AK · rules
Alaska R. Admin. 26.5
Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals
(a) The chief justice shall designate one judge of the
court of appeals to be the chief judge of that court. A judge
designated chief judge shall hold office as such for a term of
two years, or until he or she ceases to be a judge of the court of
appeals, whichever is shorter. A chief judge shall be eligible to
serve successive terms in that office.
(b) The chief judge, in addition to his or her regular
judicial duties, shall perform such other duties as the chief
justice and the court of appeals may direct.
(c) If the chief judge is unable to perform his or her
duties, the judge of the court who has served as such for the
longest time, among those who are available, shall be acting
chief judge unless the chief justice orders otherwise.
History
(Adopted by SCO 446 effective September 1, 1980, nunc pro tunc)
Provenance
- Source
- courts.alaska.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
237cd3a77069f989f94f50546adf74dd89d51b446e31df110ea85eefa23c8458
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