Alaska Supreme Court

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court of last resort state supreme court

The Alaska Supreme Court is the state's highest appellate court, responsible for interpreting the Alaska Constitution and overseeing the administration of justice in Alaska’s judicial system.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Alaska Sup. Ct.	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	court of last resort ⓘ state supreme court ⓘ
alsoSitsIn	Fairbanks ⓘ surface form: Fairbanks, Alaska Juneau ⓘ surface form: Juneau, Alaska
appliesToJurisdiction	Alaska ⓘ
appoints	Alaska Bar examiners (through its authority) ⓘ
canIssue	precedential decisions binding on Alaska courts ⓘ
canReview	constitutional challenges under the Alaska Constitution ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
courtType	appellate court ⓘ supreme court ⓘ
decides	questions of state law in Alaska ⓘ
establishedBy	Alaska Constitution ⓘ
establishedInYear	1959 ⓘ
governs	Alaska Rules of Court ⓘ practice of law in Alaska ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	Alaska Supreme Court self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Alaska Sup. Ct.
hasAuthorityOver	administrative agency appeals in Alaska ⓘ attorney discipline in Alaska ⓘ bar admissions in Alaska ⓘ civil appeals in Alaska ⓘ criminal appeals on questions of law in Alaska ⓘ judicial discipline in Alaska ⓘ
hasChiefJudge	Chief Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court ⓘ
hasComposition	five justices ⓘ
hasMemberRole	associate justice ⓘ chief justice ⓘ
hasNumberOfPositions	5 ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage	English ⓘ
hasPower	rule-making authority for Alaska courts ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://courts.alaska.gov/supreme/ ⓘ
hearsCasesFrom	Alaska Superior Courts ⓘ surface form: Alaska Superior Court
highestCourtInJurisdiction	Alaska ⓘ
interprets	Alaska Constitution ⓘ
isPartOf	judicial branch of Alaska ⓘ surface form: Alaska Court System judicial branch of Alaska ⓘ surface form: Judicial branch of Alaska
jurisdiction	statewide appellate jurisdiction in Alaska ⓘ
legalForm	appellate court ⓘ
location	Alaska ⓘ Anchorage ⓘ surface form: Anchorage, Alaska Fairbanks ⓘ surface form: Fairbanks, Alaska Juneau ⓘ surface form: Juneau, Alaska
mayReview	Alaska District Court decisions (via superior court or petitions) ⓘ
oversees	Alaska Court System administration ⓘ administration of justice in Alaska ⓘ
publishes	orders ⓘ written opinions ⓘ
seat	Anchorage ⓘ surface form: Anchorage, Alaska

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alaska Constitution → establishesBody → Alaska Supreme Court ⓘ

Alaska Supreme Court → hasAbbreviation → Alaska Supreme Court self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alaska Sup. Ct.

judicial branch of Alaska → hasPart → Alaska Supreme Court ⓘ

subject surface form: Judicial Branch of Alaska

judicial branch of Alaska → highestCourt → Alaska Supreme Court ⓘ

subject surface form: Judicial Branch of Alaska

state government of Alaska → highestCourt → Alaska Supreme Court ⓘ

Governor of Alaska → worksWith → Alaska Supreme Court ⓘ