Alaska Bar Association
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The Alaska Bar Association (ABA) is a mandatory bar association responsible for the Alaska Supreme Court and for the admission and discipline process of attorneys for the state of Alaska.
Governance
The association is governed by a Board of Governors with nine attorneys elected by Bar members and three public members appointed by the governor of Alaska. The Bar offers Continuing Legal Education and other member and public services. Membership numbers more than 4,000. The association is also responsible for administering the bar examination for the State. The Bar offers several membership categories, including active in-state, active out-of-state, inactive, senior and retired.
History
The Association was founded in November 1896 in Juneau. Admission was dependent on a vote by the board of directors and payment of a fee of $1.
The association did not address matters involving attorney misconduct. The most severe punishment was expulsion from the club.
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Chronology, provenance and viewpoint should be read together before a broad social or political interpretation is accepted. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 20, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q4708500. VIAF identifies the subject as 131362390. The Library of Congress control number is n81120480. 2 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1896.
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