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Alaska Const. art. IV, § 2
Supreme Court
(a) The supreme court shall be the highest court of the State, with final appellate jurisdiction. It shall consist of three justices, one of whom is chief justice. The number of justices may be increased by law upon the request of the supreme court.
(b) The chief justice shall be selected from among the justices of the supreme court by a majority vote of the justices. His term of office as chief justice is three years. A justice may serve more than one term as chief justice but he may not serve consecutive terms in that office.
History
[Amended 1970]
Provenance
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- ltgov.alaska.gov
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- 2026-09-25
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- 2026-09-25
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