Susan M. Carney

For the United States federal judge, see Susan L. Carney.
Susan Carney
Chief Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 10, 2025
Preceded byPeter J. Maassen
Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court
Incumbent
Assumed office
August 26, 2016
Appointed byBill Walker
Preceded byDana Fabe
Personal details
Born1961 (age 63–64)
Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
EducationHarvard University (BA, JD)

Susan M. Carney (born 1961) is an American attorney and jurist. She has served as the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Alaska since 2025. She concurrently serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Alaska. She was appointed on May 12, 2016, she was sworn in on August 26, 2016.[1][2] In November 2024, she was named chief justice after the mandatory retirement of then-Chief Justice Peter J. Maassen.[3]

Biography

Carney was born in Worcester, Massachusetts. She earned a 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 Justice Jay Rabinowitz.[4] Carney later worked as a defense attorney in the Office of Public Advocacy and with the Alaska Public Defender Agency.

References

  1. ^ Chomicz, Dorothy. "Carney sworn in as 24th Justice of Alaska". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  2. ^ Kitchenman, Andrew (November 26, 2024). "Carney to serve as Alaska Supreme Court chief justice". Alaska Beacon.
  3. ^ Stone, Eric (November 25, 2024). "Susan Carney tapped as next chief justice of Alaska Supreme Court". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  4. ^ "Governor Walker Appoints Susan Carney to Alaska Supreme Court – Office of the Governor". gov.alaska.gov.
Legal offices
Preceded by Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court
2016–present 		Incumbent
Preceded by Chief Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court
2025–present
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