Alaska Courts.

• Position: Appointments in district courts by the governor - Brief Article

Gov. Frank H. Murkowski appointed Pat Hanley to the Anchorage District Court. Hanley, a 33-year Alaska resident, recently served as an assistant district attorney in the Anchorage district attorney's office. Hanley has been a public school teacher in rural Alaska and a commercial fisherman. He holds a degree in mathematics from Pacific Lutheran University and a law degree from the University of Utah College of Law.

Murkowski also appointed Daniel Schally to the Valdez District Court. Schally recently served as an assistant district attorney in Ketchikan. Schally has worked in the district attorney's office in Ketchikan since...