Alaska Supreme Court Justice Stowers '85 Interviews Potential Law Clerks

We recently had a regular visitor return to the halls of UC Davis School of Law. Alaska Supreme Court Justice Craig Stowers `85 came back to Martin Luther King Jr. Hall to interview potential law clerks for the Alaska courts. Justice Stowers this summer ended a three-year-term as the Chief Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court.

This year, Kyle Edgerton and Amanda Saunders, both of the Class of 2018, are clerking for Justice Stowers. Lars Reed ‘17 and John Hollis ‘15 also have recently clerked for the Chief Justice. King Hall has a long history of sending its alums to Alaska for clerkships, with many alums deciding to settle in Alaska.

Besides interviewing clerkship applicants, Justice Stowers talked with our current students over the noon hour about possible clerkship opportunities in Alaska. Students eagerly listened to Justice Stowers talking about the personal and professional benefits of clerking for a judge. He also relayed how he enjoyed his three formative years at UC Davis and took many environmental law classes from Harrison “Hap” Dunning, who now is Professor Emeritus. Before coming to Davis, Justice Stowers was a park ranger at Denali National Park in Alaska.

After the presentation, I had a chance to catch up with Justice Stowers over lunch. It was great talking with him.

Here's a photo from the summer when I had the great opportunity to visit with Justice Stowers while visiting our dedicated alums in Alaska.