Dario Borghesan
Dario Borghesan | |
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| Associate Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2020 | |
| Appointed by | Mike Dunleavy |
| Preceded by | Craig Stowers |
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| Born | December 11, 1979 Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. |
| Education | Amherst College (BA) University of Michigan (JD) |
Dario Borghesan (born December 11, 1979) is an American lawyer from Alaska who is an associate justice of the Alaska Supreme Court.
Education and volunteer service[]
Borghesan received his Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude from Amherst College in 2002, he received his Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School in 2008 and served as a law clerk to Justice Daniel Winfree.[1] He was a Peace Corps volunteer in Togo from September 2002–December 2004.[2]
Legal career[]
He was a summer intern for Judge David G. Trager in 2006. From January–May 2007 he worked as a legal extern with the ACLU of Michigan. From May–July 2007 he worked as a summer associate with Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. From September–December 2007, he worked in the Criminal Litigation Clinic of the University of Michigan School of Law. He has worked for the Alaska Department of Law in various roles including special assistant to the attorney general from September 2009–December 2010, as assistant attorney general handling civil appeals from December 2010–September 2018, and since May 2018, he has been the supervising attorney of the department's civil appeals section.[1][3] He was admitted to the Alaska State Bar on June 1, 2010.[4]
Alaska Supreme Court[]
Borghesan was one of eight candidates who applied to fill a vacancy on the Alaska Supreme Court caused by Justice Craig Stowers’ retirement. The Alaska Judicial Council submitted his name, along with those of three other candidates, to Governor Mike Dunleavy.[5][6] On July 1, 2020, Dunleavy announced his appointment of Borghesan.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b "Alaska Judicial Council Application for Judicial Appointment" (PDF). Alaska Judicial Council. February 14, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- ^ Brooks, James (July 1, 2020). "Gov. Dunleavy picks chief assistant attorney general for Alaska Supreme Court". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- ^ a b "Governor Dunleavy Announces Two Judicial Appointees" (Press release). July 1, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- ^ "Dario Borghesan : Alaska Bar". member.alaskabar.org. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- ^ Herz, Nathaniel; Anchorage, Alaska Public Media- (May 19, 2020). "Dunleavy will pick from three Anchorage judges, one attorney to fill Alaska's open Supreme Court seat". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- ^ "Alaska Supreme Court Judicial Nominees" (PDF) (Press release). Anchorage, Alaska: Alaska Judicial Council. May 20, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
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