Alaska Chief Justice Craig Stowers reappointed Willamette Law’s Trevor Stephens ‘81, JD’85 to presiding judge for 2017 for the First Judicial District 
in Ketchikan, Alaska. The appointment was made in late December 2016 and will be for a one-year term, eligible for reappointment.
There are four judicial districts in Alaska, with a presiding judge for each chosen by the Chief Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court. Stephens has served on the Superior Court since 2000. Along with regular judicial duties, he oversees assignment of cases, administrative actions of courts personnel, keeps budgets, and reviews operation of the trial courts.
Before his appointment, Stephens practiced law privately and served in Ketchikan as an assistant public defender, assistant district attorney and district attorney. He received his bachelor’s degree from Willamette in 1981 and his JD from Willamette Law in 1985.
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