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Supreme Court Justices JusticeLocationAppointedPeter J. Maassen Chief JusticeAnchorage2012Susan M. CarneyFairbanks2016Dario BorghesanAnchorage2020Jennifer S. HendersonAnchorage20211 more row

Every state and territory has its own supreme court and every supreme court has tremendous power over legal cases and public policy within its borders?but the resemblances end there. No two courts are exactly the same.

Alaska has a unified, centrally administered, and totally state-funded judicial system. Municipal governments do not maintain separate courts systems. The four levels of courts in the Alaska Court System are the supreme court, the court of appeals, the superior court and the district court.

The Alaska Supreme Court is the highest level of state court in Alaska. It hears appeals from lower state courts and also administers the state's judicial system. The Supreme Court includes five justices. The justices, by majority vote, select one of their members to be the chief justice.

If you create a revocable trust, you will need to choose a Trustee and decide how the property will be managed after you die. If you want to avoid probate, you will also need to transfer ownership of all of your property to the revocable trust or name the revocable trust as a beneficiary of your property.

After Filing the Petition If you are appointed the Personal Representative, the court will send you the Letters Testamentary (or Letters of Administration) once it is signed by the clerk or magistrate. This is the document that you will use to prove that you are authorized to act on behalf of the estate.