Legal Opinion
Division of Elections of State v. Johnstone
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided July 22, 1983No. 7231, 7232PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RABINOWITZ, Justice.
Karl Johnstone was appointed by the governor on October 8,1979, to fill a vacant superior court seat in the Third Judicial District. Judge Johnstone assumed office on December 13, 1979.
The primary issue in this appeal is: Given the above dates, when was Judge Johnstone required to run for retention under Alaska law? The Alaska Court System and the Alaska Judicial Council, later joined by Judge Johnstone,1 filed suit in the superior court on October 4, 1982, seeking a declaratory judgment that Johnstone was not required to run in his first retention election until…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Marbury v. MadisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1803
- Chevron Oil Co. v. HusonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Great Northern Railway Co. v. Sunburst Oil & Refining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- State v. LewisAlaska Supreme Court · 1977
- Schreiner v. FruitAlaska Supreme Court · 1974
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Tesoro Alaska Petroleum Co. v. Kenai Pipe Line Co.Alaska Supreme Court · 1987
- Julsen v. JulsenAlaska Supreme Court · 1987
- Citizens Coalition for Tort Reform, Inc. v. McAlpineAlaska Supreme Court · 1991
- Brooks v. WrightAlaska Supreme Court · 1999
- Anderson v. Alyeska Pipeline Service Co.Alaska Supreme Court · 2010
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