Justice Center co-sponsors Oct 12 symposium on the Alaska Constitution

In anticipation of the sixtieth anniversary of Alaska statehood, "60 Years Later: The Alaska Constitution, History in Context" will be presented Friday, October 12 at the UAA/APU Consortium Library. The symposium is co-sponsored by the UAA Justice Center and the Alaska Law Review in cooperation with the Historians Committee of the Alaska Bar Association. Admission is free, and lunch will be provided.

Date: Friday, October 12
Time: 8:30 - 1:15 p.m.
Place: UAA/APU Consortium Library, LIB 307
Parking: Free parking on Fridays.

This symposium is geared for lawyers, members of the judiciary, representatives of Alaska Native organizations, state government officials, UAA students, faculty, and staff, and members of the public. The Alaska Law Review will be publishing an issue at a later date with articles prepared for this symposium.

This program has been approved for 4.5 CLE credits (including 1.5 Ethics credits) by the Alaska Bar Association.

Program

Keynote Address

• Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean, Berkeley Law

“A Comparative Perspective of the Alaska Constitution”

• Professor G. Alan Tarr, Rutgers University; Center for State Constitution Studies
• Professor Robert Williams, Rutgers School of Law; Center for State Constitution Studies

“The Alaska Judicial Council and Merit Selection of Judges”

• Susie Mason Dosik, Administrative Attorney, Alaska Judicial Council
• Brett Frazer, Latham & Watkins

“A Native Perspective of Alaska’s Constitution”

• John “Sky” Starkey, Landye Bennett Blumstein LLP
• Willie Hensley, University of Alaska Anchorage

Lunch Presentation

• Mike Schwaiger, Alaska Bar Association, Historians Committee

Lunch Conversation

•  Vic Fischer, Member of the Alaska Constitutional Convention & Hon. Sen Tan, Alaska Superior Court, ret.

Prof. Ryan Fortson, J.D., Ph.D., is the Justice Center faculty coordinator for this event. Questions? Call 907-786-1810 or email uaa.justice@alaska.edu.