Official Election Pamphlet - Alaska Elections State Division of Elections

Supreme Court Justice
Daniel E. Winfree
SERVICE ORGANIZATION(S) MEMBERSHIP:
Alaska Bar Association
Distinguished Service Award, May 2007
President, 1994 – 1995
Tanana Valley Bar Association
Western States Bar Conference
President, 1997 – 1998
National Conference of Bar Presidents, Lifetime Member
SPECIAL INTERESTS:
Alaska History
STATEMENT:
I was born in pre-statehood Fairbanks, and as a
teenager I dreamed of making important contributions
to Alaska. A few years later, while working in pipeline
camps and Prudhoe Bay, that seemed unlikely; but
eventually I went to law school. After 25 years of
lawyering in Alaska, my dream came true with my
appointment to the Alaska Supreme Court.
MAILING ADDRESS:
AGE:
PLACE OF BIRTH:
NAME OF SPOUSE:
CHILDREN’S NAMES:
101 Lacey Street
Fairbanks, Alaska 99701
59 ½
Fairbanks, Alaska Territory
Cathleen Winfree
Christina and James
LENGTH OF RESIDENCY IN ALASKA: 59 ½ years
ALASKAN COMMUNITIES LIVED IN:
Fairbanks 1953 – 1982 and 1987 – Present
Valdez 1985 – 1987
Anchorage 1982 – 1985
EDUCATION:
Lathrop High School, Fairbanks, Alaska, 1971
University of Oregon, B.S. Finance 1977
University of California, Berkeley,
Graduate School of Business, MBA 1981
Boalt Hall School of Law, J.D. 1981
My office is six blocks from the house where I grew
up; from my window I can see the hospital where I
was born. Perhaps 75% of my life has taken place
within about a mile of my office. I go to work every
day thinking of my past, Alaska’s future, and why I’m
here — to give the best I have in deciding difficult legal
questions impacting my home state.
This is the hardest job I’ve ever had, and I work harder
than in any other job I’ve ever had. You should expect
no less, and I intend no less. But I love every minute
of it, and at the end of the day I’m exhilarated and
exhausted, humbled at the opportunity and proud of
the accomplishment, and thrilled that I get to do it
again the next day.
I promise to: remember my roots and why I’m here;
faithfully follow the Alaska Constitution; help every
Alaskan have access to justice; and do everything
possible to maintain the Alaska judiciary’s reputation
as among the finest in our country.
Thank you for your trust and confidence. I’m honored
to serve.
POLITICAL AND GOVERNMENT POSITIONS:
Justice, Alaska Supreme Court, January 2008 – present
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS:
Chair, Access to Civil Justice Committee
Member, Appellate Rules Committee
Liaison, National Conference of Bar Examiners
Member, Alaska Bar Association Historian’s Committee
The views expressed in this statement are from the candidate and not endorsed by the Division of Elections.
The text of this statement was provided and paid for by the candidate in accordance with AS 15.58.030 and 6 AAC 25.690.
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