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]

Susan Carney
Associate Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court
Assumed office
August 26, 2016
Appointed byBill Walker
Preceded byDana Fabe
Personal details
Born1961 (age 62–63)
Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
EducationHarvard University (BA, JD)

Biography

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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.

References

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  1. ^ Chomicz, Dorothy. "Carney sworn in as 24th Justice of Alaska". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  2. ^ "Governor Walker Appoints Susan Carney to Alaska Supreme Court – Office of the Governor". gov.alaska.gov.
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Legal offices
Preceded by Associate Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court
2016–present
Incumbent