Joel Bolger
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| Chief Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court | |
| In office July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Craig Stowers |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Winfree |
| Associate Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court | |
| In office January 25, 2013 – June 30, 2021 | |
| Appointed by | Sean Parnell |
| Preceded by | Walter L. Carpeneti |
| Succeeded by | Jennifer S. Henderson |
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| Born | Joel Harold Bolger (1955-02-16) February 16, 1955 (age 69) Carroll, Iowa, U.S. |
| Education | University of Iowa (BS, JD) |
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Joel Harold Bolger (born February 16, 1955, in Carroll, Iowa) is an American lawyer and jurist. He served as a justice of the Alaska Supreme Court from 2013 to 2021.[1][2] He served as chief justice from 2018 to 2021.[3] He was a judge of the Alaska Court of Appeals (Alaska's intermediate appellate court) from October 2008 until his appointment to the high court. Prior to that, he worked as a lawyer throughout Alaska since arriving there in the late 1970s. He also served as a state trial court judge in Kodiak and Valdez. On November 30, 2020, Bolger announced his plans to retire effective June 30, 2021.[4]
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| Preceded by | Associate Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court 2013–2021 |
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| Preceded by | Chief Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court 2018–2021 |
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