Legislature(1999 - 2000)
03/08/2000 02:43 PM Senate JUD
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SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
March 8, 2000
2:43 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Senator Robin Taylor, Chairman
Senator Rick Halford, Vice-Chairman
Senator John Torgerson
Senator Johnny Ellis
MEMBERS ABSENT
Senator Dave Donley
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
CONFIRMATION HEARINGS:
Commission on Judicial Conduct
Michael P. McConahy - Fairbanks
Arthur H. Peterson - Juneau
- CONFIRMATIONS ADVANCED
Alaska Judicial Council
Katie Hurley - Wasilla
- CONFIRMATION ADVANCED
Violent Crimes Compensation Board
Stephen Boyer Wallace - Kodiak
- CONFIRMATION ADVANCED
PREVIOUS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTION
No previous action to record.
WITNESS REGISTER
Mr. Michael P. McConahy, Appointee
Address not furnished
Fairbanks, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Testified on his appointment to the
Commission on Judicial Conduct.
Mr. Arthur H. Peterson, Appointee
350 North Franklin Street
Juneau, Alaska 99801
POSITION STATEMENT: Testified on his appointment to the
Commission on Judicial Conduct.
Ms. Katie Hurley, Appointee
Address not furnished
Wasilla, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Testified on her appointment to the Alaska
Judicial Council.
Mr. Stephen Boyer Wallace, Appointee
PO Box 4054
Kodiak, Alaska 99615
POSITION STATEMENT: Testified on his appointment to the
Violent Crimes Compensation Board.
ACTION NARRATIVE
TAPE 00-13, SIDE A
Number 001
CHAIRMAN ROBIN TAYLOR called the Judiciary Committee meeting to
order at 2:43 p.m. and indicated the purpose of the meeting is to
hear the nominees for the Commission on Judicial Conduct, the
Alaska Judicial Council and the Violent Crimes Compensation Board.
CHAIRMAN TAYLOR called on Mr. Arthur Peterson to discuss his
appointment to the Commission on Judicial Conduct.
MR. ARTHUR H. PETERSON, Attorney in private practice, stated he is
currently serving on the Judicial Conduct Commission.
CHAIRMAN TAYLOR thanked Mr. Peterson for the good service he has
provided the State of Alaska in his current position and for his
past years of service to the state.
CHAIRMAN TAYLOR entertained a motion to move the nomination of
Arthur H. Peterson to the Commission on Judicial Conduct forward to
the full Senate. There being no objection, it was so moved.
MS. KATIE HURLEY, Appointee to the Alaska Judicial Council,
indicated she had not sought the position on the Alaska Judicial
Council but was asked by the Governor to serve. She accepted the
position because she felt she could add to and help in the duties
of the commission.
CHAIRMAN TAYLOR thanked Ms. Hurley for her participation and wished
her the best.
SENATOR TORGERSON made a motion to move the nomination of Ms. Katie
Hurley to the Alaska Judicial Council forward for further
consideration. There being no objection, it was so moved.
MR. MICHAEL P. MCCONAHY, Appointee to the Commission on Judicial
Conduct, stated he has been in Fairbanks and practicing law since
1978. When he first arrived in Fairbanks he was in private
practice for about two years and then went to work as an assistant
city attorney handling misdemeanor prosecutions. After that he
spend about two years working for a prepaid legal trust--the
Plumbers and Pipe Fitters. From 1983-1986 he was an assistant
district attorney in charge of the area wide narcotics team and he
also worked on rural cases. Since 1986 he has been in private
practice working in civil defense and worker compensation. His
practice is mainly in Fairbanks although he has a lot of cases in
Bethel and its surrounding regions.
CHAIRMAN TAYLOR thanked Mr. McConahy for taking time out of his
busy schedule to participate in the confirmation process.
SENATOR TORGERSON moved to advance Mr. Michael P. McConahy to the
Commission on Judicial Conduct. There being no objection, it was
so moved.
MR. STEPHEN BOYER WALLACE, Appointee to the Violent Crimes
Compensation Board, stated he has been serving on the board since
1998, when he was initially appointed, and he would like to
continue serving.
CHAIRMAN TAYLOR thanked him on behalf of the Judiciary Committee
for the time he has served and for his willingness to continue
serving the State of Alaska.
SENATOR TORGERSON moved to advance Mr. Boyer Wallace to the Violent
Crimes Compensation Board. There being no objection, it was so
moved.
With no further business to come before the committee, CHAIRMAN
TAYLOR adjourned the meeting at 2:59 p.m.
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