Walter L. Carpeneti
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Walter L. "Bud" Carpeneti (born December 1, 1945) is the Chief Justice
of the Alaska Supreme Court
.
Born and raised in San Francisco, California
, Carpeneti was the son of San Francisco Superior Court
Judge Walter I. Carpeneti. After receiving an A.B.
in history
from Stanford University
in 1967 and a J.D.
from the UC Berkeley School of Law
in 1970, the younger Carpeneti became a law clerk
for Alaska Supreme Court
Justices John H. Dimond and Jay Rabinowitz
. Returning to San Francisco in 1972 after the clerkships, Carpeneti initially entered private practice
with Melvin Belli before joining in private practice with his father, retired Judge Walter I. Carpeneti, and his brother, Richard Carpeneti.
Leaving the family law practice, Carpeneti returned to Alaska in 1974 to join the Alaska Public Defender
Agency as supervising attorney of its Juneau
office. He left the Public Defender Agency in 1978 to enter private practice with William T. Council. During this time, he was a member of the Alaska Judicial Council and of the committee that drafted the Alaska Rules of Evidence. He was also the reporter to the Supreme Court's Criminal Pattern Jury Instructions Committee.
In 1981, Governor Jay Hammond
appointed Carpeneti to the Alaska Superior Court. While on the Superior Court, he was a member of the Alaska Commission on Judicial Conduct and of the Three-Judge Sentencing Panel. He was also Chair of the Supreme Court's Criminal Sentencing Practices and Procedures Committee. In 1998, Governor Tony Knowles
, a Democrat
, appointed Carpeneti to the Alaska Supreme Court
. While on the Supreme Court, he chaired its Judicial Education Committee. The other justices named him Chief Justice in June 2009, effective July 1.
In 1969, he married Anne Dose, with whom he has four children: Chris, Marianna, Lia, and Bianca.
Chief Justice
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of the Alaska Supreme Court
Alaska Supreme Court
The Alaska Supreme Court is the state supreme court in the State of Alaska's judicial department . The supreme court is composed of the chief justice and four associate justices, who are all appointed by the governor of Alaska and face judicial retention elections and who choose one of their own...
.
Born and raised in San Francisco, California
California
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, Carpeneti was the son of San Francisco Superior Court
Superior Courts of California
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Judge Walter I. Carpeneti. After receiving an A.B.
Bachelor of Arts
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in history
History
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from Stanford University
Stanford University
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in 1967 and a J.D.
Juris Doctor
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from the UC Berkeley School of Law
UC Berkeley School of Law
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in 1970, the younger Carpeneti became a law clerk
Law clerk
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for Alaska Supreme Court
Alaska Supreme Court
The Alaska Supreme Court is the state supreme court in the State of Alaska's judicial department . The supreme court is composed of the chief justice and four associate justices, who are all appointed by the governor of Alaska and face judicial retention elections and who choose one of their own...
Justices John H. Dimond and Jay Rabinowitz
Jay Rabinowitz
Jay Andrew Rabinowitz was an American lawyer, jurist, and Chief Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court four non-consecutive terms remaining active as a justice from February 1965 to February 1997.-Early life and career:Rabinowitz was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to a Jewish-American family...
. Returning to San Francisco in 1972 after the clerkships, Carpeneti initially entered private practice
Private practice
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with Melvin Belli before joining in private practice with his father, retired Judge Walter I. Carpeneti, and his brother, Richard Carpeneti.
Leaving the family law practice, Carpeneti returned to Alaska in 1974 to join the Alaska Public Defender
Public defender
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Agency as supervising attorney of its Juneau
Juneau, Alaska
The City and Borough of Juneau is a unified municipality located on the Gastineau Channel in the panhandle of the U.S. state of Alaska. It has been the capital of Alaska since 1906, when the government of the then-District of Alaska was moved from Sitka as dictated by the U.S. Congress in 1900...
office. He left the Public Defender Agency in 1978 to enter private practice with William T. Council. During this time, he was a member of the Alaska Judicial Council and of the committee that drafted the Alaska Rules of Evidence. He was also the reporter to the Supreme Court's Criminal Pattern Jury Instructions Committee.
In 1981, Governor Jay Hammond
Jay Hammond
Jay Sterner Hammond was an American politician of the Republican Party, who served as the fourth Governor of Alaska from 1974 to 1982.-Early life:...
appointed Carpeneti to the Alaska Superior Court. While on the Superior Court, he was a member of the Alaska Commission on Judicial Conduct and of the Three-Judge Sentencing Panel. He was also Chair of the Supreme Court's Criminal Sentencing Practices and Procedures Committee. In 1998, Governor Tony Knowles
Tony Knowles
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, a Democrat
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, appointed Carpeneti to the Alaska Supreme Court
Alaska Supreme Court
The Alaska Supreme Court is the state supreme court in the State of Alaska's judicial department . The supreme court is composed of the chief justice and four associate justices, who are all appointed by the governor of Alaska and face judicial retention elections and who choose one of their own...
. While on the Supreme Court, he chaired its Judicial Education Committee. The other justices named him Chief Justice in June 2009, effective July 1.
In 1969, he married Anne Dose, with whom he has four children: Chris, Marianna, Lia, and Bianca.