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Revision as of 20:18, 17 September 2005 by Janice Rowe (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Jay Rabinowitz (1927-2001) served on the Alaska Supreme Court for more than 32 years and served four terms as Chief Justice.
He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1952 and moved to Alaska five years later. In 1958, Rabinowitz was admitted to the Alaska Bar Association and clerked for the United States District Court in Fairbanks. He was appointed Superior Court Judge in Fairbanks in 1960 and on March 4, 1965, was sworn in as an Alaska Supreme Court justice. He served 32 years in that role, and served as Chief Justice for four terms.
During his time on the bench, he was a strong and articulate voice for safeguarding the civil liberties of Alaskans. He wrote landmark opinions in cases involving privacy, reproductive freedom, search and seizure, self-incrimination, and free speech. By the time he retired, at age 70, Rabinowitz had written more than a thousand court opinions.
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