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Dario Borghesan (born December 11, 1979) is an American lawyer from Alaska who is an associate justice of the Alaska Supreme Court.

Early life and education

Borghesan was born in Anchorage, Alaska, in 1979. He studied political science at Amherst College, graduating in 2002 with a Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude. He was a Peace Corps volunteer in Togo from 2002 to 2004. He attended the University of Michigan Law School, graduating in 2008 with a Juris Doctor magna cum laude and Order of the Coif honors.

Career

Borghesan served as a law clerk to Justice Daniel Winfree of the Alaska Supreme Court from 2008 to 2009. He then joined the Alaska Department of Law, where he worked in various roles from 2009 to 2020, including as the supervising attorney of the department's civil appeals section.

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. On July 1, 2020, Dunleavy announced his appointment of Borghesan.

References

1. ^ "Alaska Judicial Council Application for Judicial Appointment" (PDF). Alaska Judicial Council. February 14, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
2. Brooks, James (July 1, 2020). "Gov. Dunleavy picks chief assistant attorney general for Alaska Supreme Court". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
3. ^ "Governor Dunleavy Announces Two Judicial Appointees" (Press release). July 1, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
4. 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.
5. "Alaska Supreme Court Judicial Nominees" (PDF) (Press release). Anchorage, Alaska: Alaska Judicial Council. May 20, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2020.

v t e Statewide political officials of Alaska
U.S. senators	Lisa Murkowski Dan Sullivan
U.S. representative	Mary Peltola, At-large representative
State government	Mike Dunleavy, Governor Nancy Dahlstrom, Lieutenant Governor Treg Taylor, Attorney General (appointed) Adam Crum, Revenue Commissioner (appointed)
State Senate	Gary Stevens, President Cathy Giessel, Majority Leader Shelley Hughes, Minority Leader
State House	Cathy Tilton, Speaker Dan Saddler, Majority Leader Calvin Schrage, Minority Leader
Supreme Court	Peter J. Maassen, Chief Justice Susan M. Carney Dario Borghesan Jennifer S. Henderson Jude Pate, Associate Justices

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