ANCHORAGE – Governor Bill Walker Friday announced his appointment of Herman G. Walker, Jr. to the Anchorage Superior Court. Mr. Walker will replace Judge Philip Volland, who is retiring on August 31st after serving on the Anchorage Superior Court for over twelve years. “It is an honor to put forward Herman Walker’s name as Anchorage’s […]
ANCHORAGE—Governor Bill Walker Monday thanked Retired Judge Patricia Collins for her work on a special investigation into allegations of sexual abuse, harassment and wrongdoing in the Alaska National Guard. The report was released to the public Monday. Governor Walker also administered the oath for Major Brian Fuchs as the first credentialed provost marshal of the […]
According to the Alaska Commission on Judicial Conduct, they have filed a complaint of formal charges against sitting Nome Superior Court Judge Timothy Dooley on May 26th. In the complaint, six examples of statements made by Dooley were listed by the ACJC as conduct by Dooley that violated “AS 22.30.01 l(a)(3)(C), (D), and (E) and […]
Saying that he “was not candid” and that his “motive was personal gain,” Judge Ralph Beistline sentenced an Illinois insurance salesman to two years in federal prison on Monday. After pleading “Guilty to ten counts of mail and wire fraud on Monday, 52-year-old Russell Armstrong of Lake Bluff, Illinois was sentenced to 24 month in […]