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Warren Matthews
Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court
In office
May 26, 1977 – April 5, 2009
Appointed byJay Hammond
Preceded byRobert Erwin
Succeeded byMorgan Christen
Personal details
Born (1939-04-05) April 5, 1939 (age 85)
Santa Cruz, California, U.S.
EducationStanford University (BA)
Harvard University (JD)

Warren Wayne Matthews Jr.[1] (born April 5, 1939) is an American lawyer and jurist who was a justice of the Alaska Supreme Court from 1977 to 2009. Matthews served as the 8th and 12th chief justice of the Alaska Supreme Court. His service from May 1977 to April 2009 makes him the second-longest serving justice in Alaska history, slightly less than that of Jay Rabinowitz.[2]

Born in

San Benito High School in Hollister, California in 1957,[3] where he says he was inspired to become an attorney when one paid a visit to his classroom.[2] He went on to earn his bachelor of arts degree from Stanford University in 1961 and his juris doctor degree from Harvard Law School in 1964.[2]

Matthews came to Alaska in 1965 to serve as an associate at the law firm of Burr, Boney & Pease in Anchorage. In 1969, he formed the law firm of Matthews, Dunn and Bailey.[2] He served as ethics committee chair for the Alaska Bar Association from 1968 to 1974.[3]

Then, in 1977,

Governor Jay Hammond appointed Matthews as an associate justice of the Alaska Supreme Court. The other Supreme Court justices elected Matthews to be the 8th chief justice from 1987 to 1990 and as the 12th chief justice from 1997 to 2000. As chief justice, he also served concurrently as chairman of the Alaska Judicial Council. The nation's other chief justices elected Matthews as second vice president of the Conference of Chief Justices.[2]

Noted opinions

Matthews wrote the 4–1

undercover police agents 'is a highly necessary tool in fighting crime.'"[4][5]

In 2007, Matthews

State of Alaska, Community and Economic Development, in which the court supported Alaska's law holding retailers legally liable if their employees (even unknowingly) sold tobacco to minors. Matthews opposed the law, arguing that the law was too broad in not allowing a retailer to argue that a clerk was not negligent.[8][9]

Legacy

Several of his former

Daniel S. Sullivan,[11] and State Representative Lindsey Holmes.[12]

Since retiring from the Supreme Court in 2009, Matthews has served as a

pro tem judge.[2]

Personal life

Warren Matthews has been married to Donna since 1963. They have two daughters: Holly (born ca. 1974), a psychiatric social worker; and Meredith (born ca. 1978), an attorney in private practice.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Who's Who in American Law 1992-1993. Marquis Who's Who. 1991. p. 596.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Klas Stolpe (November 22, 2010). "Retired Supreme Court judge back behind the bench". Juneau Empire.
  3. ^
    Juneau
    : Office of the Alaska Lieutenant Governor. October 1980. p. 67.
  4. ^ Don Hunter (January 17, 1981). "Supreme Court allows burglary conviction". Anchorage Daily News. p. C1.
  5. ^ Nix v. State, 621 P. 2d 1347 (Alaska 1981).
  6. ^ Ralph Samuels. "Government gets between you and your child". Alaska Standard. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
  7. ^ State v. Planned Parenthood, 171 P. 3d 577 (Alaska 2007).
  8. ^ "Retailers in bind on tobacco after Alaska SC ruling". LegalNewsline. December 11, 2007.
  9. ^ Godfrey v. State, Community and Econ. Dev., 175 P. 3d 1198 (Alaska 2007).
  10. Project Vote Smart
    . Retrieved March 28, 2011.
  11. ^ "Attorneys General of Alaska - Daniel S. Sullivan". Office of the Alaska Attorney General. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
  12. Alaska State Legislature
    . Retrieved March 28, 2011.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Robert Cecil Erwin
Associate Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court

May 26, 1977 – April 5, 2009 		Succeeded by
Preceded by 8th
Chief Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court

October 1, 1987 – September 30, 1990 		Succeeded by
Preceded by 12th
Chief Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court

July 1, 1997 – June 30, 2000 		Succeeded by
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