Dana Fabe

Dana Anderson Fabe (born March 29, 1951) has been a member of the Alaska Supreme Court since March 1996. She has served two terms as the court's Chief Justice (2000–2003, 2006–2009). She was the first woman to be appointed to the Alaska Supreme Court and the Alaska Supreme Court's first female Chief Justice.

A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, she grew up in the city's Hyde Park neighborhood and attended The Seven Hills School. She attended Cornell University (BA 1973) and Northeastern University School of Law (JD 1976), before moving to Alaska in the 1970s.^[1]

Following the retirement of U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter, U.S. Senator Mark Begich recommended her as a possible successor in a letter to President Barack Obama.^[2]

External links

• Dana Fabe info at Alaskan Judicial Council^{[dead link]}

References

1. ^ "Cincy native for Supreme Court?" (Cincinnati Inquirer article)^{[dead link]}
2. ^ "Begich to Obama:Pick Fabe to empty Supreme Court seat" (Anchorage Daily News article)

Legal offices
Preceded by Warren Matthews	13th Chief Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court July 1, 2000 – June 30, 2003	Succeeded by Alex Bryner
Preceded by Alex Bryner	15th Chief Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2009	Succeeded by Walter L. Carpeneti

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Name	Fabe, Dana
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Date of birth	March 29, 1951
Place of birth	Cincinnati, Ohio
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