About Daniel Winfree
Born 1953. Daniel Winfree is an American lawyer, politician and judge.
Daniel Edward Winfree (born February 1953) is an American lawyer who served as chief justice of the Alaska Supreme Court from 2021 to 2023. He was appointed to the Alaska Supreme Court by Governor Sarah Palin in 2008. He was sworn in on February 13, 2008 and he retired in February 2023.
Education
Winfree received a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from the University of Oregon in Eugene in 1977, a Master of Business Administration degree from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley in Berkeley, California and a Juris Doctor degree from UC Berkeley School of Law, earning both degrees in 1981.
Alaska Supreme Court
He was appointed to the court in 2008 by Republican Governor Palin to succeed Alex Bryner, an associate justice. Winfree retired from the court in February 2023.
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Daniel Winfree was born in 1953 in Fairbanks.
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Daniel Winfree is a lawyer, politician and judge.
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