Dana Fabe | |
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Associate Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court | |
In office March 1996 – June 1, 2016 | |
Appointed by | Tony Knowles |
Preceded by | Daniel A. Moore Jr. |
Succeeded by | Susan M. Carney |
Personal details | |
Born | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | March 29, 1951
Spouse | Randall Simpson |
Children | 1 |
Education | Cornell University (BA) Northeastern University (JD) |
Dana Anderson Fabe (born March 29, 1951) is an American lawyer, retired judge, and mediator. She served as a justice of the Alaska Supreme Court from 1996 to 2016, including three terms (2000–2003, 2006–2009, and 2012–2015) as the court's chief justice. She previously served as an Alaska trial court judge for nearly eight years, from 1988 to 1996. Fabe was the first woman appointed to the Alaska Supreme Court, as well as its first female chief justice.