a former board member of the Alaska Natural History Association, Brother Francis Shelter, and Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center.[2] Stowers retired on June 1, 2020.[5]

References

1. Hubbell, Martindale (April 1997). Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, Volume 1 (1997) - Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas. Martindale-Hubbell. ISBN 9781561602223.
2. "Parnell Names Supreme Court Judge". Office of Governor Sean Parnell. December 2, 2009. Archived from the original on December 24, 2012.
3. "Parnell picks Anchorage judge Stowers for Supreme Court". Anchorage Daily News. December 3, 2009. Archived from the original on January 16, 2013.
4. "Supreme Court Justices". Alaska Court System. Archived from the original on September 16, 2011. Retrieved April 2, 2011.
5. McChesney, Rashah; Juneau, KTOO- (January 8, 2020). "Alaska Supreme Court Justice Craig Stowers to retire". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved January 16, 2020.

External links

• Craig Stowers at Ballotpedia