Alaska’s chief justice says the state is making progress on criminal case backlog

By: Corinne Smith

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: February 12, 2026

Words: 1,150

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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In her annual speech, Alaska’s chief justice of the Supreme Court told lawmakers the state is making significant progress on the court’s backlog of criminal cases, but there is more work to be done.

Susan Carney gave the annual State of the Judiciary address to members of the Legislature on Monday. She is now in the second year of her term as chief justice, presiding over the five-member Alaska …

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